Funky Tonight' is performed by John Butler Trio & Keith Urban at the ARIA Awards Oct.2007

WAIT! I thought YOU were in charge of security!!!!!!!

What Elste discovered in June was that there was no system for tracking the CDs after they are sent, no system for getting them back or destroying them, and that the data on the discs wasn't even encrypted.

Portable hard discs sold locally and produced by US disk-drive manufacturer Seagate Technology have been found to carry Trojan horse viruses that automatically upload to Beijing Web sites anything the computer user saves on the hard disc, the Investigation Bureau said.

The researchers describe the Windows random number generator as a program that is "a critical building block for file and email encryption, and for the SSL encryption protocol" which is used by all Internet browsers.

In time, Egerstad gained access to 1000 high-value email accounts. He would later post 100 sets of sensitive email logins and passwords on the internet for criminals, spies or just curious teenagers to use to snoop on inter-governmental, NGO and high-value corporate email.

Authorities allege that during this time, Butler began to illegally hack into computer networks operated by the Air Force, NASA and the federal Defense and Energy departments. He didn't steal any information, but again left open a door so he could re-enter later, authorities said.

Interruption is a major workplace concern today, especially for people engaged in information work, and computer technologies are widely viewed as exacerbating the problem. One reason for concern is the high incidence of interruptions.

Join NASA and NSTA for two, free Web seminars featuring scientists and education specialists from NASA. Designed for educators of grades K-6, the seminars will focus on how educators can better engage parents and enlist their support for inquiry-based science and mathematics education. The presenters will share their expertise, answer questions from the participants and provide information regarding Web sites that students can use in the classroom.

A group of research and industry technology leaders today announced two demonstrations at the SC07 Conference in Reno, Nev. to show leading-edge capabilities designed for the high-bandwidth needs of the research community worldwide. The demonstrations involve the transport of large volumes of data at rates significantly in excess of 10 gigabits-per-second (Gbps) by infrastructure built to support the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), over a 40 Gbps network and the use of Generalized Multi Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) User to Network Interface (UNI) signaling between routers and optical systems to provision bandwidth on demand.

Listen to First Lady of Philadelphia Soul Carla L. Benson Sing Hatikvah Isreal's National Anthem and find many more about the Music of War Resources, Patriotism, Propoganda and Protest. Also find Civil War, WW1, WW2, Military War music Patriotic, Protest and Union Songs.

Ethics are absolute. Business ethics are relational. And ethical leadership requires a position of influence. What does that mean? Certainly there are absolutes to business ethics, such as respecting employees and stakeholders, competing fairly and within the law, and being a responsible corporate citizen.

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WabiSabiLabi, the eBay of security vulnerabilities, confirmed that its founder and strategy director has been arrested in connection with an ongoing spying investigation and remains custody in Milan.

With exploit code in circulation and no patch available for a buffer-overflow bug, Oracle Corp.'s flagship database software is open to attack, security researchers said today.

The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary This week: 93 advisories

Yahoo has a new niche social site for college students that's supposed to be more professional than social

What Parents, Teachers and Administrators need to know.

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COMET TAIL: Exploding Comet & TAURID METEOR SHOWER

PRIVACY GUIDANCE, ADOLESCENT READERS INITIATIVE, a Competitive Edge - Reading First and more

Fellowships & Grants available for women grad students and professionals Deadlines for 2008-09 are approaching - see the following list: Also see Recent grant opportunities from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) include... * Business and International Education Program -- CFDA# 84.153A * Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs -- [CFDA#s 84.334S and 84.334A] * Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program -- CFDA# 84.330B

Girls in K-12: More Math, Less Interest in Comp Sci The findings of the inaugural report showed that, starting in K-12 education, girls seem to have an advantage over boys in coursework but do not pursue careers or majors in information sciences. While girls have, on the whole, more experience in their K-12 educations in math and some engineering areas than boys, only 1 percent of females taking the SATs in 2006 indicated an interest in pursuing computer and information sciences as an intended major.

The Ethnographic Thesaurus is a hierarchical listing of subject terms from folklore, ethnomusicology, cultural anthropology, and related fields. The Thesaurus will improve access to cultural materials and scholarship by affording researchers, archivists, indexers, librarians, and others a common language for description.

Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress Two first place World Hoop Dance Champions have joined together to model and dance a vision of male and female balance, harmony and respect as traditionally practiced by their ancestors. Dallas Chief Eagle, Rosebud Sioux tribal member, and Jasmine Pickner of the Crow Creek Sioux tribe are both world-traveled hoop dancers. They share with audiences an ancient hoop dance story outlining sacred hoop wisdom.