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Network security is the protection of networks and their services from unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure, and provision of assurance that the network performs its critical functions correctly and there are no harmful side-effects. Network security includes providing for data integrity.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
Demand for Storm crashes ordering system
While Verizon expected the BlackBerry Storm to be a hot-ticket item, it probably didn'd anticipate that demand for the device would crash its online ordering portal.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
Old worm infects Department of Defense computers
Department of Defense computers have been hit with an old worm that the DoD won't discuss other than to say it is taking steps to mitigate its effects.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
IT slowdown hits Dell's revenue, net profit
Dell's revenue and net income dropped in its third quarter as the company tries to cope with a global IT spending slowdown and less demand for its products.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
VMware security chief leaves to run OpenDNS
The head of VMware's security group has left to join San Francisco's OpenDNS, a startup that provides Internet infrastructure services.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
Internet's bandwidth health still in trouble, report says
Nemertes Research continued to throw cold water on the future of the Internet this week, releasing a study projecting that demand for bandwidth on the Web will exceed its capacity by 2012.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
Check Point appliances fight spam, protect industrial networks
Check Point Software is upgrading its multifunction security appliances with antispam capabilities, support for secure wireless connectivity and protection for devices that control industrial infrastructure.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
IBM tries to bring brain power to computers
IBM Research on Thursday is expected to uncover work it is doing to bring the brain's processing power to computers, in an effort to make it easier for PCs to process vast amounts of data in real time.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
Researchers find vulnerability in Windows Vista
An Austrian security vendor has found a vulnerability in Windows Vista that it says could possibly allow an attacker to run unauthorized code on a PC.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
Foreclosures, consumer cutbacks freeze carrier spending on VoIP
Home foreclosures and a generally bad economy are driving down demand for wired phone lines, which will freeze much carrier spending on VoIP infrastructure until 2011, according to a new Infonetics report.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
IETF: Should we ignore the Kaminsky bug?
The Internet engineering community is grappling with what to do about a serious flaw in the DNS discovered this summer, and the ongoing debate brings to mind a famous quotation from Voltaire: "The perfect is the enemy of the good."
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
12 myths about how the Internet works
Thirty years have passed since the Internet Protocol was first described in a series of technical documents written by early experimenters. Since then, countless engineers have created systems and applications that rely on IP as the communications link between people and their computers.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
Nokia 6010 tops list of 'most recycled cell phones'
According to ReCellular, a self-described "electronics-sustainability firm" based in Dexter, Mich., all of this year's ten most recycled handset models were released originally in 2004 or later.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
Akamai slashes 7% of its workforce
Akamai said this week it will be laying off 100 workers, or roughly 7% of its global workforce, in an effort to reduce its operating costs.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
Aruba reports record revenue, but non-GAAP net income drops
On the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued its fall, by another 455 points, WLAN vendor Aruba Networks reported record first quarter revenue, but also a much higher net loss compared to a year ago.
11/21/2008 11:42 PM
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