Friday, January 16, 2009

U.S. plots major upgrade to Internet router security; Windows 7: 7 things to love, 7 things to hate

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U.S. plots massive upgrade to Internet router security
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
The U.S. federal government is accelerating its efforts to secure the Internet's routing system, with plans this year for the Department of Homeland Security to quadruple its investment in research aimed at adding digital signatures to router communications. Read full story
Plus: 4 open source BGP tools

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Cisco IronPort flaw could expose contents of secure e-mails
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Today on Layer 8 we have to wonder to what lengths the government will go to stimulate the economy.
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Podcast: Browser bug provides bait for phishing attacks
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01/16/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. The presidential portrait goes digital
  2. Why Windows 7 will never kill off Linux
  3. Who is Apple's stand-in CEO Tim Cook?
  4. Why Windows 7 will crush Linux
  5. FAQ: What's in store for Nortel
  6. Worm infects 1.1M Windows PCs in 24 hours
  7. Nortel bankruptcy filings are last-ditch effort
  8. Microsoft/Nortel relationship again under microscope
  9. Apple's Steve Jobs takes leave of absence
  10. Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone: How they stack up


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