Oddball Gifts for Uber Geeks These holiday gift ideas may surprise even the most hardened geeks in your life. Cyberattacks on U.S. military jump sharply in 2009 Cyberattacks on the U.S. Department of Defense -- many of them coming from China -- have jumped sharply in 2009, a U.S. congressional committee reported Thursday. Broadband stimulus grants delayed The two government agencies in charge of doling out broadband stimulus cash have pushed back the dates for when they'll start handing out grants. Global warming research exposed after hack An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem. Juniper steals spotlight from Cisco again with second flavor of 100G Ethernet In the jostling to grab the headlines for next-gen 100Gbps Ethernet, Juniper this week unveiled its second offering: a 10x10G Ethernet physical interface card (PIC) for its T1600 core router. Federal data breach highlights difficulties of data security In January 2008, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) instituted a security initiative called the Federal Desktop Core Configuration or FDCC. FDCC is comprised of about 300 settings on Windows PCs. The objective is to create a standard federal desktop configuration that eases operations and improves security. New H-1B hiring bill takes aim at tech firms Two U.S. Senators have proposed legislation that would bar any firm which lays off 50 or more workers from hiring guest workers holding H-1B visas. What Chrome OS Means for Business Today in Mountain View, Google held a press event to announce details of its upcoming Chrome OS. What it unveiled is an exciting new platform for Web computing that is aimed squarely at consumer netbooks, and has little relevance to businesses today. Cisco Network Security Survival Guide Get the real scoop of what Cisco's new term borderless networks is all about, learn how to use some of the mainstream hacking tools, and understand how you can use what you probably already have to better defend your network. 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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