Top 10 cool satellite projects ; 7 Reasons Websites Are No Longer Safe

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Read full story Related News: Top 10 cool satellite projects Whether they are monitoring the movement of Great White sharks swimming off the coast of Massachusetts or looking for asteroids streaking towards Earth, satellites are, by their very definition, cool. Here we take a look at some of the most recent technology advances and deployments in recent months. 7 Reasons Websites Are No Longer Safe Conventional wisdom is that Web wanderers are safe as long as they avoid sites that serve up pornography, stock tips, games and the like. But according to recently gathered research from Boston-based IT security and control firm Sophos, sites we take for granted are not as secure as they appear. Man pleads guilty in Wal-Mart card phishing scheme A Sacramento, California, man has pleaded guilty to charges for his role in an international scam that netted sensitive information on tens of thousands of Internet users and then used that data to open fraudulent Wal-Mart credit cards. Two thirds of students plagiarise copy from the web Nearly two thirds of students copy information from the web in their coursework, without changing it, says the Cranfield School of Management. Symantec Calculates Your Identity's Black-Market Value Symantec has unveiled a new tool that gathers some basic information about you and the links between your financial information and the Internet, then calculates what the value of your identity would be on the black market. The value it comes up with is sobering at best. Phishing attacks fell by 45% in August Phishing attacks in August were down 45 percent on the number reported in July, says Symantec. Cisco fixes TCP denial-of-service bug Cisco this week issued a patch for a denial-of-service vulnerability that affects multiple products. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are 10 sports technologies to love, 5 to hate Many technologies help fans enjoy sports. Others just annoy. Apple disasters Apple has enjoyed huge success with the iPod and iPhone, but Apple has had a number of commercial flops, too. IBM ISS X-Force Threat and Risk Report Read this Trend and Risk report from IBM® ISS X-Force® to learn statistical information about all aspects of threats that affect Internet security, including software vulnerabilities and public exploitation, malware, spam, phishing, web-based threats, and general cyber criminal activity. Read Now Improve Efficiency in Network and App Management Change your approach to network management and you will improve network performance and reduce costs. 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