networks
RSS networksLarge Hadron Collider's grid gets stressed
News The tests, called Scale Testing for the Experiment Programme '09, threw huge amounts of data around the distributed computing project, which uses dedicated optical-fibre networks to distribute data from Cern (the... [03 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.07.09
Round-Up Fifty billion devices will be connected to cellular networks in the next decade, according to Ericsson, with one of its execs predicting that years to come could see connectivity spread to some of the very smallest... [03 Jul 2009]
More privacy choices in Facebook revamp
News Users will be introduced to this through "transition tools" that allow them to toggle how open everything on their profile will be - totally public, friends-only, restricted to company or school networks, etc. [02 Jul 2009]
ATM hack talk pulled from security conference
News Juniper Networks says it pulled a talk about a flaw in ATM software that one of its researchers was scheduled to give at the security conferences, after the ATM vendor complained. In a statement, Juniper... [02 Jul 2009]
Seeking memorable mobile apps
Comment The applications themselves also have the potential of becoming more and more interesting, thanks in part to widespread, fast mobile networks and affordable flat-rate data tariffs. Different device types, operating... [02 Jul 2009]
Is Digital Britain fat pipe plan realistic?
News The committee will also attempt to find out whether the government's plans for next-generation broadband access will work, and whether current regulation "strikes the right balance between ensuring fair competition and encouraging... [01 Jul 2009]
O2 gets into bed with BT wi-fi
News This should make it easier to automatically log onto home and work networks, according to O2. O2 has upgraded the wi-fi connection software for its mobile-broadband customers, making it possible for them to use BT's... [29 Jun 2009]
2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online
News Fifty billion connected devices are coming to cellular networks in the next decade, according to Ericsson - as everyday objects go mobile. Jan Håglund, deputy head of IP and broadband networks at the... [29 Jun 2009]
Aeropostale Improves Web Application Performance with Crescendo Networks
White Paper With latency increasing and end user satisfaction and productivity decreasing, Aeropostale turned to Crescendo Networks application delivery controller, AppBeat DC, to accelerate and optimize Web application performance. [25 Jun 2009]
Simplified Clustering Scheme for Intrusion Detection in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
White Paper Ad-hoc networks are useful in military operation as they are dynamic in nature but at the same time, they are highly vulnerable to attacks. Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) provides resistance by offering support of... [25 Jun 2009]
Security in VoIP Networks
White Paper The move from TDM networks to VoIP has created a new challenge for network operators - security. Unlike in a TDM world, where the telephony network was practically isolated from the data network and the internet - most... [25 Jun 2009]
Detection and Prevention of Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Using Reputation-Based Incentive Scheme
White Paper Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) are dynamic mobile networks that can be formed in the absence of any pre-existing communication infrastructure. In addition to node mobility, a MANET is characterized by... [25 Jun 2009]
RT-UNNID: A Practical Solution to Real-Time Network-Based Intrusion Detection Using Unsupervised Neural Networks
White Paper Regards to the growing rate of network attacks, using intelligent methods especially neural networks in constructing efficient and reliable Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) to detect new unknown attacks has been the... [25 Jun 2009]
Mitigating Denial of Service Threats in GSM Networks
White Paper Mobile networks not only provide great benefits to their users but they also introduce inherent security issues. With respect to security, the emerging risks of Denial Of Service (DOS) attacks will evolve into a critical... [25 Jun 2009]
Using Overlay Networks to Resist Denial-of-Service Attacks
White Paper The paper developed a formal framework which models attacks, defensive mechanisms, and proxy networks. Their results provide guidelines for the design of proxy networks; the formal framework provides a... [25 Jun 2009]
