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News from Information Week February 28, 2008

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, February 28, 2008.

Former FBI Agent: We Need To Get Another Internet
"Former FBI Agent Patrick J. Dempsey warns that the Internet has become sanctuary for cyber criminals and the only way to rectify this is to create a second, more secure Internet. Dempsey issues this call for a restructured Internet because he claims various legal systems are unprepared for a serious fight against global cyber crime."

Researchers Transmit Optical Data At 16.4 Tbps
"The Bell Labs research, presented at the OFC/NFOEC conference, brings 100 Gbps transmission closer to reality. "

Dell Builds Out Web-Hosted Support Services
"Among the services Dell plans to make available are patch management, anti-virus, anti-spam, online backup and recovery, asset discovery, asset tracking, e-mail continuity, e-mail archiving, and image management."

Congress Considers Wireless Consumer Rights Bill
"A House Subcommittee hearing on the issue comes at a time when U.S. consumers are increasingly frustrated by their cell phone service."

For Sale: Passwords To Fortune 500's Servers
"Cybercriminals are paying premiums based on compromised sites' Google PageRank to buy thousands of login names and FTP credentials, a security software company reports."

Microsoft Restores Downed Hotmail Service
"The bug affected Hotmail, Windows Live, Xbox Live, Windows Messenger, and other Web sites and services that rely on users' Windows Live IDs for logins."

 

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on February 28, 2008 (boomark / email).