Spotlight on telecommunications & networking
As the rollout of the NBN presses on, 5G is fast approaching along with regulatory changes that will shape enterprise buyers and suppliers alike.
These shifts all come as Internet of things becomes ubiquitous, mobile evolves to a default consumer and workplace channel and intelligent and intuitive networks evolve rapidly.
In our Spotlight on Telecommunications and Networking, iTnews examines how and why enterprises and government are responding to new challenges, innovations and solutions as they emerge.
Malicious MySpace banner downloads spyware in latest social networking attack
Researchers at iDefense this week identified a banner advertisement on MySpace.com that uses a Windows security vulnerability to download spyware onto an unpatched PC, another sign that cybercriminals quickly are catching on to the social networking site's massive popularity.
Jul 20 2006 10:12PM
Security
Traffic control
How do you spell trust? Not I-P-S — at least, not if you're an enterprise security manager deploying an intrusion prevention system (IPS) for the first time. Once heralded as the "smarter" cousin of the intrusion detection system (IDS) — destined to eventually kick its kin out of the data center because of its "intelligent" ability to block, not just identify, security threats — the IPS instead has reached a sort of détente with the IDS. Rather than supplanting the IDS with an IPS, many enterprises use the two devices in complementary fashion.
Jul 10 2006 8:30PM
Security
Kranenburg: Spend broadband funds wisely
The government's call for "expressions of interest" on where it should spend $878 million on its Broadband Connect program could have negative outcomes if funds are spent on non-viable projects, according to Service Providers Association chairman John Kranenburg.
Jun 9 2006 11:20AM
Telco/ISP
