TECHWEB TODAY: SECURITY & PRIVACY Wednesday, November 10, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Wednesday Security & Privacy Feature: Hacking For Dollars 2. Security & Privacy News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Microsoft To Roll MSN Search; May Sport Desktop Search 4. Videoconferencing Seen Driving Global IP Telephony 5. Siemens Unveils Cordless Phones For Skype Users 6. Electronics Manufacturing Services Firm Looks To RFID Other News This Week 7. Scaling RFID's Data Mountain 8. Sony Unveils One-Pound Windows 'Ultra Portable' 9. VoIP Gets A Boost From The FCC 10. IBM Takes Supercomputer Crown ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on How to Run Application Delivery as a Business. Find out how to move from QA to a team that delivers significant, visible, and measurable business value, and learn what the key political issues are in constructing a world class team. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CtE30Ag ----------------------------------------- -- Keep Getting This Newsletter -- Don't let future editions of TechWeb Today Security & Privacy go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam whitelist: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. Thanks. 1. WEDNESDAY SECURITY & PRIVACY FEATURE: Hacking For Dollars More and more hackers are looking to steal your computer and then use it to steal money. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMX0AU 2. SECURITY & PRIVACY NEWS OF THE WEEK E-Voting Results: Mixed Reports of glitches increase calls for paper-trail technology and other safeguards. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMY0AV Firefox Faces Off Against Microsoft Firefox 1.0 formally launched this week, just in time for some who are fed up with security flaws in competing Microsoft Internet Explorer. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMZ0AW Small Vendors Issue Security Challenge To Large Competitors Four vendors of application security products have created an alliance to challenge the ability of large-scale vendors to protect customers from hacker attacks and other security breaches. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMa0Ad New MyDoom Worms Exploit Unpatched IE Bug New versions of the MyDoom worm are among the fastest-ever exploits of an unpatched Internet Explorer vulnerability. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMb0Ae Langa: A New Way To Slim Down Windows XP, Including SP2 Columnist Fred Langa describes the new XPlite Professional, which allows the removal of any of 120 separate XP components, reducing the possibility of security vulnerabilities. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMc0Af Experts Debunk Linux Security Criticisms Linux experts find sloppy research in a report naming Linux as the "most breached" operating system. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMd0Ag Microsoft To Issue Early Warnings For Upcoming Patches Microsoft will summarize planned security bulletins three days in advance. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMe0Ah ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on How to Run Application Delivery as a Business. Find out how to move from QA to a team that delivers significant, visible, and measurable business value, and learn what the key political issues are in constructing a world class team. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CtE30Ag ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Microsoft To Roll MSN Search; May Sport Desktop Search Microsoft will push its homegrown search technology into full-blown beta as the company makes its first real move against rival Google. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMf0Ai 4. Videoconferencing Seen Driving Global IP Telephony IP telephony is growing rapidly worldwide, in large part due to the adoption of IP-based videoconferencing by multinationals. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMg0Aj 5. Siemens Unveils Cordless Phones For Skype Users VoIP provider Skype has teamed up with Siemens Communications to offer cordless phones. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMh0Ak 6. Electronics Manufacturing Services Firm Looks To RFID Celestica is deploying RFID as part of a broader IT overhaul that includes enterprise apps. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMi0Al OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. Scaling RFID's Data Mountain Radio frequency identification isn't just about the tags--you'll also need to figure out how to manage all that data with the right business-intelligence middleware. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0Cv3F0Aj 8. Sony Unveils One-Pound Windows 'Ultra Portable' The "pocketable PC" will have a Pentium processor, run Windows XP Professional, and have integrated Wi-Fi support. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0Cv3N0Ar 9. VoIP Gets A Boost From The FCC The Federal Communications Commission has voted to bar state regulators from exercising key jurisdiction over VoIP. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0Cv3K0Ao 10. IBM Takes Supercomputer Crown IBM snatched the top spot in the bi-annual Top 500 listing of the world's supercomputers and remained the big dog by accounting for almost half the globe's super systems. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekau0GpvDH0G4W0CwMj0Am -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up For Info On Our Latest Webcasts TechWeb's live, interactive webcasts bring the industry's top experts right to your desktop for in-depth discussions about the market's most-pressing issues. 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