http://www.circleid.com/ Latest posts featured on CircleID en Copyright 2008, unless where otherwise noted. 2008-05-14T16:31:00-08:00 118 47 http://www.circleid.com/images/logo_rss.gif http://www.circleid.com/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/95145_white_space_interfering_patient_devices/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/95145_white_space_interfering_patient_devices/ "white spaces" in the TV band *might* disrupt patient monitoring equipment if designed by a lunatic who believes in sending massive pulses of energy in a whitespace in the TV band (perhaps amplified by a large parabolic dish antenna the size of a trashcan lid or larger, aimed at the patient monitor system. But that risk is completely shared with zillions of other potential radiators of energy in the entire electromagnetic spectrum... GE, of course, owns NBC. There is a MAJOR conflict of interest at the corporate level of GE... More...]]> 2008-05-14T16:31:00-08:00 internetaccess_providersbroadbandwireless http://www.circleid.com/posts/do_we_need_two_internets/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/do_we_need_two_internets/ The Future of the Internet -- And How to Stop It, has spurred a lot of discussion both online and offline, with blog posts lauding his insights or criticising his over-apocalyptic imagination. The book itself makes fascinating reading for those who have watched the network grow from its roots in the research community into today's global channel for communications, commerce and cultural expression... One of the reasons that Zittrain puts forward for the growing popularity of closed or, as he prefers 'tethered', devices, is that they are less vulnerable to hacking, security flaws, malware and all the other perils that face any internet-enabled system. More...]]> 2008-05-14T13:22:00-08:00 internetcyberattackinternet_governancemobilepolicy_regulationsecurity http://www.circleid.com/posts/spammers_fined_230_million/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/spammers_fined_230_million/ More...]]> 2008-05-14T12:52:00-08:00 internetlawspam http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_new_top_level_domains/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/icann_new_top_level_domains/ Paul E. Black, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an algorithm that may guide applicants in proposing new Top-Level Domains (TLDs). As new TLDs are added to the familiar .com, .info, and .net, the algorithm checks whether the newly proposed name is confusingly similar to existing ones by looking for visual likenesses in its appearance. More...]]> 2008-05-14T12:22:00-08:00 internetdnsdomain_namestop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/ceos_advised_cyberthreats/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/ceos_advised_cyberthreats/ More...]]> 2008-05-14T12:02:00-08:00 internetcyberattacksecurity http://www.circleid.com/posts/851411_google_announces_ipv6/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/851411_google_announces_ipv6/ ipv6.google.com (you'll need an IPv6 connection to view it)... From the official blog: "We hope that by allowing every computer and mobile device on the network to talk to each other directly -- an idea known as the "end-to-end principle" that was crucial to the original design of the Internet -- IPv6 will allow the continued growth of the Internet and enable new applications yet to be invented." More...]]> 2008-05-14T10:13:00-08:00 internetip_addressingipv6 http://www.circleid.com/posts/nato_nations_cyber_defense_center/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/nato_nations_cyber_defense_center/ More...]]> 2008-05-14T09:15:00-08:00 internetcyberattacksecurity http://www.circleid.com/posts/botnets_spy_agencies/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/botnets_spy_agencies/ official defense Botnet in the USA prompted me to post a question I've been asking for the last year. Are some of the world's botnets secretly run by intelligence agencies, and if not, why not? Some estimates suggest that up to 1/3 of PCs are secretly part of a botnet. The main use of botnets is sending spam, but they are also used for DDOS extortion attacks and presumably other nasty things like identity theft. But consider this... More...]]> 2008-05-13T09:58:01-08:00 internetcyberattackprivacysecurityspam http://www.circleid.com/posts/85120_serious_gmail_flaw_security/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/85120_serious_gmail_flaw_security/ More...]]> 2008-05-12T08:51:00-08:00 internetsecurityspam http://www.circleid.com/posts/fees_org_domain_increase/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/fees_org_domain_increase/ letter to ICANN [PDF]. The fee increase does not require the ICANN's approval. PIR did not cite a reason in its letter. Earlier this year, VeriSign Inc., the company in charge of managing ".com" and ".net," also announced price increases. More...]]> 2008-05-11T10:27:00-08:00 internetdnsdomain_registriestop_level_domains http://www.circleid.com/posts/85107_the_new_clearwire/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/85107_the_new_clearwire/ since last July whether something significant would happen in the Google/Sprint world. The deal announcement earlier this weekseems to be that key development... In a nutshell, Sprint will contribute its substantial spectrum licenses in the 2.5 GHz range and its WiMAX-related assets and intellectual property. Google, Intel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks will invest a total of $3.2 billion. More...]]> 2008-05-10T16:55:00-08:00 internetaccess_providersbroadbandmobilewireless http://www.circleid.com/posts/ngn_not_the_internet/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/ngn_not_the_internet/ ITU-T defines it: "A Next Generation Network (NGN) is a packet-based network able to provide services including Telecommunication Services and able to make use of multiple broadband, QoS-enabled transport technologies and in which service-related functions are independent from underlying transport-related technologies." but many people don't realize how little this has to do with the Internet... More...]]> 2008-05-10T06:20:00-08:00 internetaccess_providersbroadband http://www.circleid.com/posts/ipv4_shortage_trading_hot_goods/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/ipv4_shortage_trading_hot_goods/ More...]]> 2008-05-09T06:39:00-08:00 internetip_addressingipv6regional_registries http://www.circleid.com/posts/85760_verisign_patent_sitefinder_resolution/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/85760_verisign_patent_sitefinder_resolution/ More...]]> 2008-05-07T16:52:00-08:00 internetdnsdomain_names http://www.circleid.com/posts/coders_crackers_bots/ http://www.circleid.com/posts/coders_crackers_bots/ Stratfor with some commentary by myself... Many of the hackers described in my previous post are also coders, or "writers," who create viruses, worms, Trojans, bot protocols and other destructive "malware" tools used by hackers... More...]]> 2008-05-07T08:11:00-08:00 internetsecurityspam