Wayne Rash

The beauty of SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is that its a real standard. Unlike earlier IP telephony standards such as H.323 that were more notable in their exceptions and proprietary extensions, SIP devices are designed to work together. Even better, for the most part they do. For example, Pingtel Corp.s PBXes are designed to work […]

Corey Mandell knew things werent good when he got the ransom letter. Mandell had experienced such things before, and he knew that Authorize.Net, a Bellevue, Wash., credit card processing company, would be in for a tough time. What he didnt realize until later is that it would be much worse than he had anticipated. The […]

Jan Rideout knew it would be tough to get through the next few days. Hurricane Ivan had drawn a bead on her part of the Gulf Coast, and she knew it would not miss. Rideout is CIO of of Northrop Grummans Ship Systems Sector in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Her datacenters 350 Unix, Windows 2000, and Windows […]

Anti-virus and security product maker Panda Software said Thursday that the company is dropping its own anti-spam technology to use an OEM anti-spam solution from Mailshell. The new anti-spam technology would be used in the full range of Pandas products, from enterprise security appliances to desktop consumer anti-virus products. According to Patrick Hinojosa, chief technology […]

Following the announcement that the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) had pulled the plug on its MARID (MTA Authorization Records In DNS) working group early reactions by security analysts and developers were mixed. Still, there was consensus that the immediate result will be a requirement by the industry to support at least two e-mail authentication […]

WASHINGTON—Claims by wireless carriers that some basic characteristics about their network performance are proprietary threatens to keep emergency workers from aiding victims in a timely manner, said speakers at a panel in the Hart Senate Office Building here Tuesday. The panel, presented by the E9-1-1 Institute, reported on the state of Enhanced 911 services for […]

Versatel Networks Inc. is shipping a new edge routing application for its EdgeIQ series of media gateways that selects routing pathways based on a number of user-selectable criteria, including call quality, cost and availability. With IQroute, the EdgeIQ can check carriers, including VOIP (voice over IP) providers and the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), for […]

Two companies known for providing different aspects of secure remote access are teaming up to provide secure access solutions for mobile users. iPass Inc., which is headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., will use Sygate Inc.s policy enforcement and personal firewall technology to outfit its Policy Orchestration security platform, which the company announced in July. Policy […]

WASHINGTON—Lawrence Hale, deputy director of the Department of Homeland Securitys cyber security division, said Friday that the DHS depends on the private sector to take the lead in fighting cyber-terrorist threats. “The normal things you do to protect your network will help protect you against cyber-terrorism,” he said. Speaking at a conference on cyber-security organized […]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has given its endorsement to a plan that would reward insiders for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people or companies that produce spam. In a report released Thursday, the FTC said that some anti-spam proposals, such as a “Do Not Spam” list similar to the agencys highly […]