Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. UC Berkeley says hacker broke into health-services databases The University of California at Berkeley Friday disclosed that hackers broke into restricted computer databases in the campus health-services center, as the university began notifying current and former Berkeley students their personal information may have been taken. Microsoft patches huge Windows 7 RC bug Just days after it launched Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC), Microsoft has released a fix for a major flaw that slipped through testing. Microsoft lays off Steve Riley, the former face of Microsoft Security Microsoft Subnet found Twitter abuzz with the news that Steve Riley was dismissed as part of Microsoft's layoffs this week. Cyberbullying? No, it's just bullying. Gibbs discusses proposed legislation concerning "cyber-bullying" and points out that the laws would be a really, really bad idea and that that conflating "cyber" with almost anything is simply bogus. Dude. Offshore Contract Tactics to Protect Against Threats In the wake of events such as the admission of fraud by Satyam's CEO and recent terrorist attacks, sourcing professionals have been forced to consider whether they really enjoy the protections they thought they had already established contractually with their providers. How to secure your home network Reader Steve Hawley is all too typical. His home network houses a mix of Macs and Windows PCs, an old 802.11b Linksys router connected to a cable modem, and a couple of Airport Expresses connected to sound systems around the house. He wrote to us, seeking some advice on how to configure that network so he could: Bill would turn Internet flamers into felons A little-noticed bill re-introduced in Congress last month would make the use of popular electronic communications a felony if “the intent is to coerce, intimidate, harass... MIT recognizes startup Ksplice for rebootless OS updates Ksplice, a Cambridge, Mass., startup whose software is designed to help computer users keep their operating systems secure and updated without the hassle of frequent... May Giveaways Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet are collectively giving away books on Google Apps Deciphered, the CCNA Security exam, an awesome SQL Server 2005/2008 training video and the grand prize, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500. Deadline for entries May 31. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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