Russian Cyberterrorists, Password Abuse, and OS News

Terrorists may try cyberattacks - Not that we should ignore the idea that terrorists may try cyberattacks, but where do we draw the line? Anyone can try cyberattacks for whatever reason they choose, but we obviously cannot live in fear. Russia has been targetted by significant terrorist attacks, and one could probably argue that on some level, much like attacks directed towards the United States, these attacks are warranted (I for one would not make that argument - how can you slaughter innocent people and use your cause as justification for your actions?). With more Russians starting to depend on the Internet and computers, and more critical aspects of the country coming online, it does become more conceivable for this type of attack to occur.

Class president changes student grades - An interesting story. How can any right-minded school administrator give password access to any student?! Since Adam and Eve, humans have been corrupted by temptation, and with so much pressure on students to post top-grades, it seems like an obvious temptation to avoid. Not to knock American politics, but how did this young lad win the vote, anyway?

Operating Systems - Start with 20 things you won’t like about Windows Vista, move on to 15 things Apple should change in Mac OS X, and finish the morning by finding out why research firm Gartner Inc. is predicting Vista will be the last major Windows release.

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