Juniper Networks is offering a package that will let customers boil down network logs and turn them into alerts about security incidents, making it much easier to figure out when a network is under attack and what is being affected.
A former employee of a scientific test equipment maker is charged with stealing millions of dollars of computer parts, possibly to resell on eBay.
Packeteer has released software plug-ins for its WAN optimisation gear so it can identify and control instant messaging, video and online gaming gear.
<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/vpn/2007/0305nac2.html">Nevis Networks</a> is upgrading software for its NAC appliances so it can do more application-specific monitoring and enforcement.
Avaya will make it possible to turn an iPhone into a node on the corporate PBX network, something iPhone users (if not corporate phone executives) want.
SonicWall is expected to introduce at this week's Interop New York conference a new family of fast, multifunction gateways designed to simplify deployment and management of security for large businesses.
AOL's Instant Messenger is vulnerable to remotely executable code and it won't be officially fixed until the company issues AIM 6.5.3.12 in a few weeks.
Citrix Systems has bought QuickTree, a software developer focused on improving security and performance for XML and Web services.
A combination of simple dictionary and brute-force attacks in combination with Google-hacking enabled a criminal pair to break into VoIP-provider networks and steal US$1 million (NZ$1.3 million) worth of voice minutes, says one of the duo who has pleaded guilty to his crimes.
Mirage Networks is introducing a smaller, inexpensive, branch-office network-access-control device for sites with a maximum of 15 employees, making it possible to extend NAC to locations where previously it might have been too costly.
New exploits against VoIP continue to emerge, but experts say these demonstrations reveal the need for vigilant security and are not fatal flaws to the technology.
ShoreTel has announced pricing for its initial public offering of stock, moving ahead with its plans to go public despite a <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/070207-mitel-sues-shoretel.html">patent dispute</a> with <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/voip.html">VoIP</a> competitor Mitel.
Citrix has released software designed to speed up traffic between individual computers and corporate sites using its WAN acceleration appliances at only one end of the connection.
Chief security officers need to comb through the wording of the governmental and industry security regulations their businesses must comply with if they want to secure their networks and stay out of legal trouble.
Businesses say they are interested in unified communications but still face some of the same obstacles that prevented them from adopting VoIP a few years ago, according to a study by Nemertes Research.