Cable theft is a crime. I know this because my cable company is running local ads in my area that say as much. To paraphrase: If we forgot to shut off the cable service when the previous resident moved out of your house and you’re getting it for free, you are a low-down, scum-sucking, bottom-dwelling criminal, whom we are going to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. The ad goes on to say that the cable operator is conducting a house-to-house audit, inferring that it’s only a matter of time before they haul your sorry self off to jail.

Cisco’s self-defending network has an image problem. According to a report on Russian security Web site SecurityLab, malicious hackers broke into Cisco’s

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The Enforcement Bureau of the FCC has released a self-inspection checklist for television broadcasters that covers all areas of operations, including RF and transmission, to help stations improve their compliance with broadcast regulations.