Try an Introductory Portable Network Analyzer

Introductory Portable Network Analyzer

OmniPeek Personal demonstrates what a powerful, well-designed network analysis tool is capable of accomplishing. Ideal for engineers who need visibility into network traffic, OmniPeek Personal allows users to experience how the OmniAnalysis Platform pinpoints and analyzes network problems. OmniPeek Personal provides an introduction to the superior high-level views of WildPackets Expert Analysis which make the identification of network problems simple and quick.

Analyze traffic from a local network segment

Not only view “top talkers,” but also drill down to see which nodes are communicating, which protocols and sub-protocols are being transmitted, and which traffic characteristics are affecting network performance

Change filters on the fly without having to stop and restart packet captures

View packet-stream based analytics by conversation pair, instantly locating network events

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Yahoo Webmail Worm on the Loose

Yahoo Webmail Worm on the Loose

Security experts are warning of a new e-mail worm that takes advantage of a flaw in Yahoo's Web mail system to redirect users to advertising sites and to spread the worm to everyone in the victim's e-mail address book.

According to an advisory issued by Symantec, "JS.Yamanner" exploits an unpatched Javascript vulnerability that kicks in when the user opens an e-mail infected by the worm. Unlike most e-mail-based worms -- which launch when the recipient clicks on an infected file attachment -- this one spreads merely by getting the user to open the e-mail.

There may well be different versions of this bugger going around, but the one being tracked at the moment has "[email protected]" in the sender field, with the subject "New Graphic site." Symantec said users of Yahoo Mail Beta do not appear to be vulnerable to the worm.....

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Get a FREE Second Chance to Pass

Get a FREE Second Chance to Pass

For a limited time, you can get a free second shot at any Microsoft IT Professional, Developer, or Microsoft Dynamics (formerly Microsoft Business Solutions) Certification exam. Just register for this offer before your first exam, and you'll get two chances to pass.

Offer expires June 30, 2006.

Link: microsoft.com

Bloggers take on telecoms giants

Bloggers take on telecoms giants to save spirit of Net

Campaigners across the political spectrum are massing against plans to introduce "congestion charging" on the World Wide Web, which they say could kill the spirit of the internet.

An army of bloggers has been joined by celebrities including the singer Moby and the founders of Google and Microsoft to fight a decision in the US House of Representatives that allows telecoms companies to charge popular websites for priority access to the Web.

A law that would have enshrined the neutrality of the Net was voted down by congressmen late on Thursday...

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Microsoft Security Bulletin

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification

As part of the monthly security bulletin release cycle, Microsoft provides advance notification to our customers on the number of new security updates being released, the products affected, the aggregate maximum severity and information about detection tools relevant to the update. This is intended to help our customers plan for the deployment of these security updates more effectively.

In addition, to help customers prioritize monthly security updates with any non-security updates released on Microsoft Update, Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services and Software Update Services on the same day as the monthly security bulletins, we also provide:
• Information about the release of updated versions of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool.
• Information about the release of NON-SECURITY, High Priority updates on Microsoft Update (MU), Windows Update (WU), Windows Server...

For New Windows, New Requirements

For New Windows, New Requirements

As you probably know, Microsoft's Windows team sits at the top of an enormous economic pyramid whose base encompasses millions of people all over the world. A new version of Windows means that all those people will buy new computers to run it. Those sales provide enormous boosts to PC companies like Dell and HP. Their company stock climbs. Investors get rich.

A new version of Windows may also require a new version of your favorite software program. Millions of people buy new copies of thousands of programs, triggering yet another economic wave.

Windows Vista, the upcoming new version of Windows, has been delayed, delayed and delayed again; Microsoft is now aiming to ship it to consumers in January 2007. The company has taken a P.R. beating with these delays. But I'm with Microsoft here; they say, better to get it right than to rush out something that's not ready for prime time.....

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UK music fans can copy own tracks

UK music fans can copy own tracks

UK music fans no longer face the threat of prosecution for copying their own CDs on to PCs or MP3 players, as long as the songs are only for personal use.

Peter Jamieson, chairman of the British Phonographic Industry, said consumers would only be penalised if they made duplicates of songs for other people.

Currently anyone transferring music to portable devices breaks copyright laws.....

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CompTIA A+ Upgrade

CompTIA A+ Upgrade

Oakbrook Terrace, IL, June 6, 2006 –The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the world’s largest provider of vendor neutral certifications for professionals in the information technology (IT) industry, announced today that it is updating its CompTIA A+® certification offering to reflect the evolution of skills required for individuals embarking on a career in technology and by the employers who hire them.

“Technology is constantly evolving and so are the skills individuals working with technology must have,” said John Venator, president and chief executive officer, CompTIA. “This requires us to continually evaluate and, when needed, update our certification products. In 2006 and beyond, employers want a foundation-level certification that covers both technology essentials and the specialized skills required in different computer service and support environments. With this update, CompTIA A+ continues to serve...

Does happiness live in cyberspace?

Does happiness live in cyberspace?

Is it possible that we can find friendship, fulfilment and contentment on the internet?

Almost two-thirds of all adults now log on to the web. We spend more and more of our time staring at computer screens.

The question is whether this behaviour is driving human beings apart or bringing us together.

Will the internet make the world a happier or less happy place?

The social scientist Robert Putnam is celebrated for his work in measuring the decline in what he calls "social capital" in the United States.

His work has proved that people in America spend more time alone and less time with friends and family. So what does he think of the internet?

"I think the jury is still out on whether the internet is going to be a kind of nifty telephone, that it is some device that we use for making connections with other real people that we know in other contexts, or a nifty television, that is yet one more...

Firefox holes patched as browser becomes bigger target

Firefox holes patched as browser becomes bigger target

Those of us who received our automatic security updates for the Mozilla Firefox browser last week have received a stark reminder that, when it comes to software and the web, the level of vulnerability rises in proportion to the size of the target. The fact that most of us Firefox users are now running Firefox 1.5.0.4, as a result of the need to fix 12 flaws, five of which were critical, is proof enough of that.

For years, Microsoft's detractors have been pummelling the company mercilessly for being such a hackable target. Meanwhile, Apple and the various flavours of Unix and Linux got off scot free. It is true that more vulnerabilities are probably discovered in Windows daily than in a whole year in Mac OSX. However, not even Mac and Linux users can dispute the fact that to a large degree, until relatively recently, virus writers have largely ignored them, preferring to go after their...