| Black Hat 2009: How to hack a parking meter
At Black Hat this week, security researchers showed how a technically savvy hacker can make a fake payment card that allows unlimited free parking on San Francisco's smart parking meter system. Kevin Mitnick seeks refuge from hackers
Kevin Mitnick, the ex-hacker turned security consultant, is such a high-profile target himself that the Web-hosting firm he was using finally told him it wouldn't host Web pages for him anymore. Is advertising the future of wireless?
The willingness of customers to tolerate advertisements as part of their telecom services has been an issue that telecom carriers have been grappling with lately as they contemplate how to maintain their revenues and avoid being relegated to providing 'dumb pipes' that only connect customers to the Web without offering any value-added services. Is Your Linksys or Netgear Router Open to Attack?
If you have a Linksys model WRT160N or Netgear RP614v4 router, it may be time to worry a little. At least according to a report out of Defcon from The Register. The vulnerability is based on CSRF, or cross-site request forgery, an issue with the cPanel web-based control software used to administrate the devices. Cisco expected to hit high end of Q4 guidance
Cisco is expected to report Q4 results at the high-end of guidance provided when it reported its Q3 numbers 3 months ago. Investment firm UBS cites an improving order trend during the quarter, based on its channel checks. Report: Hathaway resigns as acting cybersecurity czar
Melissa Hathaway, who was regarded as one of the top contenders for the new position of White House cybersecurity coordinator, has withdrawn from consideration and resigned as acting senior director for cyberspace citing personal reasons, the Wall Street Journal reported. Apple board ends Google's CEO funny business
From the "what-took-you-so-long" category: Today, Apple announced that Google's CEO Eric Schmidt is no longer on Apple's board of directors. This had to happen and probably should have when Google released Android. Five great giveaways for August
Win Cisco Press Books from Cisco Subnet. August giveaways: we're giving away SCCM books and free training
Win free Pearson Education books from Microsoft Subnet. Sam Ramji: Why Microsoft contributed to open source
Sam Ramji, Senior Director of Platform Strategy joins us to talk about Microsoft's recent open source code contribution to Linux. 15-ton bomb would move aside "The Mother" and become "The Father Of All Bombs"
Now this is one big bomb. Published reports today say the Pentagon is rattling swords in the direction of North Korea and Iran by speeding the development a 20-foot, 30,000lb bomb known as Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). August Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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