Cisco IOS server backdoor planted?; Force10 says it has Cisco Catalyst killer

Cisco News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Arsenal Digital Solutions Automated Off-Site Data Protection for SMBs Would you bet your company on the data saved during your last backup? Statistics show that only 6% of companies suffering a catastrophic data loss will survive beyond two years. And yet many organizations struggle to maintain a regular backup schedule, especially as more and more employees work from remote locations: branch offices, home offices, and while traveling. Join us for a timely, interactive presentation to find out how automated, off-site data protection can help SMBs to meet and overcome their backup, recovery and business continuity challenges. Click here to register today and learn how to protect your mission-critical data! Network World's Cisco News Alert, 05/16/07 Vendor: Cisco IOS server backdoor may have been planted:  Eweek is reporting that a security vendor is questioning whether the IOS FTP Server vulnerability Cisco reported last week could be an intentionally planted backdoor, rather than one that was inadvertently programmed into IOS. Force10 says it has Cisco Catalyst killer, 05/14/07:  Force10 Networks this week launched a mid-range Ethernet switch chassis aimed at taking on boxes such as the Cisco Catalyst 6500 and Foundry Networks' Super X series at the LAN edge and aggregation layer. Video: Giving NAC a whirl, 05/14/07:  Whirlpool's pilot of NAC raises hopes hopes for better security and increased use of Web services. Alex Petrov, global principal network architect at Whirlpool explains who the company tested and what those trials entailed on this edition of Voices from IT Roadmap. New from Network World: Cisco Subnet - The independent voice of Cisco customers At Cisco Subnet, our editors crawl the Web for Cisco-related news, blogs, discussion groups and security alerts, and present them to you on one page. You can also set up your own Cisco blog and create Cisco groups with fellow users at Cisco Subnet. Click here to check it out! Tolly Lab test: Nortel Ethernet routing switch vs. Cisco Catalyst, HP ProCurve:  From Brad Reese on Cisco blog: Nortel commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the company’s Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS) 2500 switches to determine their frame forwarding rate, throughput, and cost-per-Gigabit of throughput delivered.

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Contact the author: Senior Editor Phil Hochmuth covers Cisco for Network World. This newsletter is sponsored by Arsenal Digital Solutions Automated Off-Site Data Protection for SMBs Would you bet your company on the data saved during your last backup? Statistics show that only 6% of companies suffering a catastrophic data loss will survive beyond two years. And yet many organizations struggle to maintain a regular backup schedule, especially as more and more employees work from remote locations: branch offices, home offices, and while traveling. Join us for a timely, interactive presentation to find out how automated, off-site data protection can help SMBs to meet and overcome their backup, recovery and business continuity challenges. Click here to register today and learn how to protect your mission-critical data! BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: security.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007