Monday, August 20, 2007

Enterasys package secures VoIP systems; Skype outage continues, business users affected

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Enterasys package secures VoIP systems
Enterasys Networks this week unveiled a security system for enterprise VoIP networks called Enterasys Secure Open Convergence. The system comprises Enterasys security software applications and the company’s switching, routing and wireless infrastructure products.

Skype outage continues, business users affected
Almost 36 hours after a software problem caused widespread outages in eBay's Skype service, engineers continue to work to fully restore this extremely popular Internet telephony and instant messaging service, while many business users deal with work disruptions.

Researcher: Google Gadgets can be misused by phishers
The domain used to host small Google Gadget applications written by Web developers could be misused by phishers, a Web security researcher said Friday.

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FCC schedules 700MHz auction on Jan. 16
The FCC will begin its long-awaited auction of 700MHz radio spectrum on Jan. 16, 2008, the agency said Friday.

Google opens click-fraud Web site
Google has unveiled a Web site "resource center" focused on the thorny issue of click fraud, which many consider a potential threat to the company's main source of revenue: pay-per-click advertising.

Study: Could onshoring become the new offshoring?
A recent ITAA report details how U.S. companies can kill two birds with one stone: outsource their labor force and keep jobs available to U.S. workers.

Privacy breaches force online bill-payment company out of business
Small mistakes can have big consequences. Last April when a network technician working for Bellevue, Wash.-based Web content-management company Verus failed to set up a firewall properly as part of an online bill-payment service for hospitals, the mistake exposed patient data from at least a half-dozen hospitals across the country.

EBay says Skype was not attacked
Skype has not been attacked, eBay said Friday, dispelling rumors that Russian hackers took down its popular online telephony service.

Sourcefire acquires ClamAV project
Sourcefire on Friday announced it has acquired the open-source ClamAV gateway antivirus and antimalware project for an undisclosed price.

Podcast

A trio of technology for disaster recovery
Silver Peak Systems’ Craig Stouffer tells how virtualization, WAN optimization and data deduplication are coming together in next-generation disaster recovery plans.

Blogs

Today at Cisco Subnet
Heise Security is reporting of a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS affecting ISP routers. Blogger Brad Reese finds an easy way to locate Cisco Catalyst switch serial numbers. Security expert Jamey Heary looks under the hood of an IOS feature that defends against day-zero attacks. An EPA report lists Cisco as the leading hi-tech company that uses green power. HappyRouter comes across a free Cisco ACL Editor and Simulator.

Today on Microsoft Subnet
Microsoft releases yet another version of the Vista Hardware Assessment tool. The tool scans a network and picks out the PCs that are ok, and not ok, for a Vista upgrade. Those who have tried it, say it works well. Plus: Rand Morimoto walks through setting up phone numbers in OCS. Microsoft wants Windows Live to become a single-sign on tool for all. We've posted a hilarious spoof of a Microsoft training video based on The Office.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES:

1. The CD turns 25 and I'm getting old
2. Verizon turns another hose on fire flap
3. Google/Viacom lawsuit takes hilarious turn
4. 10 claims that scare security pros
5. Aruba puts the squeeze on Cisco
6. Skype outage disables millions of users
7. Vista stricken by embarrassing gadget hole
8. E-cards: I delete them all unopened. You?
9. Will Torvalds sue VMWare?
10. Microsoft's super bundle of security patches

MOST-READ REVIEW:
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