Does insurance encourage online extortion?

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: JEFF CARUSO ON THE VOICES OF
NETWORKING
07/25/05
Today's focus: Does insurance encourage online extortion?

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* Does insurance encourage online extortion?
* Where does BellSouth go from here?
* The truth is a precious commodity
* The time for single sign-on is sooner than you might think
* Links related to Voices of Networking
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Today's focus: Does insurance encourage online extortion?

By Jeff Caruso

Does insurance encourage online extortion?

Paul McNamara this week looks at the companies that will offer
you insurance to cover any extortion payments you might have to
make to hackers - and the question of "moral hazard" that
arises.
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/072505buzz.html?vo>

Where does BellSouth go from here?

With the industry merging around it, BellSouth needs to make
some kind of move. Doesn't it? Johna Till Johnson examines the
carrier's options.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice3707>

The truth is a precious commodity

Mark Gibbs this week relates the spin control of Microsoft and
the makers of Grand Theft Auto.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice3708>

The time for single sign-on is sooner than you might think

Dave Kearns this week points out that Sun's recent move to bring
enterprise single sign-on technology to the open source world
could put pressure on you to implement such technology.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice3709>

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1. Future-proof your network
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2. City finds big savings in Linux
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3. Appliances replace DNS, DHCP software
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4. Life's rich in telecom... if you're a lawyer
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5. The ROI of VoIP <http://www.networkworld.com/nlvoice3714>

Today's most forwarded story:

Microsoft to acquire FrontBridge for e-mail security
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