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FAQ about the VeriSign data breaches

IT salaries rise, bonuses get bigger | UPDATED: The world's geekiest license plates

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FAQ about the VeriSign data breaches
A VeriSign filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that the company suffered more than one data breach in 2010, raising questions about how secure the company's products are and what customers should do about it. Read More


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IT salaries rise, bonuses get bigger
IT pros in Austin, Texas and Portland, Ore. saw the biggest salary gains, according to new data from Dice.com, a career site for technology and engineering professionals. Read More

UPDATED: The world's geekiest license plates
I respect those drivers who give us a little more insight into who they are, what really forms the foundation for their identity as a person – even if that thing is Debian Linux. Now updated with even more geeky plates from readers. Read More

Geekiest marriage proposals ever
They say there's a lid for every pot. And when a geek has found his lid, there comes a time when he wants to take a soldering iron to it and make sure it's not going anywhere. But a true geek can't just hide a ring in the dessert and get down on one knee. Oh, no. He must pop the question with creativity and flair, to make it as memorable as possible for his geek princess in the only ways a geek knows how. And these days, that means he might just have to do a bit of coding. Read on for some of the geekiest marriage proposals ever. Read More

Cell towers that blend vs. those that offend
Everyone likes their cell phones, but no one likes to see the cell towers that make our mobile world possible. Here are some of the cell towers that dwell among us – some cleverly hidden, others not so much – as discovered by folks who shared their images on Flickr. Read More


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Worst hackers ever?
We always hear about the big data breaches, the most devastating viruses, and the most denying of the denial-of-service attacks. But for every hacker with that level of deviousness, there are a thousand wannabes out there. Some get ridiculed, some get arrested. Here are a few favorites, as reported by the Internet. Read More

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The world's geekiest license plates
This slideshow goes out to all those drivers who aren't afraid to say it loud: I'm a geek and I'm proud. It's filled with images of vanity plates so geeky that they prompted someone else to take a picture and post it on Flickr. Enjoy.

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