NetFlash: IOS glitch leaves some Cisco gear open to attack 11/11/04 In this issue:
* IOS glitch leaves some Cisco gear open to attack * Network World Fusion Radio: Search engines * E-mail authentication: Cost, standards remain problems * Panel: Gov't backing of supercomputers can aid business * Today on Layer 8 * Links related to NetFlash * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Cisco Systems Special Report: Bridging the Gap; Enterprise ROI IT professionals today don't indulge in the latest-greatest technology for their own sake; instead they concentrate efforts on projects that are most likely to help achieve business goals. Read about the challenges and opportunities when IT starts 'bridging the gap' and directly contributes to enterprise ROI. http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=87961 _______________________________________________________________ WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NEW DATA CENTER? 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IOS glitch leaves some Cisco gear open to attack <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1110cisvuln.html?net> Network World Fusion Radio: Search engines Network World's Jason Meserve writes in with this on our latest radio program: Can Google be knocked off by some of the smaller search engines on the block like Clusty, a9 or AllTheWeb? And what impact will Microsoft's impending search effort have on the market? Bill Tancer, vice president of research at Hitwise, an online competitive intelligence service that tracks the habits of Web surfers, joins us to discuss the overall search market and where it is heading. Listen now: <http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/1111radio.html?net> E-mail authentication: Cost, standards remain problems E-mail authentication can help fight the growing spam e-mail problem, but vendors need to come up with a single, open standard to avoid confusion and crippling costs for small ISPs, participants in a U.S. government summit said Wednesday. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1110e-maiauthe.html?net> Panel: Gov't backing of supercomputers can aid business If corporate America is to become more competitive with the world, it needs to find ways to leverage government investments in ever more powerful supercomputers so the improved technology finds its way into the private sector. <http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1110panelgovt.html?net> Today on Layer 8 - fun for the whole family: The psychology of spam; 133tspeak hits 'Jeopardy'; 20th Century Fox teams with Vodafone for '24' series on your mobile; online video game targets 'The O.C.' fans; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news. <http://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net> _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Jeff Caruso Jeff Caruso is managing editor of online news for Network World. 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