| Bots, bombs and weird science: The wackiest stories of 2009
When hard core high-tech and humanity mix you can count on some wacky or just down-right cool things happening. What we have here is our list of 25 the wackiest stories from 2009 featuring everything from high-tech toilet battles and 1,000 mph cars to shape-shifting robots and levitating mice. Standards for protecting personal information
The state of Massachusetts has published its standards for the protection of personal information of residents of that particular commonwealth, with a compliance deadline of March 1, 2010. This is a good starting point for any organization that is serious about protecting individuals' sensitive data, regardless of where they live. Malware to blame for Microsoft 'black screen of death'
Forrester Research analyst Christopher Voce explains why even the inaccurate story about Microsoft patches bringing down Windows PCs should remind enterprise IT to employ best practices such as backing up and patching systems to protect against malware incidents. (10:24) Fake Microsoft security e-mail spreads malicious code
It didn't take long for the bad guys to cash in on the confusion surrounding so-called faulty Windows patches. Cisco Security Intelligence Operations is reporting significant activity of spam e-mail messages that claim to offer a fix for security flaws in various Microsoft products. No harm, no foul, says judge in Express Script data breach case
A federal court in Missouri has thrown out a consumer class-action lawsuit that was brought against pharmacy benefits company Express Scripts over a 2008 data breach in which millions of customer records were believed to have been illegally accessed. Online Privacy Campaign Site Kicks Off
A new site dedicated to improving online privacy launched today with a tool for filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, along with information about your privacy rights - or lack thereof. New study calls for cybersecurity overhaul in U.S.
The U.S. government and private businesses need to overhaul the way they look at cybersecurity, with the government offering businesses new incentives to fix security problems, the Internet Security Alliance said. Securing Your iPhone Jailbreak
Between the harmless but cautionary Rickrolling worm and the much less friendly iPhone/Privacy.A worm that was able to access personal data without any indication, iPhone jailbreaking has been getting a lot of coverage lately- though not necessarily the kind of coverage the community wants or needs. On top of the recent influx of worms, jailbreakers also have to worry about Apple's repeated attempts to shut it all down via software and hardware updates, as well as all the usual security issues that any wi-fi enabled mobile device may be susceptible to. To those who have already jailbroken, or are considering making the jump- fear not! Your jailbroken iPhone can be just as, if not even more secure than Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Cisco has 84% of Tandberg locked up and The VEPA standard -- a potential game changer?; On Microsoft Subnet: Fake Microsoft security e-mail spreads malicious code; On Google Subnet: Google releases free public DNS Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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