CRM News: Security: Network Security Roundup for November 10, 2003

Network Security Roundup for November 10, 2003

By Stephanie Losi
E-Commerce Times
Part of the ECT News Network
11/10/03 9:58 AM PT

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TechNewsWorld: Cisco Joins SSL-VPN Push with WebVPN
10-Nov-03 12:11 ET

Story Highlights:
"Continuing a stream of activity surrounding newer, simpler security for remote access to corporate networks, Cisco announced it would support Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology in its widely used VPN 3000 Series concentrators. Cisco's announcement to include the clientless VPN capabilities in addition to the traditional IP Security (IPSec) already used in its network components comes on the heels of a similar combined approach announcement from Nortel."

Full Story on TechNewsWorld

ComputerWeekly.com: White House Rewrites Core Security Policy
10-Nov-03 6:56 ET

Story Highlights:
"The Bush administration is rewriting the document that signalled the start of US government efforts to deal with critical-infrastructure protection and cybersecurity to take into account post-11 September homeland security requirements. The directive, which was signed by the then-president Bill Clinton in 1998, made it the policy of the US government to lead a public/private partnership aimed at eliminating all major vulnerabilities to the nation's critical physical and cyber infrastructures."

Full Story on ComputerWeekly.com

NetworkWorldFusion: Kaspersky Labs Opens Paris Virus Center
10-Nov-03 10:35 ET

Story Highlights:
"Kaspersky Labs, a Moscow developer of data security software, Monday said it has opened a European computer virus center in Paris. The center will focus on real-time monitoring of viruses in Europe and technology research, in collaboration with the company's global research center in the Russian capital."

Full Story on NetworkWorldFusion

SecurityFocus: Ashcroft Takes on Foreign Government Hackers
07-Nov-03 17:16 ET

Story Highlights:
"How seriously does the U.S. government take computer intrusion? Seriously enough for the threat of foreign hacking to take a prominent role in new rules governing the FBI's national security investigations issued by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft."

Full Story on SecurityFocus

The Register: IP VPN: Compelling Savings - Compelling Performance?
10-Nov-03 8:44 ET

Story Highlights:
"IP-based virtual private networks can offer compelling cost savings compared with leased lines, but how can they deliver enterprise-class security and performance?"

Full Story on The Register

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Cisco Joins SSL-VPN Push with WebVPN
November 10, 2003

The market not only is ready, but the SSL remote access technology has already become mainstream, according to Gartner vice president Richard Stiennon, who told TechNewsWorld that SSL-VPN, a combination of encryption and network management, has risen from flash-in-the-pan technology to an accepted improvement in remote-access security.

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Microsoft Unveils CRM Upgrade
June 02, 2004

Perhaps the most important new feature of the CRM product is its deep integration with Office 2003. According to Microsoft, users of Office 2003 and Microsoft CRM 1.2 will be able to perform many CRM tasks, such as creating and tracking sensitive letters, escalating cases and looking up customer data, within Office.

Nintendo, Sony Up Portable Gaming Ante
May 12, 2004

The DS is most notable for its dual screens, which allow players to view gaming action from two perspectives at once. It also sports several other features, including touch-screen input, voice recognition, chat software and wireless networking capabilities, with support for both IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) and Nintendo's proprietary mobile protocol.

Intel Unveils Next-Gen Wireless Chips
April 13, 2004

The new PXA27x chips use Intel's SpeedStep technology, which is designed to enable power savings by managing voltage and frequency changes, much like the technology used in the company's notebook processors.

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