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AT&T Plans CNN-style Security Channel

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-james-earl-jones dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Infoworld has a story about AT&T's upcoming effort to create a CNN of network security. From the article: "Security experts at AT&T are about to take a page from CNN's playbook. Within the next year they will begin delivering a video streaming service that will carry Internet security news 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to the executive in charge of AT&T Labs.""

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  1. Good concept....bad name... by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 2, Informative

    The service, which currently goes by the code name Internet Security News Network, (ISN) is under development at AT&T Labs...

    Ten good reasons not to use "ISN":
    1. International Relations and Security Network
    2. International Society of Nephrology
    3. Immigrants Support Network
    4. Internet Shopping Network
    5. Prince Edward Island's Internet Company
    6. International Supernovae Network
    7. Institut des Sciences Nucleaires
    8. International Society for Neurochemistry
    9. Interagency Services Network
    10. InfoSec News

    Naming issues aside, this souinds like it could be very cool...but will this ever be available to the public at large, or will it remain restricted to AT&T customers?
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    ~ |rip/\/\aster /\/\onkey

  2. Only for existing customers by whizkid042 · · Score: 3, Informative
    As a security professional, I was intrigued by the idea until I read:

    it will be offered as an additional service to the company's customers

    It's only going to be available to AT&T customers. That's too bad. Now it doesn't sound nearly as cool or half as useful to me.

  3. There are other sites available. by hal9000(jr) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Andrew Jaquith, senior analyst with The Yankee Group in Boston. "There is really no good, consistent source for security information on the Internet," he said.

    There are already a handful of really good sites out there. How will ATT compete with the likes of: The Internet Storm Center, Security Focus, Packet Storm, and Security Peline which are current and relevant.

    Also in the TFA, there were statements that the news serviecs will be offered to ATT customers. Will non-customers also have access to the site for free? If not, how does this compare to other managed services offerings from the likes of Symantec, ISS, and others?

  4. Ex-AT&T Employee speaks by StreetFire.net · · Score: 4, Informative

    I *WAS* the AT&T Security Sales overlay for Globals and have personally worked for Hussien the AT&T CIO. While I think this is a good move for AT&T to increase brand awareness for their security product offering, I think the SlashDot crowd will be left with an empty feeling as AT&T's security suite focuses almost exclusively on Network based attacks with little to no coverage for application based attacks, spoofs or social engineering. AT&T *does* have some inovative products in their space, but a fairly narrow focus on the total security picture. Because of this, I can only think the "TV-show" will be similarly focused.

    -Adam

  5. AT&T and SBC Merger Not Complete by DavidDPD · · Score: 2, Informative

    For the lastest merger news. I believe is the public site for merger info.

    AT&T and SBC Merger is not yet complete, so the companies are suppose to proceed as still two companies.

    However, the time frame for this is after the merger SHOULD be complete - End of 05 or early 06. Though, this would seemly play very nicely with SBC IPTV plans for Project Lightspeed. Lightspeed PR

    All information in this post is based on public information released by SBC.

  6. AT&T Mangled Security by krich · · Score: 2, Informative

    Having worked as a consultant for one of AT&T's Managed Security Centers, I can only weep for the people who rely on this "service".

    A few good people at lower levels, but middle and upper management was *completely* clueless about real security. Complete disorganization, and falsification of reports.

    But Hey! - now they'll be on video, so I guess that will make them the de facto experts.