Called Camera/Shy, the firewall-defeating software was released on Saturday and is rumoured to be the first instalment of software releases designed to create anonymous networks on the net - particularly important to people living under oppressive...
While the rogue peer-to-peer network of compromised servers is currently being created, it has already been used to attack the DNS servers of a major ISP, according to a statement posted on the Internet Storm Center, a website that tracks security...
All the firewall vendors are playing catch-up, when it comes to protecting against this threat. Firewall vendors, like Check Point Software Technologies and NetScreen Technologies, have also added some protection.
Jones, however, warned that VoIP services pose a threat to corporate security because they require some ports on the firewall to be left open, which can give hackers opportunities to penetrate a network.
YKK has extended its relationship with Equant, signing a $1.2m contract for managed firewall and other security services. YKK already uses Equant, the global networks arm of France Telecom, for IP virtual private networks.
So, Williams said, the answers are the same: guard the IP PBX with a firewall, an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and other products just as how a server is protected. On the proposition that regulatory compliance "equalled" security, he said the...