In today's daily news podcast, the U.S. State Department reveals details about the June attacks on its computer systems, and a year after announcing the position, the Department of Homeland Security still hasn't named an assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications. Microsoft is pledging to appeal the fine levied against it by the EU, Cisco reveals vulnerabilities in its VoIP and router software, and a zero-day exploit is out for Microsoft PowerPoint.

Today's In Depth report is on reviews and personal tech, and the comments of the day are on not upgrading to Vista.

Your host today is Valerie Potter.