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Daily News: AM This newsletter is sponsored by Credant Technologies Majority Say iPods are a Security Risk In a recent survey hundreds of IT executives were asked how they view and use portable storage and media devices. And they were also asked how they protect their corporate data from these potentially troubling devices. While 67% of respondents say they believe iPods are a threat today only 12% are taking security measures to stop data leakage. Click here to get the full survey report. Network World Daily News: AM, 08/17/07 Spouse-vs.-spouse cyberspying dangerous, possibly illegal Increasing use of stealthy surveillance software for computers and phones is raising legal concerns and alarm among those who help victims of domestic violence. Google, Viacom lawsuit takes a hilarious turn Google wants to question under oath two Comedy Central stars, Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report and comedian Jon Stewart of The Daily Show, in connection with the $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the company and online video company YouTube by Viacom International. Nokia asks U.S. to ban import of Qualcomm products Nokia wants the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban the import of Qualcomm chipsets that allegedly infringe on five patents held by the Finnish handset maker. New Executive Guide Network World has recently published an executive guide entitled "Virtualization Meets Reality". Find out the 8 key challenges of virtualizing your data center. Download it now! VoIP requires strict attention to security best practices New exploits against VoIP continue to emerge, but experts say these demonstrations reveal the need for vigilant security and are not fatal flaws to the technology. Skype outage disables millions of users Skype is experiencing software problems that have disconnected service for millions of users. IBM, PWC settle U.S. contracting lawsuit IBM and PriceWaterhouseCoopers have separately agreed to pay the U.S. government a total of $5.3 million to settle allegations that the companies solicited and provided improper payments on technology contracts with government agencies, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. SCO to partners, customers: It's business as usual If the SCO Group's future looks grim, CEO and President Darl McBride apparently hasn't gotten the memo. In a letter to partners and customers filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, McBride said SCO is still committed to doing business as usual even after the company was dealt a crushing blow in its ongoing litigation over Unix copyrights. Vista stricken by embarrassing gadget hole Security vendor Finjan has claimed the credit for spotting an embarrassing flaw in Windows Vista, which Microsoft only patched this week in its monthly updates. Xandros expands Microsoft deal with Exchange protocols Linux distributor Xandros is licensing messaging protocols from Microsoft as part of an expansion of the partnership the two companies forged in June. NSA spying program argued at court hearing A U.S. appeals court agreed on Wednesday to weigh a government motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the National Security Agency (NSA) monitored phone lines and e-mails without a warrant, but judges asked a government lawyer tough questions over the issue. Live Chat Today Cool tools, your questions answered The best Palm OS gadgets, securing USB memory sticks, and ways to play games at work without getting caught. These subjects and more will be discussed by Cool Tools columnist Keith Shaw today in a live text-chat from 2-3 p.m. EDT today. No registration required. Join anytime while the live text chat is in progress. Podcast Safety tip: Keep your cell phone out of your pocket Special co-host Neal Weinberg joins Keith to talk about the Citrix/XenSource $500 million acquisition, why Nokia cell phone owners might want to check their batteries, and why naming your kid a punctuation symbol isn't such a great idea. (36:25). Blogs Buzzblog: The CD turns 25 today and I'm getting old Gather 'round kids because Grandpa Buzzblog is going to tell a story about about how the introduction of the CD came within a whisker of killing off the entire music industry. Today on Layer 8: Where we avoid tinkering with mainframe code anytime we can... IBM is expected to roll out a new version of its z/OS mainframe that features a huge swig of security enhancements. Today at Cisco Subnet Cisco is warning of two flaws in its VPN Client for Windows that could allow unprivileged users to elevate their privileges to those of LocalSystem account. Cisco Japan leader steps down for health reasons. IP routing expert Jeff Doyle considers BGP filtering at the edge. Today on Microsoft Subnet Ballmer and Chambers will meet on Monday to have a nice sit down to discuss the future of the technology industry. Windows freeware has gone out of vogue now that people are afraid of the security risks involved. Software from unknown sources can turn your PC into a spam serving zombie faster than you can say bot. But there is still one safe source for it. Microsoft has a master plan to allow users to synchronize data from any application on any device. Forum What's the best bargain on enterprise network products you've ever gotten? Bought a bunch of Cisco routers for a song? Nabbed Windows Vista (legally) for a great price? We know people love to brag about saving money. Here's your chance to show your peers just how smart or lucky you've been. And if there are lessons to be learned here, all the better. 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