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ITworld.com Wrap-Up
March 28, 2008
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In this issue:

FTC settles with TJX, LexisNexis
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105612/0/

EC opens in-depth probe of Nokia-Navteq deal
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105613/0/

With thousands of sites affected, Adobe to patch Flash bug
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105614/0/

Researchers: GSM mobile security on the ropes
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105615/0/

NTT DoCoMo takes a step towards bio-sensing cell phones
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105512/0/

Gone in 2 minutes: Mac gets hacked first in contest
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105509/0/

Votes roll in for ballot on OOXML standard
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105616/0/

Researchers: Glasses aren't geeky
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/85680/0/


OTHER RESOURCES
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Reputation-Based Email Security
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/102332/0/

2008 Internet Security Trends Report
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/102329/0/

Multi-layer Spam Defense Architectural Overview
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/101558/0/


UNIX TIP
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More on bc
By Sandra Henry-Stocker, ITworld

In a previous column, we looked at bc, the surprisingly high precision
and big value capable Unix tool that you will find on most versions of
Unix today. The bc utility is not just a command line tool, however. You
can also write numerically intensive scripts in bc. The tool
incorporates enough syntax to assign values to variables, write and call
functions, collect responses from users and print annotated results.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/104270/0/


IN THE NEWS
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FTC settles with TJX, LexisNexis
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105612/0/
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled data-breach complaints
against retailer TJX and data broker Reed Elsevier, requiring both
companies to establish comprehensive information security programs and
submit to biennial data security audits over the next 20 years.

EC opens in-depth probe of Nokia-Navteq deal
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105613/0/
Fears that Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer, might
muscle out rivals in the burgeoning market for GPS navigation devices,
the European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation of the
Finnish company's plans to acquire Navteq, an American producer of
digital maps, the regulator said Friday.

With thousands of sites affected, Adobe to patch Flash bug
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105614/0/
Adobe is working on an update to its Flash Player software that will
address a widespread vulnerability found on hundreds of thousands of Web
sites.

Researchers: GSM mobile security on the ropes
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105615/0/
The security of the most widely used standard in the world for
transmitting mobile phone calls is dangerously flawed, putting privacy
and data at risk, two researchers warned at the Black Hat conference in
Europe on Friday.

NTT DoCoMo takes a step towards bio-sensing cell phones
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105512/0/
Researchers in Japan have demonstrated one part of an envisaged
molecular level system that might one day enable cell phones to keep a
regular watch on their owners' health.

Gone in 2 minutes: Mac gets hacked first in contest
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105509/0/
It may be the quickest $10,000 Charlie Miller ever earned. He took the
first of three laptop computers -- and a $10,000 cash prize -- Thursday
after breaking into a MacBook Air at the CanSecWest security
conference's PWN 2 OWN hacking contest.

Votes roll in for ballot on OOXML standard
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105616/0/
Ballots are rolling in for the final ballot to decide whether the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopts a file
format based on Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) as an international
standard. Countries previously against adoption or abstaining, such as
the Czech Republic, Denmark and Finland, are now voting in favor.


TOP STORIES
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Even Apple will be hated one day
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/104287/0/

How to get Vista SP1
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105204/0/

Best Buy offers gift cards to HD DVD buyers
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/105205/0/

The seven dirtiest jobs in IT
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/103938/0/

Microsoft warns of new Word attack
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/104631/0/


ITWHIRLED
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Researchers: Glasses aren't geeky
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3033330/158421455/85680/0/
For too long, those who wear glasses have been stigmatized as dorkwads
and lame-os. But now, scientists have declared that glasses-wearers are
no more likely than the population at large to be introverted, and are
slightly more likely than average to be "agreeable." There's no word on
whether these geeky scientists are themselves four-eyed types with an
agenda to push.

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POLL
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- Yes. Can't see a thing without them.
- I've had corrective surgery
- I wear contact lenses
- I wear them for fashion
- I probably need them but haven't had my eyes checked
- Nope. My vision is perfect

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