Malware prevalent on trusted Web pages
Five seconds into reading this story, a Web page somewhere will become infected with malware or some other malicious code.
Microsoft DNS fix causes trouble for some
Microsoft released a Domain Name Server system fix in its software patch slate for July, but some users have experienced additional difficulties after installing the fix.
Web 2.0: Back to the future?
Web 2.0 initiatives such as cloud computing and the programmable Web could take us back to the days of proprietary centralized systems, according to Tim O'Reilly.
Configuration tool speeds network tasks
Aspen Optics unveiled the Aspen Optical Ethernet Configurator, a tool that generates recommendations on how to connect fiber optic networks.
DNS vulnerability update: Patch now!
The security blog for Matasano Security mistakenly published some of the details of the DNS vulnerability, creating the possibility that exploits soon could be developed.
Gordano Messaging Suite
Gordano's new release of its messaging suite, an alternative to Microsoft Outlook, adds scheduling and Webmail features.
E-mail security made simple
New release of eCipher security software lets users control what recipients can do with e-mail messages.
EMC updates Documentum
Documentum 6.5 features collaboration, multimedia support, off-line synchronization.
Patching the Domain Name System
Vendors scramble to produce patches for a potentially severe design flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System, and the race is on to get patches in place before exploits appear.
Eakspay eefray
Bloggers in China have found a way to get around that government's efficient Internet censors.
Just saying no
Internet service providers are running into something that might look familiar to many government program managers ' plain old resistance to change.
Anaheim covers the angles
Anaheim, Calif., combines data from 13 sources'everything from crime statistics and traffic problems to water main breaks'into a single, Web browser-accessible platform.
Service as software
In choosing help-desk software, be sure to pick a program that can conform to your processes, not the other way around.
Tools for Web 2.0
As agencies expand their use of the next generation of interactive Web applications, they might need to upgrade their enterprise application servers.
Firefox 3.0.1 released
Browser creator Mozilla Corp. 'strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release.'
JPEG 2000 a viable alternative to TIFF
Study shows JPEG 2000 image format is suitable for archiving and takes less disk space than TIFF.
Government, health care Web sites attacked
A scan of Web servers by Internet security company Finjan Inc. has found more than 1,000 legitimate Web sites that had been compromised by a new wave of attacks in recent weeks.
Internet Systems Consortium gets gift of big IPv6 pipe
The Internet Systems Consortium, a nonprofit organization that supports the Internet's F-root name server and hosts a number of open-source groups, has received a 1 gigabit Ethernet link from NTT America.
Consortium outlines goals for advanced, user-friendly Internet2 infrastructure
The Internet2 consortium has adopted a new five-year strategic plan focused on keeping the national research and education network at the cutting edge of performance while making it easier for nonexperts to use.
Agencies make headway in reducing Internet gateways
Agencies have reduced the number of their external connections to the Internet from 4,300 to 2,758, and shown progress toward meeting OMB's ultimate goal of fewer than 100 connections.
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