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Digital Wellbeing: Are You Having a Safe Internet Day?

IT Toolbox

Internet safety is a social and mental issue as much as it is technological. Safer Internet Day was created in 2004 to address these challenges and spread awareness of what is one of the most indispensable aspects of being online. The post Digital Wellbeing: Are You Having a Safe Internet Day?

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Cisco’s acquisition history has shaped its evolution

Network World

Cisco buys Internet BGP monitoring firm Code BGP August 1, 2023: Aiming to bolster its assessment of Internet traffic health, Cisco has acquired Code BGP, a privately held BGP monitoring startup, for an undisclosed amount.Code BGP will slide into Cisco’s ThousandEyes network intelligence product portfolio.

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5 Innovative VoIP Features That Could Benefit Your Business

IT Toolbox

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a technology that has been around for some time, as mass market VoIP services were first launched in 2004. Basically, VoIP allows users to make and receive free voice calls over the Internet.

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You must never press the original Razr’s forbidden internet button

The Verge

In all my years of owning a Razr, I can’t say I tapped it more than once or twice, and never on purpose: the internet button. Located on the upper left side of the keypad, the internet button was emblazoned with a blue globe and would open the Razr’s built-in internet browser. The Razr’s internet button was aspirational.

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Cybersecurity Automation: Leveling the Playing Field

CIO Business Intelligence

The MyDoom worm , one of the fastest-spreading pieces of malware on the internet, uses automation to propagate and is estimated to have caused around $38 billion in damage. Released in 2004, it can still be seen trolling the internet. It is still spreading, but the surprising part is MyDoom is not new.

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2004 the company paid a $611 million fine after the Commission found it guilty of illegally bundling media player software with Windows XP (launched in 2001), and then $357 million in 2006 and another $1.3 billion in 2008 for failing to comply with the 2004 ruling.

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Goodbye, NAC. Hello, software-defined perimeter

Network World

A wave of internet worms. The early 2000s produced a steady progression of internet worms, including Code Red (2001), Nimda (2001), SQL Slammer (2003), Blaster (2003), Bagel (2004), Sasser (2004), Zotob (2005), etc. Many organizations wanted a combination of NAC and 802.1X

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