Metronet calls in administrators
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Metronet, the firm which maintains most of the London Underground, calls in the administrators after suffering serious financial problems.
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To: National Desk  Contact: Kylah Hedding of the American Water Works Association, 303-347-6140, khedding@awwa.org  DENVER, Dec. 14 /U.S.
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London Underground contractor asks the mayor, Ken Livingstone, to appoint an administrator.
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As per suggestions contained in the FAQ: Herein lies a report of two identified and as-of-yet uncorrected security flaws in Scoop. &nbsp;Enough detail will be provided to assist admins in investigating and correcting the flaws, but it is the author's hope that the details of the flaws will be sufficiently obscured to prevent abuse by the undesirables. Executive summary: Through the exploitation of various unchecked privileged operations, attackers may be able to perform admin-level actions leading to data loss. &nbsp;Additionally, well-intentioned security measures combined with XSS vulnerabilities can be exercised to simulate admin-level action, resulting in data loss.
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Network administrators, the  custodians of an organization's passwords and privileges, may  want to find another job as Google Inc helps business users set  up and manage their own work groups.
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A major outage is affecting many Skype users' ability to log on to the network and send IMs. The company is mum, but some pin the blame on a series of Microsoft updates released yesterday.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The many new mechanisms to secure and speed up applications running on networks are heading for consolidation that should make it easier and less expensive to deliver the kind of performance end users want.
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You can plan a new network, install everything, get it configured just so, and get your management act together, but with security, you're likely to be constantly rethinking your solution.
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The goal is a &quot;single, coordinated solution&quot; that enables network administrators to control both Windows installations and Cisco network architecture, the two tech giants said.
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Things are pretty informal at this organization, and network security isn't exactly tight. So when the head finance guy needs a little work done on his network account, IT admin simply asks what his password is.
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Q: Is it appropriate for a midlevel manager to conduct several conference calls a day from his cube, disrupting everyone around him?
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Tube maintenance company Metronet faces the threat of administration unless a rescue plan can be found.
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Could a tech-support call that went unanswered since the Clinton administration somehow resurrect itself in Microsoft's work-ticket system? No one's quite sure what to make of the story of "Bic," but Microsoft's checking into it anyway.
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By Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Dec. 19--Metro Systems Corporation Plc (MSC) is negotiating with several  foreign companies to form a strategic partnership to support future business  growth, according to president Narong Charuvajana.
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Security hole in ePolicy Orchestrator and ProtectionPilot could let an outsider take complete control of a system.
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 gets a 'hotfix' for VPNs, part of the \
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Among the security concerns that have been raised is the possibility of someone being able to cast multiple ballots. Other concerns are about a sudden power outage and whether data would be lost in such a scenario.