Here in Network World’s backyard, a contractor who was dropping pamphlets for Verizon in Woburn, Mass. neighborhood complained to police (scroll down to 3 p.m. on Feb. 16) that a representative from rival cable company RCN was following in a black car, picking up the dropped pamphlets. Maybe the alleged thief really wanted to impress their RCN bosses or they really hated Verizon, but either way, this is a new low (and not in a good way) in the marketing battle for your broadband dollars. At least Comcast takes a different approach in the war with Verizon.[Via Ars Technica] Related content news analysis FBI/IC3: Vile $5B business e-mail scam continues to breed FBI/IC3 reports over 40,000 worldwide victims and $5 billion in the latest reckoning By Michael Cooney May 08, 2017 5 mins Security news analysis Ultimate geek dream? NASA challenges you to jump on the FORTRAN bandwagon! NASA opens High Performance Fast Computing Challenge By Michael Cooney May 05, 2017 4 mins Government Open Source Enterprise Applications news analysis Fragmented, disorganized IT systems thwart feds ability to track visas DHS OIG says ineffective IT process has contributed to a backlog of more than 1.2 million visa overstay cases. By Michael Cooney May 04, 2017 5 mins Analytics Data Center Security news analysis TSA: “As you can imagine, live anti-tank rounds are strictly prohibited altogether.” TSA finds live anti-tank round in carry-on bag By Michael Cooney Apr 28, 2017 2 mins Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe