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Rare malware targets routers running Linux

Posted March 10, 2011 - 1:27 pm

Trend Micro has identified malware targeting routers running Linux or Linux kernels, and DSL modems as a way to find new machines to attack.
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Cisco grapples with transition as routers and switches lag

Posted February 17, 2011 - 6:41 pm

Cisco is in the throes of a companywide transition away from the switches and routers that form the bedrock of its business toward new markets to fuel future growth -- and the shift is affecting Cisco's revenue.
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Cisco exec touts new core router's 100G Ethernet, energy efficiency

Posted March 10, 2010 - 4:52 pm

Cisco's new CRS-3 core router, which the company has boasted will "forever change the Internet," will come with 100Gbps Ethernet interfaces and 322Tbps multichassis interconnect capability at first customer shipment.
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Chuck Norris is not a Linux virus

Posted February 23, 2010 - 2:39 pm

Can Linux-based network routers get it? Yes. Is it malware like Windows' viruses and worms? No.
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Paranoia and Chinese High-tech Espionage

Posted February 9, 2010 - 7:47 pm

Is it paranoia when they really are out to get you?
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Review

Same mobile router, different approaches

Posted June 24, 2009 - 10:11 am

About the size of a credit-card (but slightly thicker too), the MiFi 2200 from Verizon Wireless includes a 3G wireless connection (Verizon's EV-DO Rev. A network) and a Wi-Fi router built into it. Mobile users can connect to the device via Wi-Fi or USB and access the Internet through the 3G wireless connection.
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Enterprises cut costs with open source routers

Posted June 9, 2009 - 5:21 pm

Open source is everywhere -- operating systems, application software, development tools. So why not routers, too?
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Cisco's huge router reaches five-year milestone

Posted May 27, 2009 - 3:21 pm

Five years ago when Cisco Systems introduced its CRS-1 core router platform some criticized it as overkill, but it has enabled a growth in network traffic that in turn has fueled demand for thousands of the devices.
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Alcatel-Lucent losses grow as revenue shrinks

Posted May 5, 2009 - 8:52 pm

MPLS routers are moving faster, but sales of DSL access equipment are slowing.
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Juniper bolsters branch router, switch lines

Posted May 4, 2009 - 2:14 pm

Juniper Networks this week will extend its branch office line with routers and switches designed to enable remote workers to securely access enterprise resources at lower cost.
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Cisco, Trend Micro put security in home routers

Posted February 17, 2009 - 5:08 pm

Cisco Systems is building a Trend Micro Internet security service into some home Wi-Fi routers to help protect families and small businesses from fraud, phishing and predators.
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Infoblox loads DNS services onto Cisco routers

Posted January 14, 2009 - 4:20 pm
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Accessing remote data part 3

Posted August 18, 2008 - 12:53 pm

Last time (Accessing Remote Data Part 2) we talked about setting up secure remote communications from one stationary location like a home office to another stationary location like the main office. This time, let's talk about providing remote data access to those users wandering around from place to place. After all, since your laptop is portable, you may want to start moving around with it under your arm yet still do business.
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Accessing remote data part 2

Posted August 13, 2008 - 12:02 am

Let's look at the most basic type of remote access: one stationary location to another stationary location. For example, from the small business owner's home to the small business owner's office.
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