| Firefox cracks 1 billion downloads
Less than five years after its initial release, Mozilla's Firefox Web browser has hit its one billionth download. MI5 website reportedly hacked
MI5's official site has been hacked in a bid to steal the identities of visitors to the site, according to media reports. The hackers, who called themselves Team Elite, rigged the site to download viruses onto the machines of anyone using the British intelligence services Web site. Twitter, Linux, Red Hat, Microsoft "honored" with Pwnie Awards
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. 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. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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