| Switchers Guide: Understanding Mac security
When it comes to security, using Windows can feel like living in the heart of a big city--the kind of place where you can install all the locks and alarms you want, but you still worry. The vast number of computer users who run Microsoft operating systems form the biggest, juiciest target cybercriminals could dream of. Which is why there are more than twenty-two million unique examples of Windows malware out there. Lamp hijacks electricity from unused telephone jack
We've all seen lamps with phone jacks in hotel rooms. Well, here's a lamp that plugs into a phone jack in your home and operates by filching the trickle of electricity found there. Clever? Bound to upset phone companies? Both? The lamp is sold by an outfit called UxSight, which lists addresses in Hong Kong and San Mateo, Calif. Here are some of the specs: FAA streamlines experimental space flight access
The Federal Aviation Administration today said it would streamline the environmental review part of permit applications for the launch and/or reentry of reusable suborbital rockets to help bolster a fledgling commercial space market. SSL Hole Cracks Open Secured Web Traffic
A critical new flaw in SSL, or the Secure Sockets Layer used to protect Web traffic for online banking, shopping, and any other https connection, allows an attacker to break into any theoretically secured connection and add malicious commands. Microsoft plans six patches next week, ties November record
Microsoft plans to will deliver six security updates on Tuesday, less than half the number it issued last month, to fix flaws in Windows and Office. Federal data protection law inches forward
A sweeping new bill that would implement a national standard for data protection and breach notification got a boost of support today from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Blue Coat slashes staff, buys S7 services company
Security-appliance vendor Blue Coat Systems is laying off of close to 20 percent of its staff and restructuring its business in a drive to increase profitability. Boston Celtics clamp down on spam
Until recently, the Boston Celtics' e-mail infrastructure was outdated and badly in need of an overhaul. November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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