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TJX DATA CRIMINAL GETS FIVE YEARS IN PRISON
The leader of an identity theft ring that stole credit card numbers from TJX was fined $600,000 and sentenced to five years in prison.
MEET THE OTHER CISCOSCisco Subnet.
Cisco says it wants to become a household name in the consumer market but there are other Ciscos (along with various spellings of the word) already in the public consciousness. Here are some of the world’s other Ciscos for your education so you can tell your friends and family that, no, it’s not that Cisco but this Cisco that you work with. For your daily dose of news and blogs about the Cisco we know, check out
WHAT ‘THE SOPRANOS’ TAUGHT ME ABOUT TECHNOLOGYTake the Sopranos technology quiz
HBO’s “The Sopranos” TV show is set to have its last hurrah at this weekend’s 2007 Emmy Awards. The show could teach you a lot about technology, from the Web to cookies to hacking. Plus:
YEAR-OLD QUICKTIME BUG GIVES HACKERS NEW DRIVE-BY ATTACK
A year-old bug in QuickTime that, when paired with Firefox allows, hackers to hijack PCs and Macs now has Mozilla scrambling for a …
GOOGLE WANTS INTO THE CAR BUSINESS
The company that redefined Internet search is putting up $10 million via its philanthropic arm, Google.org, to entice someone with the next great idea to ignite mass commercialization of plug-in cars.
VERIZON SUES FCC OVER OPEN-ACCESS AUCTION
Verizon Wireless has encountered strong opposition for its request that an appeals court overturn U.S. Federal Communications Commission …
VIRTUALIZATION CAN BE A TOUGH SELL
VMware customers at VMworld conference say virtual server technologies have advantages and disadvantages and they share their tips for improving …
10 IT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES STILL WORTH WATCHING
A look back at last year’s 10 network and systems management companies to watch, including Kace, Q1 Labs and Splunk.
GROUP RELEASES FREE IPHONE UNLOCK HACK
A hacker group released a free, open-source unlock for Apple.’s iPhone late Tuesday, just a day after a commercial company started selling …
6 WAYS TO A MORE EFFICIENT DATA CENTER
Until recently, many organizations didn’t have to think about their data center infrastructure more than once a decade. As long as there was enough space to …
