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	15 summer vacation ideas for geeks From Star Trek and Space Camp to baseball minutiae, vintage video games, anime, pirates, Harry Potter and They Might Be Giants, there's a vacation option for any type of geek this summer. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: ArcSight Hack the Odds & Gain the House Advantage Cybercrime has dramatically increased in quantity, diversity and sophistication, and businesses have more to do than ever to beat a coordinated cyber attack. Listen to this panel discussion featuring Joseph Menn, author of the new book Fatal System Error, and hear about the issues and tips to shut down modern security threats and stop cybercrime. Click to continue In this Issue iPhone 4 FAQ: What exactly did Apple do? Inside Apple's once-secret wireless lab Crisis expert gives Apple a 'C' for iPhone 4 response Apple Must Kill The iPhone 4 -- The Sooner The Better New virus targets industrial secrets Adobe's partnership with SourceForge has interesting implications Comprehensive Guide on Addressing Slow / Sluggish Outlook Performance to Microsoft Exchange Air Force streamlines cybersecurity hiring for 680 open positions If this plane turns into a robot, sign me up WHITE PAPER: Qualys Justifying IT Security The goal of a security program is to choose and implement cost effective countermeasures that mitigate the vulnerabilities that will most likely lead to loss. This paper discusses the management of Risk and how Vulnerability Management is one of the few counter-measures easily justified by its ability to optimize risk. Read now! iPhone 4 FAQ: What exactly did Apple do? At a special press conference Friday, July 16, Apple CEO Steve Jobs declared that any iPhone 4 user who wanted one could have a free bumper to improve signal reception. Here's what you need to know about the anticlimax of the iPhone 4 Antenna Imbroglio. Read More Inside Apple's once-secret wireless lab After Friday morning's Apple press conference about the iPhone 4 and its antenna issues, Apple executives took a small group of journalists (11 all told, including myself) on a tour of the company's wireless-testing facilities. We were, the executives said, the first outsiders allowed into the area, a spot off-limits to most Apple employees. Even our escorts from Apple's PR department said they hadn't been in there before. Read More Crisis expert gives Apple a 'C' for iPhone 4 response Apple's Friday news conference on the iPhone 4 antenna and reception fiasco gets an A- grade, but its overall response to the problem rates only a C, according to a crisis communications expert. 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I've been meaning to write this blog post for years, never found the time, but after getting FIVE calls in the past 48-hours for companies (large and small) having a LOT of users complaining about Outlook performance issues, I finally broke down and wrote this guide. Read More Air Force streamlines cybersecurity hiring for 680 open positions The Air Force today said its managers hiring civilian federal employees for certain cybersecurity openings can use a streamlined method to rapidly fill more than 680 positions. Read More If this plane turns into a robot, sign me up Cool video of the week: The Japanese already showed off their Gundam coolness with a life-size statue last year, we're probably not that far off from them creating real ones. Read More
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