Tech News this week

· Computer course to teach hacking - A Scottish university is launching a course to teach students how to be computer hackers.
· Symantec: Windows Vista Code Less Secure Than XP So Far - A new report from Symantec (SYMC) security researchers contends that Microsoft's (MSFT) much-awaited Vista operating system could harbor a range of vulnerabilities that would make it less secure than previous iterations of Windows.
· PowerPoint Zero-Day Attack May Be Case of Corporate Espionage - A second Trojan used in the latest zero-day attack against Microsoft Office contains characteristics that pinpoint corporate espionage as the main motive, according to virus hunters tracking the threat.
· Vacation lost to identity theft - She's worked awfully hard to enjoy this nice extended vacation. In addition to teaching bilingual classes at Gates Elementary School in Aurora, Vilaro put in long hours at a second job with a currency exchange as a way of saving up the bucks for what she described as "a trip of a lifetime."
· Researchers Say New Chip Breaks Speed Record - Researchers at I.B.M. and the Georgia Institute of Technology are set to announce today that they have broken the speed record for silicon-based chips with a semiconductor that operates 250 times faster than chips commonly used today.
· Microsoft, Adobe in spat over new Office, Windows products - Microsoft said it has canceled plans to include an automatic way to save documents in the popular PDF format in the next version of its Office software, amid an ongoing dispute with Adobe Systems.