Articles by Michael Hall

Welcome to the New Networking Newsletter

Our new networking newsletter keeps our signature mix of expert guidance and …

Sun Wants in on Access Management

Sun hopes to cash in on access management, but it joins a field dominated by IBM, CA and …

WebMessenger Mobilizes IM, Presence from Microsoft OCS

New client for BlackBerry joins WebMessenger family of portable IP communications …

WAN Optimization Dominated by Startups, Growing Fast

A new study says WAN optimization appliances are a booming market as organizations spread …

Mail Toolbar Uses Anti-Phishing Reputation Database

A new toolbar uses a reputation database to help Outlook and Notes users discover whether …

Study: Network Downtime Nibbles at Profits

A new study says medium businesses lose about one percent of their revenue per year to …

Security Companies Offer Free Information Tools

Symantec and F-Secure have announced pages designed to provide users with an at-a-glance …

New Appliance Sniffs for Spyware

A new appliance from Trend Micro sniffs for spyware and malicious applets, then helps …

Panda Offers Linux Desktop Security Beta

DesktopSecure provides anti-virus and intrusion prevention software for Linux workstations.

Monitor Snitches on Rogue Endpoints

ENDFORCE's new monitoring tool reports rogue endpoints to network administrators.

IronPort Announces Two Layer Security Appliance

A new Web security appliance from IronPort uses a combination of reputation filtering , …

Study: Spam To Decline Through 2010

A research firm says the amount of spam e-mail users receive will drop from 3,253 pieces …

F-Secure Spoofed with Bogus Mail

Security company F-Secure was the target of a malicious mail apparently designed to give …

Cisco Closes Door on VPN DoS

Cisco has announced patches for a potential DoS vulnerability in its VPN gear.

Botnets On the Rise

Panda Security says botnets have established their place in the malware firmament.