Network software

BlueCat appliance offers rock-solid security

Hot Pick: The Adonis 1000 appliance bundles DNS and DHCP into an enterprise-class appliance for the centralized secure operation of network addressing. Continue Reading

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• Sandra Kay Miller, Contributing Writer

MEF drives up quality standards in carrier Ethernet

The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has expanded its certification program to include quality of service parameters in network kit, to ensure service providers can give their customers the service they demand. Continue Reading

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• Antony Savvas

Influential survey says security 'set back by 6 years'

Update: The SANS Top 20 vulnerability list for 2005 shows the bad guys attacking flawed apps and paying more attention to network holes. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Don't discount software distribution sites as attack vectors

There's a potential downside to update sites, which offer virtually untapped riches to bad guys wanting to compromise your network. Just ask the author. Continue Reading

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• Ed Skoudis, Contributor

Ethernet users given greater product interoperability

A new network hardware testing standard will encourage enterprises, service providers and telcos to adopt cheaper and more flexible Ethernet technology for data, voice and video connectivity. Continue Reading

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• Antony Savvas

Myfip's Titan Rain connection

LURHQ researchers say the Myfip worm is a good example of the malcode Chinese hackers are using in the so-called Titan Rain attacks against U.S. government networks. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Passive fingerprinting: Applications and prevention

In this excerpt from the book Silence on the Wire, author Michal Zalewski discusses both malicious and beneficial uses for passive fingerprinting, and how to prevent successful passive fingerprinting on your network. Continue Reading

External datacentre suits Selfridges

Selfridges has outsourced its datacentre and other IT functions to Retail Assist. The outsourcer will provide network management,... Continue Reading

Winning the cyber arms race in the classroom

In the struggle for cybersecurity, Lenny Zeltser's most important weapons are the classroom and the pen.

For the past few years he has taught part-time at the SANS Institute, creating a course on how to analyze malicious software,. He's also directed security efforts for several organizations as a consultant and employee. As a writer, he co-authored Inside Network Perimeter Security and contributed a few chapters to the book Malware: Fighting Malicious Code.

In this Q&A, Zeltser outlines his latest course offerings and book projects, and what he sees as today's greatest threats.

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• Bill Brenner

IT experts not losing sleep over code theft

Days after Cisco acknowledged someone may have stolen source code from its network, IT experts said they doubt it will amount to anything catastrophic. After all, source code has made it onto the Internet before, and there's no proof it has ever led to an attack. For them, the bigger question is how to prevent such a thing from happening to their organization. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Cisco aids move to optical networking

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• Antony Adshead, Computer Weekly

A day in the life

Frances Sharpe, general manager for the UK arm of ASP Network Commerce, spends a gruelling week jet setting around the USA. She... Continue Reading