======================================================================== SECURITY REPORT http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Monday, October 11, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * Polycom targets high-quality desktop conferencing * MPAA asks Supreme Court to rule on P-to-P cases * Is Microsoft trustworthy yet? * Security supply and demand ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SEE YOUR NETWORK FROM A HACKER'S PERSPECTIVE WITH IPXRAY Ever wonder what your network looks like to a hacker? At this moment, someone may be seeking out your vulner- abilities. With IPxray's Web-based, hosted scanning/ monitoring service, you can see your network from the outside, detecting weaknesses before hackers have a chance to strike. IPxray complements your existing security infrastructure, and no hardware or software installation is required. Protect your network from intrusion today with a FREE 2-week trial from IPxray http://www.ipxray.com/home.ipx?cid=100320053012 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- POLYCOM TARGETS HIGH-QUALITY DESKTOP CONFERENCING ======================================================================== Posted October 11, 2004 8:00 AM Pacific Time Conferencing and collaboration equipment provider Polycom on Monday announced a series of offerings designed to bring business-quality conferencing features to personal desktops. The products follow up on a collaborative agreement struck with Microsoft earlier this year to develop rich media services. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8B2:2B910B2 MPAA ASKS SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON P-TO-P CASES ======================================================================== Posted October 08, 2004 5:42 PM Pacific Time SAN FRANCISCO - Representatives for the music and movie industries have filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision in which companies that enable peer-to-peer (P-to-P) file trading networks were absolved of liability for copyright violations by users of those networks. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8B3:2B910B2 IS MICROSOFT TRUSTWORTHY YET? ======================================================================== Posted October 08, 2004 3:00 PM Pacific Time In the '90s, Marc Andreessen famously joked that Netscape would reduce Windows to a set of poorly debugged device drivers. By the turn of the century, critics were instead arguing that Microsoft itself had reduced its own software to a collection of security holes. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8AF:2B910B2 SECURITY SUPPLY AND DEMAND ======================================================================== Posted October 08, 2004 3:00 PM Pacific Time It's easy to point the finger at Redmond when Microsoft products fall vulnerable to exploits and attacks. But according to Russ Cooper, senior scientist at IT security company Cybertrust, consumers play as much a part as engineers when it comes to building safer systems. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8AE:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Everything CTOs need to be Tech-savvy, business-savvy, culture-savvy - that's the "CTO Connection" newsletter, by InfoWorld CTO Chad Dickerson. If you're a CTO (or you work with one), Chad's weekly take on the IT CTOs manage, the businesses they help build and run, and the economic and global climate those businesses live in will help you do your job, and understand your job, better than ever. Subscribe at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8B0:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8B1:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8B5:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=93D8B4:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
