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InternetWeek NewsBreak, Tuesday, December 17, 2002
SPECIAL FOCUS: Internet Security
TODAY'S INTERNET INSIGHT:
The Bush administration sped approval for moving one of the Internet's
13 traffic-management computers after a prominent technology company
urged the government to "declare some kind of national security threat
and blow past the process," according to federal officials' e-mails.
The correspondence provides a window into how U.S. corporations invoke
national security to expedite business requests. VeriSign moved the
DNS root server to make it less susceptible to attacks, following
October's unsuccessful attempts by hackers to take down the Internet's
top-level domains. This new revelation has all the earmarks of a
scandal. Government decision-making and procurement procedures are
often condemned as a lot of bureaucratic folderol, but they're put in
place to block corruption and favoritism. However, it's hard to work
up a sense of outrage about this instance, because it's hard to see
where any harm was done. It's simple, basic disaster-recovery practice
to locate critical data-center facilities geographically distant from
each other, protecting services not just from terrorists and hackers,
but also from earthquakes, weather, and backhoe operators. -- Tom
Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
TODAY'S CONTENTS:
LEADING OFF: Feds Speed Approval Of Key Internet Change
LATEST HEADLINES: MasterCard Tests Contactless Card Program
RESEARCH AND WHITE PAPERS: The Need For Software Asset Management
TECHWEB TODAY: New Wi-Fi 'Hotspots' Boost Wireless Access
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* Feds Speed Approval Of Key Internet Change
The Bush administration sped approval for moving one of the Internet's
13 traffic-management computers after a prominent technology company
urged the government to "declare some kind of national security threat
and blow past the process," according to federal officials' E-mails.
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MasterCard Tests Contactless Card Program
PayPass program lets users wave their cards and pay for goods and
services, cutting purchase time.
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Unisys Launches Security-Consulting Practice
The service, called Zero-Gap Security Planning, views security as a
problem that goes beyond IT to affect the entire organization.
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Microsoft Patches Three Security Problems, Including One Rated As
Critical
The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to take over a system.
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PeopleSoft HR Upgrade Includes Employee Performance Management
The application is designed to help enterprises make reviews a more
effective tool for improving employee performance.
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Enterprises Look To India To Outsource Internal Software Development
U.S. businesses can trim up to 40 percent of a task's labor costs by
contracting overseas, says an analyst. And many Indian firms have
process controls that are more rigorous than U.S. standards.
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New Wi-Fi 'Hotspots' Boost Wireless Access
Increasing numbers of "hotspots" deliver wireless Web connectivity to
tech-savvy travelers. Are they here to stay, and is your company ready
to take advantage of them?
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