News podcast: Network World 360 Two Nigerians and a Frenchman were sentenced to prison Thursday for swindling people out of more than $1.2 million in a massive e-mail scam, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Also, the new IBM range of Nehalem-based x86 servers and blades could see Big Blue take market share off HP, according to analysts at IDC. (6:11) After Conficker: A PowerPoint Zero-Day Flaw Just when you thought you were safe from dangers such as the Conficker worm comes another hole in Microsoft's security, this time in the form of a PowerPoint zero-day vulnerability. Microsoft issued a statement yesterday warning PowerPoint users not to open unknown or unexpected PowerPoint e-mail attachments. These .ppt or .pps files may contain a virus that allows remote code execution, meaning hackers can pirate your computer and force it to function at will. CTIA Wireless: LTE comes into focus In the two weeks prior to the CTIA Wireless convention, Motorola's team of technicians went to work building an ad hoc 4G wireless network on top of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The goal was to give convention goers a live outdoor demonstration of Long Term Evolution mobile broadband technology by streaming live high-definition video from the top of the facility into a moving van. Reputation scoring changes enterprise security game When it comes to personal and business relationships, a good reputation opens doors while a bad one slams them shut. And so it goes with enterprise security, too. iPhone withdrawal: one addict's account Cox: Self-confessed iPhone addict, and colleague, Stephen Lawson, has a well-written and well-thought-out account of his life today, without the iPhone. Professional References: What People Say About You Have you ever wondered what your professional references say about you when prospective employers call them? Perhaps you suspect that one or more of your references isn't providing the glowing review of you that he or she promised when you were laid off. How do you find out if bad references are preventing you from obtaining job offers? RIM becomes a $10 billion company Research In Motion ended fiscal 2009 with a bang, becoming a $10 billion company and reporting strong gains in revenue, profit and subscribers. Apple hints at launch of Nehalem-based Xserve An Apple online store is set to take preorders of new Xserve servers carrying Intel's new Xeon chips, hinting at launch of the devices in the near future. Podcast: Hanging out in the Rhombus room Keith and Jason talk about Conficker's Big Whimper; why surfing the Net is good for your career; what songs we'd put on the Queen of England's iPod; and realize theye're not very good at math. (41:51) Today on Google Subnet In an online ecosystem, barnacles offer benefits; Your next Tweet could have Google’s brand on it; Google tries crowdsourcing the economy; and Villagers Attack StreetView Car. April giveaways galore Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. |
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