FBI grabs documents in Detroit security contract probe (The Toledo Blade)
DETROIT The FBI grabbed documents and a computer in an investigation of a company that received a security contract from the city of Detroit. Court records show FBI agents made several stops on July 14, including the Detroit office of Security Communications Alert Network, known as SCAN, and an executive’s sport utility vehicle. The FBI declined comment. A message seeking comment was left …
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Game-sharing woman fined 16,000 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A woman has been ordered to pay 16,000 in damages after she illegally loaded a computer game on a file-sharing network, lawyers said Tuesday.
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Solomon Islands Fisheries Forum Agency welcomes new computer … - Radio New Zealand International
Solomon Islands Fisheries Forum Agency welcomes new computer …Radio New Zealand International, New Zealand - Aug 17, 2008The Forum Fisheries Agency in Solomon Islands has welcomed the new computer network system installed in the Maritime unit and launched on Friday. …New computer network will assist in monitoring illegal fishing in … Radio New Zealand Internationalall 2 news articles
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Kenya introduces 25 percent tax on used computer imports - NetworkWorld.com
Kenya introduces 25 percent tax on used computer importsNetworkWorld.com, MA - 13 hours agoAccess is the most important thing, said Computer Aid Africa's program manager Gladys Muhunyo, citing a study by the Kenya ICT Action Network that reveals …
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‘A Lot of People Just Don’t Take the Basic Precautions’ (Washington Post)
At the end of the Black Hat hacker convention in Las Vegas this month, James Finch, head of the FBI’s Cyber Division, sat down for an interview about crime and the Internet. About 4,000 people gathered at the annual convention to hear about research on the latest network and computer or…
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Mechdyne Installs Advanced Computer Visualization Systems to Support Collaborative Design Program of Leading Aerospace … (Broadcast Newsroom)
MARSHALLTOWN, IA — (Marketwire) — 08/19/08 — Mechdyne Corporation today announced that it has completed a multi-room computer simulation and visualization center for Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK), a premier advanced weapon and space systems company.
Source: www.broadcastnewsroom.com

Leading Denver Computer Consulting Company One of Fastest Growing Private Companies in Area (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Business Network Systems ranks as one of the top 10 fastest growing private companies in Denver, CO.
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San Francisco Computer Tech Set Booby Trap In City Network - InformationWeek
ChattahBoxSan Francisco Computer Tech Set Booby Trap In City NetworkInformationWeek, NY - Jul 24, 2008The computer network stores 60% of the city's documents, including payroll records, e-mail, and law enforcement documents. Childs has been held on $5 …A city locked out of its own data network Christian Science MonitorCity of San Francisco regains network access Heise OnlineSan Francisco DA Discloses City's Network Passwords PC WorldCRN - San Francisco Chronicleall 378 news articles
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Youngsters learn computer skills at Wareham Boys and Girls Club (The Standard-Times)
Kids use computers more than ever these days, said Chris Pires, a counselor and computer lab director at the Boys and Girls Club in Wareham. But he wonders how often they stop to think about what is happening when they click a mouse or drop a CD into the…
Source: www.southcoasttoday.com

Reset router to add laptop (Miami Herald)
Q: My daughter just bought a new laptop. We have a wireless system at our house, but I cannot remember the password to allow another computer to gain access to our network. The man who set this up for us is long gone. How can I find out my own access password?
Source: www.miamiherald.com

General Dynamics Introduces Two New Tadpole Computer Servers For Enterprise Computing On-The-Move (WirelessWorkforceOnline)
General Dynamics C4 Systems is now offering the new Tadpole VM2000 mobile server/workstation and VR2000 rack-mount server to government and commercial users who require high-performance, enterprise-level, network computing in mobile and space-constrained environments.
Source: www.wirelessworkforceonline.com

Fiber Network Appliance Platform features swappable design. (ThomasNet)
Installed in VPN, IDS, and servers, 1U FWS-7600 includes swappable modules as well as Intel Xeon Quad Core 3200 series processor and dual Core 3000 series. It supports four 240-pin dual-channel ECC DDRII 667 SDRAM DIMM and can equip 10/100Base-TX or GbE with 4 ports bypass function for network connection. Equipped with 2 fixed copper Ethernet ports, system also has 6 USB 2.0 ports, parallel LCM …
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Government Computer News (Government Computer News)
Lee James was completing work on a bachelor s degree in computer science at Langston University in Oklahoma in 2000 when he served a summer internship at the nearby Army Defense Ammunition Center. It was his first exposure to working with the military. James took to it.
Source: www.gcn.com

Feds seek to nab credit card thieves in La., Miss. - Forbes
Feds seek to nab credit card thieves in La., Miss.Forbes, NY - 13 hours agoThe thief breaches an insecure wireless network, then inserts malicious software - similar to a wiretap - in the merchant's computer that will collect …
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New Algorithm Significantly Boosts Routing Efficiency Of Networks - Science Daily (press release)
New Algorithm Significantly Boosts Routing Efficiency Of NetworksScience Daily (press release) - 4 hours agoA new algorithm developed by computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego helps answer that question, at least for computer networks, …
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Verizon Tests Network (CW Arkansas)
Chances are you have uttered the phrase, “Can you hear me now,” because of a bad connection or dropped cell phone call. Cell phone companies are constantly trying to combat this problem so they can claim to have the best network.
Source: www.cwarkansas.com

Latest Heathrow computer fault disrupts thousands - ComputerWeekly.com
BBC NewsLatest Heathrow computer fault disrupts thousandsComputerWeekly.com, UK - Aug 15, 2008A failure in the computer network at Heathrow airport's terminal 3 yesterday disrupted flights for thousands of passengers. Two flights were cancelled, …Network to blame for Terminal 3 passenger delays IT PROIT Network Glitches cause Heathrow Terminal 3 To Stall ITProPortalall 224 news articles
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Tech s season opener is going high-tech - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Tech s season opener is going high-techAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 7 hours ago28 season opener that will be carried only by computer. The game will be shown live on ESPN360.com, a broadband sports network that is available free to …
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Next Generation Relationship Management Software (Scoop.co.nz)
NZ software company, On2it Software Ltd, has just released a completely new class of computer application onto the world market a NETWORK Relationship Management system, with a FREE Personal version available to all.
Source: www.scoop.co.nz

San Francisco Computer Tech Set Booby Trap In City Network - InformationWeek
ChattahBoxSan Francisco Computer Tech Set Booby Trap In City NetworkInformationWeek, NY - Jul 24, 2008The computer network stores 60% of the city's documents, including payroll records, e-mail, and law enforcement documents. Childs has been held on $5 …A city locked out of its own data network Christian Science MonitorCity of San Francisco regains network access Heise OnlineSan Francisco DA Discloses City's Network Passwords PC WorldCRN - San Francisco Chronicleall 378 news articles
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Government Computer News (Government Computer News)
Kevin Roberson likes to think of himself as a troublemaker, which makes him a perfect fit for his job as manager of the U.S. Postal Service s security vulnerability assessment process.
Source: www.gcn.com

Air Force Suspends Cyber Command Program - Slashdot
Air Force Suspends Cyber Command ProgramSlashdot - Aug 13, 2008There are no physical connections between the two anywhere in the Defense Department's 5 million "computer network, yet in the AFNOC, the Ethernet jacks are …Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort The Associated PressFuture of Cyberspace Command in doubt Daily PressAF delays command; locals say CIC still a go Shreveport TimesInformationWeek - Daily Cometall 187 news articles
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Verizon Again Delivers One-of-a-Kind NFL Network Experience to Verizon Broadband and TV Customers (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEW YORK , Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Football fans who subscribe to video and wireline broadband services with Verizon will enjoy the start of NFL Network Game Extra this weekend, as NFL Network kicks off its coverage of NFL preseason games.
Source: www.broadcastnewsroom.com

The Olympics, Part 2: Gold-Medal Network Performance (TechNewsWorld.com)
Online media coverage of this year’s Summer Olympic Games on MSN is shaping up to be a breakout event for Internet TV, as well as quite a big hit for NBC and its tech partners. The network reported 12 million hits and 70 million page views on its Olympics Web site — and that was before the opening ceremony. Things got even better from there.
Source: www.technewsworld.com

India developing network centric warfare capability (Express India)
India is rapidly moving towards developing network centric warfare (NCW) capability, Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal P V Naik has said.
Source: www.financialexpress.com

India developing network centric warfare capability: Naik (Chennai Online)
Meenakshi Ganjoo Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug 16 India is rapidly moving towards developing network centric warfare (NCW) capability, Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal P V Naik has said.
Source: www.chennaionline.com

Microsoft Partner Status in Networking Infrastructure Solutions awarded to Dependable Computer Guys (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Microsoft has acknowledged Dependable Computer Guys’ competency in Networking Infrastructure by awarding DCG Partner Status. This privilege is reserved for a small handful of IT companies that have demonstrated their exceptional skills and talent. As a Microsoft Partner, Dependable Computer Guys will have access to special training and other benefits, making it possible to offer additional …
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Neuse River Networks Joins The Computing Technology Industry … - dBusinessNews Triangle (press release)
Neuse River Networks Joins The Computing Technology Industry …dBusinessNews Triangle (press release), NC - Aug 14, 2008The ONE Plan is designed to manage your computer network so you don t have to. Since 1997, Neuse River Networks has been evolving with the ever-changing …
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Latest Heathrow computer fault disrupts thousands - ComputerWeekly.com
BBC NewsLatest Heathrow computer fault disrupts thousandsComputerWeekly.com, UK - 20 hours agoA failure in the computer network at Heathrow airport's terminal 3 yesterday disrupted flights for thousands of passengers. Two flights were cancelled, …IT Network Glitches cause Heathrow Terminal 3 To Stall ITProPortalNetwork to blame for Terminal 3 passenger delays IT PROall 222 news articles
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EventTracker Wins Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award for Best in Event Management and Computer Forensics (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Complete SIEM solution, EventTracker, integrates real-time log collection, correlation, alerting, USB tracking and change monitoring
Source: news.yahoo.com

Computer network attack used in Georgia conflict (The Shreveport Times)
News of halting of the Air Force’s Cyber Command comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
Source: www.shreveporttimes.com

Donated computer is woman’s window to world (The Ocala Star-Banner)
OCALA - Dolores Fortin knows about miracles. A 66-year old survivor of both pancreatic cancer and a fire that destroyed her Belleview home, Fortin is a believer. Today, she counts a computer as one of those miracles.
Source: www.ocala.com

Easy-to-penetrate networks make you a mark for hackers - Detroit Free Press
Easy-to-penetrate networks make you a mark for hackersDetroit Free Press, United States - 48 minutes agoIf you have a wireless network in your home, the same tactics can easily target your personal computer and files. How easy is it to do? …
Source: news.google.com

Verizon Again Delivers One-of-a-Kind NFL Network Experience to Verizon Broadband and TV Customers (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEW YORK , Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Football fans who subscribe to video and wireline broadband services with Verizon will enjoy the start of NFL Network Game Extra this weekend, as NFL Network kicks off its coverage of NFL preseason games.
Source: www.broadcastnewsroom.com

ManTech Memory DD Version 1.3 for Forensic Analysis of Computer Memory Now Available (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FAIRFAX, Va.—-ManTech International Corporation announced the release of ManTech Memory DD 1.3, a physical memory acquisition tool for imaging Windows based computers. ManTech Memory DD captures a record of physical or random access memory which is lost when a computer is shutdown.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

New COO to take Arabian Radio Network to the next level (Zawya)
13 August 2008 Industry veteran Steve Smith has taken over as chief operating officer of Arabian Radio Network (ARN) Arabian Radio Network (ARN) . This was announced by Abdullatif Al Sayegh, chief executive officer of Arab Media Group (AMG), the largest media organisation in the UAE.
Source: www.zawya.com

Neuse River Networks Joins The Computing Technology Industry … - Carolina Newswire (press release)
Neuse River Networks Joins The Computing Technology Industry …Carolina Newswire (press release), NC - 3 hours agoThe ONE Plan is designed to manage your computer network so you don t have to. Since 1997, Neuse River Networks has been evolving with the ever-changing …
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Jedi Knights Find New Life in Animation (The Lakeland Ledger)
Dave Filoni was a mere 3 years old when the first “Star Wars” film came out. Today, he’s the supervising director on “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” both the computer-animated film opening today and the series debuting this fall on Cartoon Network.
Source: www.theledger.com

Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force’s nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Board eyes new engineer job - The Republican - MassLive.com
Board eyes new engineer jobThe Republican - MassLive.com, MA - Aug 14, 2008Michael M. Lareau, a computer network technician in the department, said he will apply for the senior systems engineer job if the aldermen approve it. …
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Burnout Paradise Launches on Playstation Network (Centre Daily Times)
Criterion Games, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that the Platinum-hit driving game Burnout(TM) Paradise will be available to download from the US PLAYSTATION(R)Network via the PLAYSTATION(R)Store for $29.99 this Fall. Winner of over 55 awards worldwide, the downloadable version of Burnout Paradise will incorporate all of the recent updates that Criterion Games has …
Source: www.centredaily.com

Government Computer News (Government Computer News)
Best Site, a nationwide network of regional and national processing centers that provides transactional imaging services for backfile conversion and government blowback projects.
Source: www.gcn.com

AP Technology NewsBrief at 6:33 pm EDT - TMCnet
AP Technology NewsBrief at 6:33 pm EDTTMCnet - 9 hours agoThis comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia. The service's Cyberspace Command is meant to coordinate computer …
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New FW company offers computer service (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
New Company Offers Computer Repair, Installation and Custom-Built Desktop Systems FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A local entrepreneur has formed a new company to focus on repairing and installing personal
Source: www.wane.com

Board eyes new engineer job - The Republican - MassLive.com
Board eyes new engineer jobThe Republican - MassLive.com, MA - 35 minutes agoMichael M. Lareau, a computer network technician in the department, said he will apply for the senior systems engineer job if the aldermen approve it. …
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Former prosecutor: UK hacker's extradition is inevitable - Computerworld
BBC NewsFormer prosecutor: UK hacker's extradition is inevitableComputerworld, MA - 9 hours agoIn New Jersey, the government contends that McKinnon first hacked into the computer network at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, on April 7, 2001, …Is Gary McKinnon an alien obsessed nerd or a NASA hacking mastermind? iTWireGary McKinnon wins two-week stay p2pnet.netPentagon hacker McKinnon earns extradition delay Out-Law.comComputerworld Australiaall 79 news articles
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Ready to handle difficult tasks (The Frederick News-Post)
Frederick County’s evolving computer network is better equipped to handle large, difficult tasks than the ancient computer systems found in California and other states
Source: www.fredericknewspost.com

In Georgia, a Parallel War Rages Online - U.S. News & World Report
Sydney Morning HeraldIn Georgia, a Parallel War Rages OnlineU.S. News & World Report, DC - 10 hours agoThat's about all the damage they cause," says Jose Nazario, a computer security expert who tracks worldwide threats for the network security company Arbor …Video: Russia Said to Target Georgian President's Site AssociatedPressBefore the Gunfire, Cyberattacks New York TimesRussian Cyber Attacks Shut Down Georgian Websites CRNWired News - NewsFactor Networkall 550 news articles
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Building a Diskless Computer Network On Ubuntu 8.04 (Linux Today)
[ Thanks to Mike Weber for this link. ] “There are several significant changes in LTSP 5 which make the system much more usable. You will get enhanced security as now the GUI is exported using ssh -X and not the old XDMCP. SSH offers encryption of course which is actually faster and safer.
Source: www.linuxtoday.com

Hackers Mull Physical Attacks on Networked World - This Day
Hackers Mull Physical Attacks on Networked WorldThis Day, Nigeria - 4 hours agoWant to break into the computer network in an ultra-secure building? Ship a hacked iPhone there to a nonexistent employee and hope the device sits in the …
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Pentagon puts hold on USAF cyber effort (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Pentagon this week delayed and may kill the Air Force’s nascent Cyberspace Command, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. This comes as Russia used a major computer network attack to begin its assault on Georgia.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Westwood College Students Learn More Than Politics While Working … - MarketWatch
FOXNewsWestwood College Students Learn More Than Politics While Working …MarketWatch - Aug 11, 2008"This is a-once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity for our Computer Network Management students," said Clay Chandler, national program advisor for the Cisco …Westwood Students to Install VoIP Telephones at Democratic … TMCnetall 39 news articles
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Hackers Mull Physical Attacks on a Networked World - NewsFactor Network
Hackers Mull Physical Attacks on a Networked WorldNewsFactor Network, CA - 17 hours agoWant to break into the computer network in an ultra-secure building? Ship a hacked iPhone there to a nonexistent employee and hope the device sits in the …
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Audit finds problems with MoDOT computer security (Park Hills Daily Journal)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) A state audit released Monday identified several problems with the computer system security of the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Source: dailyjournalonline.com

MoDOT setup vulnerable - Columbia Daily Tribune
MoDOT setup vulnerableColumbia Daily Tribune, MO - 12 hours agoAuditors found that 263 former department employees still had computer network access, 630 accounts had never been accessed and 483 had not been accessed in …State Says MoDOT Computers Are Vulnerable Ozarks FirstYour Tuesday Morning News Update with Maria Neider KY3Audit: MODOT Information Security Controls Need Improvement Ozarks Firstall 4 news articles
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Ketchum wireless works out the kinks - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Ketchum wireless works out the kinksIdaho Mountain Express and Guide, ID - 1 hour agoHe was monitoring the screen and said the wireless computer network he examined was downloading faster than it was uploading, something he was working to …
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Building a Diskless Computer Network On Ubuntu 8.04 (Linux Today)
[ Thanks to Mike Weber for this link. ] “There are several significant changes in LTSP 5 which make the system much more usable. You will get enhanced security as now the GUI is exported using ssh -X and not the old XDMCP. SSH offers encryption of course which is actually faster and safer.
Source: www.linuxtoday.com

Universities win national award for computer network (Telegraph-Journal)
Two of Canada’s smallest universities - Saint Thomas and Mount Allison - have won a national award for co-operating on a project that reduces energy consumption while improving computer resources for students.
Source: telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com

Intel’s Nehalem chips to get ‘Core’ branding (CNET)
Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Intel’s Nehalem chips to get ‘Core’ branding –Chipmaker’s next-generation desktop processors will be branded “Core” and get an “i7″ identifier for the first wave of products. Samsung’s showcase in San Fran –Peter Glaskowsky attends a Samsung product showcase in San Francisco, admires and analyzes various HDTVs, computer monitors, cell phones, …
Source: news.cnet.com

A First Look Inside the Defcon Network Ops Center (Wired News)
Over 9,000 hackers, freaks, feds and geeks are in Las Vegas for Defcon, the world’s largest computer security convention. Threat Level gets the first ever photo tour of the Defcon Network Operations Center.
Source: blog.wired.com

Security and privacy departments need to converge - eChannelLine
Security and privacy departments need to convergeeChannelLine, Canada - 14 hours ago"We are talking about information on a computer network [and] often [privacy and security professionals] are protecting the same information but coming from …Cyber Security as a Service for Canadian Small Business PC World Canadaall 2 news articles
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San Francisco Case Shows Vulnerability Of Data Networks (Washington Post)
LOS ANGELES — San Francisco is being forced to overhaul security measures on the computer network that controls data for its police, courts, jails, payroll and health services, as well as other crucial information, after the technology administrator entrusted with the system blocked access for…
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Reporters booted from conference for hacking - The Associated Press
ABC NewsReporters booted from conference for hackingThe Associated Press - Aug 8, 2008The network was working properly, but it wasn't set up to shield each journalist's computer from one another. The French journalists identified by …French reporters booted from US computer security conference AFPJournalists kicked out of Black Hat for snooping on their peers CNET NewsJournalists 'hack' journalists at internet security conference Telegraph.co.ukp2pnet.net - DailyTechall 209 news articles
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CREC launches social network site (Stillwater NewsPress)
Central Rural Electric Cooperative wants to help residents of small towns network with their neighbors.
Source: www.stillwater-newspress.com

Journalists 'hack' journalists at internet security conference - Telegraph.co.uk
ABC NewsJournalists 'hack' journalists at internet security conferenceTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 12 hours agoThree French reporters covering a major internet security conference were thrown out after allegedly hacking into a private computer network set up for the …French reporters booted from US computer security conference AFPJournalists kicked out of Black Hat for snooping on their peers CNET NewsFrench trio said sniffing the network was only a joke DailyTechSlashdot - Registerall 205 news articles
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Hackers warn of threat from physical attacks (Boston Globe)
LAS VEGAS - Want to break into the computer network in an ultrasecure building? Ship a hacked iPhone there to a nonexistent employee and hope the device sits in the mailroom, scanning for nearby wireless connections.
Source: www.boston.com

The Networker You wait for a packet of ideas, then two arrive at once - guardian.co.uk
The Networker You wait for a packet of ideas, then two arrive at onceguardian.co.uk, UK - 19 hours agoIn the audience were a number of engineers who were designing a computer network - the Arpanet - for the US Department of Defence. …
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Rogue reporters kicked out of conference for network snooping (The Register)
When hacks hack Black Hat Three rogue journalists were ejected from the Black Hat security conference after being accused of connecting monitoring tools to the press room computer network and sniffing reporters’ passwords.
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A First Look Inside the Defcon Network Ops Center (Wired News)
Over 9,000 hackers, freaks, feds and geeks are in Las Vegas for Defcon, the world’s largest computer security convention. Threat Level gets the first ever photo tour of the Defcon Network Operations Center.
Source: blog.wired.com