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Cisco to buy NetSift

June 27, 2005 The $30 million deal is intended to help Cisco Systems ramp up its packet processing capabilities. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., packet, networking company, networking

Smarter routers, better Net video

August 6, 2007 Larry Roberts was in on the birth of the Internet. Now his new company is offering a tune-up for today's traffic. TAGS: router, packet, voice, service provider, traffic, video, e-mail

Cisco to patent security fix

May 20, 2004 The networking giant applies for patents on technology that it claims will fix a flaw that has recently been found in one of the most common communications protocols. TAGS: Paul Watson, packet, Cisco Systems Inc., TCP, patent, connection, vendor, fix, standard, solution, router, flaw, security

Without 'Net neutrality,' will consumers pay twice?

February 7, 2006 If some telecommunications carriers get their way, consumers could end up handing over more for the broadband content and services they use. TAGS: broadband provider, packet, BellSouth Corp., broadband, traffic, Net Neutrality, AT&T Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., video

Cisco patches security flaws in number of products

May 24, 2007 Updates address vulnerabilities in products ranging from Cisco Unified CallManager to Cisco Firewall Service Module. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., denial of service, security flaw, Cisco IOS, vulnerability, packet, router, attacker, security, patch management

Nortel patches flaw in VPNs

May 31, 2005 "Serious" security hole could let hackers launch a denial-of-service attack on VPN routers and crash the machines, the flaw finders warn. TAGS: Nortel Networks Corp., VPN, router, UDP, packet, denial of service, hacker, flaw, attacker, vulnerability, patch management, password, security

Net's 'savior' sets the record straight

April 23, 2004 Delivering a presentation at a security confab in Canada, researcher Paul Watson, "The Man Who Saved the Internet," says it was nothing. Really. TAGS: Paul Watson, packet, attacker, Vancouver, TCP, attack, threat, flaw, Internet Service Provider, researcher, security

Academics break the Great Firewall of China

July 3, 2006 University of Cambridge computer experts say they breached firewall and can use it to launch denial-of-service attacks. TAGS: packet, firewall, computer expert, denial of service, China, Cambridge, attacker, researcher, router, connection, IP

Brainier networking gear to the rescue

February 27, 2004 Smarter networking devices are helping network operators to better protect their resources from spammers, denial of service attackers and peer-to-peer bandwidth hogs. TAGS: TurnTide, packet, denial of service, spammer, spam filter, traffic, networking gear, Cisco Systems Inc., router, P2P, e-mail server, TCP/IP, resource, anti-spam, networking, message

Flaw could unleash another Slammer

December 10, 2003 A security firm finds that a recently patched Windows vulnerability could still be used to create a fast-moving worm similar to SQL Slammer. TAGS: SQL Slammer, Core Security Technologies, UDP, worm, packet, SQL, flaw, vulnerability, attacker, attack, patch, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

OpenBSD hit by 'critical' IPv6 flaw

March 14, 2007 A security hole in the way OpenBSD handles IPv6 data packets exposes systems running the open-source OS to serious attack. TAGS: OpenBSD, Core Security Technologies, IPv6, packet, BSD, vulnerability, attacker, firewall, flaw, IP, operating system, attack, security, open source

VoIP: Quality is still a big concern

July 18, 2006 With Net telephony poised to hit the mainstream, experts say issues with service quality need to be worked out. TAGS: VoIP, packet, QoS, EarthLink Inc., Time Warner Inc., Internet phone, IP telephony, Vonage Holdings Corp., cable company, Skype, telephony, voice, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., U.S.

Cisco flaw opens networks to attacks

August 19, 2004 A router software bug could lead to denial-of-service attacks--but only techies could launch one, an analyst says. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Open Shortest Path First, router, Cisco Router, packet, denial of service, vulnerability, attack, flaw, knowledge, broadband, security

Cisco tightens security on voice products

October 25, 2004 Cisco Systems announces an upgrade to its CallManager software to improve security on its Internet Protocol telephony gear. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Unity, telephony, IP telephony, packet, IP, software upgrade, security

Start-up says it can deliver secure VoIP

September 7, 2004 Net6 says it has just the trick to make voice calling over a Secure Sockets Layer VPN work well. TAGS: SSL VPN, Juniper Networks Inc., SSL, Aventail Corp., TCP, packet, IPSec, VoIP, voice, network connection, VPN, IP, start-up, Real-Time, security, Web browser

Researchers envision the Linux of routing

April 19, 2004 Scientists at Berkeley are close to releasing an open-source software code that could do for routing what Linux did for operating systems. TAGS: Avici Systems, router, Cisco Systems Inc., packet, Juniper Networks Inc., open source, vendor, Linux, researcher, open-source software, process, operating system, PC

Wireless industry gears up for WiMax

March 26, 2007 Where does 3G wireless go from here? Many equipment makers and carriers are looking to the packet-based technology known as WiMax. TAGS: CTIA, Sprint Nextel, spectrum, packet, trade show, South Korea, carrier, 3G, handset, Samsung Electronics, U.S.

Feds fund VoIP tapping research

August 9, 2005 George Mason University researchers who say they've found a new way to trace Net phone calls receive a $307,436 federal grant. TAGS: VoIP, packet, grant, Skype, police, researcher, technique, IP, Internet phone

Net threat overstated, says security researcher

April 21, 2004 Widespread reports about a flawed communications protocol making the Internet vulnerable to collapse were overblown, according to the researcher credited with uncovering the security problem. TAGS: Paul Watson, BGP, TCP, Cisco Systems Inc., packet, router, researcher, session, attack, threat, security, connection

Foundry eliminates speed bumps on new Net

April 30, 2004 The company will announce on Monday upgrades to its Ethernet switches supporting IPv6 to make sure they don't suffer from performance issues. TAGS: IPv6, Foundry Networks Inc., IPv4, Extreme Networks, IP, Cisco Systems Inc., packet, switch, vendor, Asia, Ethernet, U.S.
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