Verizon joins managed security game

All the week's news and views about Security, 07/25/05
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Network World's Security News Alert

Verizon joins managed security game, 07/25/05

Verizon is readying managed security services that exploit
technologies the carrier has been using to safeguard its own
network operations.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072505vzmssp.html?nl>

Schools battle personal data hacks, 07/25/05

Colleges and universities large and small are finding themselves
battling data breaches, compromised personal information
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3698>

Weblog: Security discontent and software in airplanes, 07/25/05

Ben Calloni, research program manager at Lockheed Martin, is
another discontented soul who's trying to help develop what you
might call a security dream-machine to remake Windows and Linux
into something that could really fly.
<http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/security/009565.html?nl>

3Com to pay for threat tips, 07/25/05

3Com this week is expected to launch a program that offers cash
payments to members of the security community in return for
information on potentially damaging Internet-based security
threats.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072505-3com.html?nl>

Computer attacks down, security survey says, 07/25/05

While the cost of fending off hackers appears to be dropping for
U.S. companies, attacks that involve unauthorized access to
information are becoming much more costly, according a survey
recently published by the Computer Security Institute and the
FBI.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072505-security.html?nl>

VoIP security threats: Fact or fiction?, 07/25/05

It's difficult to find a company that has suffered at the hands
of VoIP abusers, be they spammers clogging voice mail boxes with
unwanted messages, intruders listening to phone conversations or
scammers masking their true identity.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3699>

Microsoft to purchase online e-mail security provider, 07/25/05

Microsoft last week announced its intent to acquire FrontBridge
Technologies, a provider of online service for securing and
archiving e-mail.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3700>

Technology Update: Host-based IPS guards endpoints, 07/25/05

As network threats continue to grow in number and
sophistication, a new technology offers an additional layer of
protection. Host-based intrusion-prevention system (HIPS)
technology protects endpoints behind the network perimeter.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3701>

Industry group identifies grid security risks, 07/25/05

The Enterprise Grid Alliance, which includes several top vendors
trying to accelerate the use of grid computing by big
businesses, Monday said it has published its first paper on the
unique security requirements of grids.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3702>

SonicWall screens viruses and spyware, 07/25/05

With an eye toward eliminating the need for customers to
confront nefarious programs on each corporate desktop, SonicWall
this week is broadening the protection offered by its
content-filtering appliance with the addition of anti-virus and
anti-spyware software.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072505-sonicwall.html?nl>

Vontu crawls in to stop data leaks, 07/25/05

Vontu, whose product line is designed to prevent leakage of
sensitive data by monitoring corporate networks, says it's now
developing software that will look into corporate desktops and
servers to find inappropriately stored data.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072505vontu.html?nl>

Kerio tunes mail server to fight spam, 07/25/05

Kerio Technologies last week released a new version of its mail
server with a focus on mobile users, administration and helping
users battle the spam and viruses that plague e-mail today.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/072505-kerio.html?nl>

Opinion: NAT firewall, 07/25/05

Ron Nutter helps a reader who asks: "For the average home user,
how safe is having a simple NAT box between your Internet
connection and your PC or network?"
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3703>

Opinion: They've got you covered, 07/25/05

What? You say you didn't know that insurance policies cover
cyberextortion payments? Join the club.
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/072505buzz.html?nl>

NTT advances quantum crypto key distribution, 07/25/05

In what could be a step forward in the development of quantum
cryptography systems, a Japanese laboratory has demonstrated
that it can send quantum keys through an optical switch designed
for normal optical communications.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3704>

A network question, 07/25/05

When it comes to access, authentication and logon - are you
still using simple passwords? You know, minimum six characters
(or even four), case insensitive, no requirement for mixed
alphanumerics or special characters.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3705>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Future-proof your network
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3482>

2. City finds big savings in Linux
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3485>

3. Appliances replace DNS, DHCP software
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3483>

4. Life's rich in telecom... if you're a lawyer
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3706>

5. The ROI of VoIP
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3323>

Today's most forwarded story:

Microsoft to acquire FrontBridge for e-mail security
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlsecuritynewsal3601>
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