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Monday, July 30, 2007

How cheaters are winning at online games; IM attacks up nearly 80%, Akonix says

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How cheaters are winning at online games like World of Warcraft
New book by security expert exposes cheating in online games like World of Warcraft.

IM attacks up nearly 80%, Akonix says
The total of malicious code attacks this year is already over 200 and climbing.

Nacchio sentenced to 6 years, $52M fine
A judge ordered the former CEO of Qwest to pay $52 million and spend six years in prison for insider trading.

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Acquisitions show wireless LAN industry keeps innovating
Wireless LAN vendors acquiring security and VoIP technologies as they lay groundwork for next wave of WLAN innovation.

Online legislation-writing effort gets good reviews
A blog launched this month has teamed with a U.S. senator in an effort to write new broadband legislation, and so far participants have given the process high marks.

Google plans YouTube antipiracy tool for September
Google Inc. aims to deliver in September a long-awaited and much-promised technology to combat piracy in its YouTube video sharing site.

Hotmail maintenance glitch locks users out
Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Live Hotmail Webmail service remained inaccessible to a portion of its users for several hours on Friday, but the problem has been resolved.

California report slams e-voting system security
Researchers commissioned by the State of California have found security issues in every electronic voting system they tested, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen said Friday.

Wi-Fi traffic testing application on tap from VeriWave
VeriWave’s new software creates a mix of real-world Wi-Fi traffic patterns, to test WLAN designs and production nets.

Blogs

Today at Microsoft Subnet
Microsoft Services Platform is at the heart of its software service plan. Blogger Sue Hanley has 7 questions for measuring the value of collaboration deployments.

The past 7 days on Cisco Subnet: Networkers roundup
Unless you were locked in the server room all week, you would know that Cisco held its annual Networkers bash in Anaheim, Calif. Gyrating dancers and rollerbladers warmed up the audience for John Chambers' keynote, and rockers KISS played at the afterparty. Oh, and some products were announced and tacky bags were handed out too.

Buzzblog: CBS Sports and Google News are confused
Video games televised as a sport? Just like football? So says CBS Sports... And Google News can't seem to tell the difference between a spoof and a news story, even when the spoof involves Google's own YouTube.

Today on Layer 8, where we prefer our eggs sunny-side-up:
Electronic eggs that transmit real-time incubation data from the nest to researchers are all the rage this summer. The telemetric egg, placed in the nest after the mother has laid her eggs, contains sensors that record temperatures on four quadrants of the egg’s surface as well as in the egg’s interior. Motion detectors record how frequently the mother turns the egg during incubation. Data are sent wirelessly via an antenna to a receiver and data logger. The data are recorded 24 hours a day and downloaded to a computer every 48 hours.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES:

1. Show your SysAdmins a little love
2. Industry giants get 'Simpsonized'
3. The flying wing concept aircraft takes flight
4. IBM tells employees to behave in Second Life
5. Hogwarts IT director quits
6. Top 15 'networkiest' moments of The Simpsons
7. 12 IT skills that employers can't say no to
8. Classified U.S. military info available over P2P
9. 8th annual SysAdmin Appreciation Day
10. Sand, sun and RFID?

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