Rounding the corners of network security

As the Black Hat conference descends upon Las Vegas this week, internetnews.com presents a series of articles addressing security issues past and present.

Internetnews.com

Google adds chat to Gmail

Google on Thursday incorporated instant messaging into its Web mail, making it possible to immediately chat with an email sender.

Internet Week

Symantec – raising the profile of instant messaging protection

When, at the beginning of this year, Symantec acquired IMlogic – a leading player in the instant messaging protection and management sector – even the company’s main IM rivals, Akonix and Facetime, appeared to be somewhat enthusiastically welcoming of the deal. The Akonix CEO went as far as to suggest that the IMlogic acquisition would signal the start of a period of demand for IM security that would dwarf the growth rates of other key security sectors including email protection and firewall security.

Enterprise Networks & Servers

'AIM' for better messaging service with Google

It’s on more than 45 million computers worldwide. It’s especially prevalent on college campuses, and it’s spreading. In fact, it’s probably on your computer right now. No, I’m not talking about porn or spyware. I’m talking about America Online Instant Messenger, better known as AIM.

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I'm almost afraid to say it, but when it comes to instant messaging systems, my loyalties have shifted.
Enter the Google Corporation. The same people who brought you the world's No. 1 search engine - not to mention, revolutionized Internet e-mail with Gmail, which might as well have unlimited storage space - have developed an equally ingenious instant messaging system.

Rachael Brady Opinion Editor at WVU