AOL IM worm roots around Windows PCs

1. AOL IM worm roots around Windows PCs

A worm propagating through AOL's Instant Messenger network comes with rootkit technology designed to slip under anti-virus defences. The Sdbot-ADD worm is being passed through instant messages from members on a user’s Buddy List and within AOL chat rooms.
For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Oct 31 2005


2. AOL's AIMPro Revamps Business IM

Hoping to catch a ride on the software-as-a-service wave, America Online Inc. is working to integrate its popular instant messaging client with WebEx Communications Inc.'s Web meeting tool and Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook with the aim of offering a hosted, subscription-based service for businesses.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Oct 31 2005


3. BT buys up TNS

BT has snapped up LAN outfit Total Network Solutions Limited (TNS) for an undisclosed sum, the monster telco announced today. The UK's dominant telco said the move was part of its plans to gain more ground as a networked services provider and to expand into areas such as LAN, IP telephony, wireless networking and security.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Oct 31 2005


4. Hackers use bird flu emails to hijack computers

Computer hackers are exploiting fears over bird flu by releasing a computer virus attached to an email passing itself off as containing avian flu information, warned Spainish computer firm Panda Software.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 1 2005


5. SBC revises high-speed Internet prices

SBC Communications Inc. said on Monday it was revamping prices for its high-speed Internet services, cutting most regular monthly rates to lure more customers onto higher-speed lines.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 1 2005


6. How to put good VoIP security in place

With new research reports indicating big VoIP adoption and other indicators noting that security certainly isn't perfect with VoIP, it's never too early to get good VoIP security practices in place.

For more insight on good VoIP security:
- read this article at Networking Pipeline


7. Review: Blogging Tools Need Integration

First came words, then came photos. Now, many Web journals are incorporating moving images — and one blogging service aims to make producing and displaying such video easier.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 31 2005


8. Fraud Meets Its Match on Internet

Several public and private organizations banded together to launch a new anti-Internet fraud initiative for consumers, officials announced Monday.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Oct 31 2005


9. TelCove Steps Up Its Metro Ethernet Pace

For enterprises with multiple locations that require very high-capacity connections, such as hospitals and colleges, TelCove Inc. this week will ramp up its metropolitan Ethernet services to a capacity of 10G bps, 10 times faster than its current offering.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Oct 31 2005