Nugache worm kicking up a Storm; Aggressive 11n pricing; Open-source hardware

Daily News AM Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Nugache worm kicking up a Storm By Ellen Messmer Although the infamous Storm worm enters 2008 with a reputation as the world's most dangerous botnet, security experts say there's an up-and-comer called Nugache that could give it a run for its money. Read full story Senior Editor Ellen Messmer covers security for Network World. Contact her at emessmer@nww.com. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY CA Live Webcast - Latest PPM Research Findings On January 24th at 9:00 a.m. PST, join Forrester Senior Analyst Lewis Cardin who will share the latest PPM research findings, including why PPM implementation is rising and how to select the best PPM system. Register now and receive your copy of "The Forrester Wave(tm): Project Portfolio Management Tools, Q4 2007". RELATED NEWS: CES - Netgear gets aggressive on 11n wireless pricing Netgear this week will unveil a two-radio 5 GHz 802.11n router with a new internal antenna system and a price tag under $130, less than ... CES - BUG Labs extends open source concept from software to hardware BUG Labs offers snap-together gadget modules, a kind of open source hardware platform. At CES this week, the start-up will release pricing. Gates bids adieu to CES, sense of humor intact Bill Gates has never taken himself as seriously as he does his company. So it was only fitting that it was with a humorous and star-studded ... More CES news: Intel: It's early for mobile quad-core processors Samsung shows off 128GB solid state drive Yahoo invites third-party mobile widget developers LG eyes US mobile digital TV trials later this year Gates: Deal-maker, philanthropist, innovator? IT executives’ compensation up in 2008 CIOs are earning more this year as demand for IT executives increases and large and midsize enterprise companies indicate they are willing to pay more ... Dutch company sells media player -- with a worm A batch of digital media players sold by a Dutch importer over the holidays appear to have been infected with a nasty stocking stuffer -- a ... Boeing Dreamliner could be vulnerable to hackers The electronics of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner jet could be vulnerable to hackers due to the way critical flight systems are linked with ... LIVE CHAT Live chat with Nicholas Carr Mark your calendars for 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST Thurs., January 10. The highly acclaimed author of "Does IT Matter?" discusses his latest book ("The Big Switch"), which takes a sweeping and often disturbing look at how a new computer revolution is reshaping business, society and culture. RSVP to Julie Bort enter to win one of 10 free copies of The Big Switch. BLOGS Today on Layer 8 we have to wonder, what’s in a logo? In this case Xerox killed off its old logo in favor of a new one and accompanied that move with a statement that would have been blasphemous for Xerox executives 10 years ago. Richard Wergan, vice president of worldwide brand marketing and advertising at Xerox said: "Xerox is still perceived incorrectly as a copier company. We do not make copiers." Bam. Today on Cisco Subnet Cisco loses to Riverbed in WAN optimization bake-off. Yikes! Boeing's 787 could be vulnerable to a hacker attack - someone at Boeing wasn't paying attention at their network design 101 class. Chipset maker gives clues to Cisco's 802.11n moves. Share with trainer Wendell Odom your certifications New Year's resolutions. Your chance to discuss XML help files and other annoying Cisco CME issues. Plus: Inside the Cisco Design Zone for Data Centers, and the Data Center Assurance Program. Today on Microsoft Subnet Microsoft pushes IPTV at CES with a slew of announcements including how BT will turn Xbox consoles into HDTV set tops. Plus, enterprise deployment guides for Vista SP1; Two Bill Gates videos, one is an interview in which Gates ponders the past and predicts the future and the second is his hilarious "last day at work" video from his CES keynote speech. Wishes for 2008: May all programming be Visual Studio 2008 Master trainer Ron Colonna lays down his Microsoft wish list on the many ways the company could improve its training programs. GIVEAWAYS January giveaways from your friends at Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet Win an iPod Touch courtesy of Cisco Learning Partner Global Knowlege. Up for grabs 15 copies 'Firewall Fundamentals' by Wes Noonan and Ido Dubrawsky. Plus: win your choice of a Microsoft training course worth $2,500 courtesy of New Horizons. EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS Exploring what matters most in IT today. 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