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Berners-Lee: Deep packet inspection compromises Net integrity

Sir Tim Berners-Lee tore into deep packet inspection, a way to monitor Internet traffic, as a technique that could compromise "integrity of the internet as a communications medium." Berners-Lee was speaking in the UK to mark the 20th anniversary of the Web's invention. ZDNet UK reports: ...

Tags: Tim Berners-Lee, Packet Inspection, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-11

News to know: Oracle, RIM; Windows 7; openSUSE

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: Tough Love with openSUSE 11.1. Gallery right. Ed Bott: That Windows 7 bootleg is a ticking time bomb Mary Jo...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Packet Inspection, Microsoft Windows, Wireless LANs, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Wireless, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-19

Deep packet inspection takes another hit as Phorm execs leave

The future isn't looking too bright for those in the business of Deep Packet Inspection, notably a company called Phorm where leadership has been eroding this month. You'll recall that DPI is the technology that some ISPs were considering to scour a customer's computer for granular information...

Tags: DPI, Class Action Lawsuit, Internet Service Provider, Packet Inspection, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Corporate Governance, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-18

ISPs keep their distance from deep packet inspection

ISPs keep their distance from deep packet inspectionIm sure everyone will back away except..Comcast. Anything they can do to line their pockets with more revenue from their "happy" customer-base and make their experience as "COMCASTIC" as possible - they will do. So while Verizon, TWC, and AT&T backaway, Comcast sees...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, packet inspection

Discussion threads 2008-09-26

Deep packet spy's CEO resigns

Deep packet spy's CEO resignsThrowing out the baby with the bathwater[i]... it doesn't sound like there's a long prosperous future ahead for deep packet inspection or NebuAd...[/i]So one CEO leaves a company and all of Deep Packet Inspection technology fails? Last I checked most DPI companies were doing quite well.One...

Tags: Deep Packet, NebuAd

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Deep packet spy's CEO resigns

Is this the beginning of the end for NebuAd, the Redwood City-based company that uses deep packet inspection technology to monitor Web surfing habits of individuals and use the information to insert advertising? CEO Bob Dykes has resigned to become Chief Financial Officer for Verifone. The company's...

Tags: Packet Inspection, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Internet, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?

If you think no one will ever know about the Web sites you were surfing last night, guess again. It may not be your spouse, your boss or a cop - but there's growing interest in what sort of data your Internet Service Provider is collecting about your viewing habits....

Tags: Google Gmail, Advertisement, Internet Service Provider, Packet Inspection, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Bell Canada's packet inspection violates privacy law, group says

Bell Canada's packet inspection violates privacy law, group saysWell its that true bell is in order to ....A excellent lawsuit just hope they will receve it big time and painful .its about time that corporate wrong doing is meet with hard sanctionJust think if you were an...enterprise using...

Tags: VPNs, Network security, packet inspection, Bell Canada, privacy law

Discussion threads 2008-05-15

Big Telco wants to ream you with "deep packet inspection"

Big Telco wants to ream you with "deep packet inspection"You just don't get itWhat's good for AT&T is good for America. Internet traffic isn't the only potential gold mine, by the way: monitoring your telephone calls has vast potential for revolutionary new services.For instance, if you call an auto...

Tags: Government, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Eternal Vigilance, Big Telco, deep packet inspection, packet inspection, telecommunications company, MSE

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

Additional Resources

Wireshark 1.2.4 (Mac)

Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer, and is the standard in many industries. It is the continuation of a project that started in 1998. Hundreds of developers around the world have contributed to it, and it is still under active development. Read/write many different aWireshark is the world's...

Tags: Radcom Ltd., Apple Macintosh, Network, Visual Networks Inc., Industry, Analysis, Wireshark, Wireshark Development, Networking, Linux, WANs, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-16

Verizon to test sending RIAA copyright warnings

As long as...it's not a 3 strike policy... i'm relativaly ok with this particular thing...Just a notice and notice system, sometimes users dont know if they are doing something illegal. Furthermore, can they proof without anny doubt that there's a copyright infrigement?no they cannotWith such a large criminal records, the...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, RIAA, movie, music, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

TechGuard keeps spam and botnets at bay with one-click, enterprise-level security for SMBs, SOHOs

One of the most difficult things for a small or medium business to do is set up a security scheme that's effective, affordable and intelligible to the average employee. Chesterfield, Mo. and Baltimore, Md.-based TechGuard is attempting to address that problem by bringing its enterprise and government-level...

Tags: Security, Firewall, Network, SOHO, Small And Medium Business, TechGuard, SM, Smb/Sme, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-13

InterGate Policy Manager 9.3.1 (Mac)

InterGate Policy Manager - A comprehensive Internet access management solution, providing fine grained control of web content access, usage of Peer to Peer, Instant Messaging and Skype networks, logging and reporting of user activity, as well a core IP router and firewall to provide advanced protection to your network. Advanced...

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Network, Vicomsoft Ltd., Web Site, Channel Management, Firewalls, Web Site Development, Networking, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-10-09

HP Data Retention Guardian Online (HP DRAGON) Overview

HP DRAGON partners with some of the leading organizations in the intelligence support systems marketplace to enable HP customers to receive an excellent solution that meets their needs. HP DRAGON technology partners provide such technology and solution capabilities as relational database, deep packet inspection, and grid storage. HP DRAGON solution...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2009-08-01

The technologies of Internet censorship

With Rafsanjani's speech supporting the resistance in Iran, it seems likely that a new phase of dissent over the fraudulent election will shortly emerge. That prospect may have the IT departments in the Iranian government beefing up their chops. Along those lines, NedaNet, an organization of "computer hackers and computer...

Tags: Traffic, Traffic Classification, Internet, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Network Security, VPNs, Productivity, Security, Networking, Telecommunications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Asus Wireless-N RT-N16 router offers 300Mbps throughput

ASUS on Tuesday announced the RT-N16 router, touting speed for data transfers, simplicity for usage and security. The RT-N16 offers a maximum wireless speed throughput of 300Mbps and enables 24/7 downloads to wireless clients, even when PCs are off. The router comes with...

Tags: ASUS, Security, Router, IP, Wireless, RT-N16, Network Technology, Networking, Scanners, Routers & Switches, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Customers: Companies Value Them. Then Avoid Them.

Customers: Companies Value Them. Then Avoid Them.How to cop an attitude...This is what web facing companies do. They think they have to hide everything with one pixel web bugs, packet inspection and the like just to know what I like or want.This sort of stealthy attitude, sneaking around to...

Tags: belonging

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N router

Priced at an affordable $40, the iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N is, however, not an affordable choice, thanks to its $59 annual cost that accrues after the first month of use. Over time, this fee could make it one of the most expensive Wireless-N routers on the market; and the...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N, Wireless-N Router, computer

Product reviews 2009-06-05

Botnet exploiting MS0867 flaws (Inside the botnets that never make the news)

Botnet exploiting MS0867 flaws Inside the botnets that never make the newsBlock IRC traffic completelyThat's the solution. IRC traffic has no place in business environments.Image 5...Did you do the obfuscating? If not, how do you know they're all on the same server?How pray tell?You're forgetting, any type of...

Tags: Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Stateful Packet Inspection, IRC traffic, IRC, BotNet

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

R.I.P., NebuAd. But, What If You Had Just Asked For The User's Consent?

NebuAd, the controversial company that had sought to target online ads based on user behavior, is dead, at last. The company's services were actually appealing to some cable companies who act as Internet service providers, such as Charter Communications and Bresnan Communications. But...

Tags: User Behavior, Consent, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-05-20