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Think of the annual Pwnie Awards delivered at the Black Hat conference as a geek version of the Oscars – if they were combined with the tongue-in-cheek Razzies that celebrate the worst of Hollywood. Twitter, Linux and Red Hat were among honorees that didn't go unscathed this time around.

iPhone virus: What you need to know
The iPhone's security flaws were laid bare at the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas yesterday, and now the smartphone-clutching public has boiled itself into a frenzy. But how serious is this supposed iPhone virus, and what can be done to protect your iPhone from infection? Here is what we know, and why you probably shouldn't worry.

Conficker talk sanitized at Black Hat to protect investigation
A talk at Black Hat had to be scaled back because it contained information about Conficker that might tip investigators' hand and send the perpetrators further underground, says F-Secure's chief research officer.

Microsoft details how to upgrade between Windows 7 SKUs
Microsoft on Friday let users who want to upgrade from one version of Windows 7 to another know how they can do so.

Adobe patches 12 Flash bugs, 3 caused by Microsoft
Adobe on Thursday patched a dozen vulnerabilities in Flash Player, including three it inherited from faulty Microsoft development code and one that hackers have been exploiting for at least a week.

Mobile phone shipments drop 11% in Q2, IDC says
The worldwide mobile phone market remained weak in the second quarter despite some encouraging signs in smartphone shipments, market researcher IDC said Thursday.

Microsoft puts positive spin on sales drop
Microsoft executives put a rosy glow on the company's prospects and performance at the company's annual financial analysts meeting, despite a recent quarterly report that fell short of revenue expectations by $1 billion.

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Microsoft CEO Says 'Nobody Gets' Yahoo Deal
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Checksum: IT Execs Must Back Open Standards
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Nine things about botnets that will scare your pants off

If you (like me) have been under the impression that botnets are no big deal, it's time to realize what a big threat they are to legitimate businesses and organizations. Corporate PCs that are turned into zombies can be forced to distribute spam, steal identity credentials and intellectual property, log keystrokes, commit click fraud and so much more. Here are nine things you might not know about botnets that are guaranteed to make you nervous. Read full story

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IBM, HP use big discounts to woo Sun customers
Sales programs designed to poach rivals' customers are commonplace, but IBM and HP have become significantly more aggressive since the April 20 announcement that Oracle is buying Sun.

Black Hat roundup
In one of the more exciting Black Hat conferences in recent memory, researchers revealed holes in everything from SSL to Microsoft software to the iPhone's SMS. Here are some of the best stories from the conference.

Detente in Cisco/IBM "war"?
Buried at the end of this Marketwatch story on Cisco's upcoming earnings is a quote by a securities analyst to the effect that IBM will continue to sell a significant amount of Cisco product despite the networking giant's invasion of IBM's data center server turf.

New features can open up Cisco IOS to hackers
New features embedded in Cisco IOS like VoIP and Web services -- which could be enabled by default -- can present an opportunity for hackers, according to this story in SearchSecurity.com. A security researcher at this week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas delivered a presentation in which he outlined ways hackers can infiltrate Cisco routers through these new IOS features.

iPhone Support by Enterprise IT Groups Grows
So what mobile device should CIOs support? BlackBerry? Windows Mobile? iPhone? A new study from Forrester Research suggests that CIOs will eventually support all of them.

The truth about new SSL attacks
Cisco Security expert Jamey Heary has been attending Black Hat this week and has been especially interested in new exploits on SSL. However, he notes that most of them require that an attacker has already gained significant access before they can hack into the encoded data stream.

Fixed Wireless vs. Wire: And the Winner is...
We recently did a study of the cost-effectiveness of wide-area ("outdoor") wireless access vs. wire.

BlackBerry Troubleshooting Tips & Tricks from RIM
Experiencing problems with that new BlackBerry Tour? Is your tried-and-true Curve 8300 acting up on ya? Have no fear; you don't necessarily have a "lemon" on your hands.

FTC delays identity theft rules for third time
Well this is getting kind of predictable. The Federal Trade Commission this week has delayed for the third time in less than a year the deadline for companies to enact its identity theft rules known as Red Flags, which were set to become practice Aug. 1.

July Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31.

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July 31, 2009

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