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Dennis Devlin says the reason that CSOs like himself have gray hair is that they get paid to think about the worst things that can happen to their organizations. But companies that do this well don

The most familiar names in network security are neither vendors nor geeks: Try Alice and Bob. Since Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Len Adleman - the R, S and A in RSA Security Inc. - introduced Alice and Bob in their seminal public-key cryptosystem paper in 1978, the couple has become the subject of countless security-related papers, test questions, speeches and even, ahem, jokes.

This week's group of companies receiving venture funding included a surprising name: Nuera Communications Inc., a voice-over-IP product vendor that has been around since 1997.

It's still true that carriers are spending mostly on technologies that will help them reduce operational costs and keep future capital spending in check. But a panel of service provider executives speaking here recently said their companies are also forging ahead with technology rollouts that will let them offer advanced services and provide better customer service.

It's still true that carriers are spending mostly on technologies that will help them reduce operational costs and keep future capital spending in check. But a panel of service provider executives speaking here recently said their companies are also forging ahead with technology rollouts that will let them offer advanced services and provide better customer service.

A Cisco Systems Inc. official Tuesday hinted at several upcoming security initiatives, including a gigabit-speed intrusion detection appliance and an effort to enable service providers to offer new classes of VPN and voice-over-IP services.

A Cisco Systems Inc. official hinted last Tuesday at several upcoming security initiatives, including a gigabit-speed intrusion detection appliance and an effort to enable service providers to offer new classes of VPN and voice-over-IP services.

A Cisco Systems Inc. official Tuesday hinted at several upcoming security initiatives, including a gigabit-speed intrusion detection appliance and an effort to enable service providers to offer new classes of VPN and voice-over-IP services.