Disadvantages of the Internet of Things. Hue web site down, so I can’t shut off my lights.
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Disadvantages of the Internet of Things. Hue web site down, so I can’t shut off my lights.
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“The U.S. government will use classified information about software vulnerabilities for the first time to protect companies outside of the military industrial complex, top officials told Reuters this week. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said that a system being developed to scan Internet traffic headed toward critical businesses would block attacks on software programs [...]
Contrast with last tweet “@ooda: Department of Homeland Security Shuts Down Dwolla Payments to and From Mt. Gox | http://t.co/JQyFHN1hCN”
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“A prominent computer security researcher says he recently rejected a request by a Saudi telecommunications company to help it spy on mobile customers using social networking accounts such as Twitter. The security researcher, who goes by the name Moxie Marlinspike and who recently left Twitter where he worked on that company’s security team, said he [...]
Bitcoin investments “@ooda: Google Ventures invests in OpenCoin, the firm behind Bitcoin exchange Ripple | http://t.co/iaW6KYVNvT”
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“As the Pentagon tentatively lays blame for hacking attacks at the feet of the Chinese military, the US Department of Homeland Security grapples with replacing four of its most prominent cybersecurity-focused officials. That includes Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity Mark Weatherford, as well as DHS second-in-command Jane Holl Lute. According to the New York Times, though, [...]
With Bitcoin assassination politics economically feasible. With 3D printed guns added to equation, we are living in a scifi world.
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“Venture capitalists continue to toss millions at companies supplying technologies to defend cyber attacks. The latest example: an investment group led by Paladin Capital Group, Ascent Venture Partners and Intel Capital this morning announced $12 million in funding for PerspecSys.” Source:Venture capital gushes into security tech sector
I am sure the USG efforts to control info on 3D printed guns will work as well as their efforts to stop PGP back in the day. Cat = notinbag
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“The short explanation: ‘We believe that Bitcoin represents something fundamental and powerful, an open and distributed Internet peer to peer protocol for transferring purchasing power. It reminds us of SMTP, HTTP, RSS, and BitTorrent in its architecture and openness.’” Source:FRED WILSON: Here’s Why I’m Investing In Bitcoin – Business Insider
Just happen to be in town and staying at the W through my Founder's Card so I'll be representing DC at the @FoundersCard event tonight.
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“It may be the largest bank robbery in history: A crime ring is accused of stealing $45 million from financial institutions from around the world. But these criminals weren’t wearing masks or waving guns. They were armed with computers.” Source:Cyber-attacks behind possibly record-breaking bank heist – CBS News
How to search the Web like the NSA .
No, really.
I’m serious.
Sort of.
http://t.co/oD41FSFM5d
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“China’s government and military have targeted US government computers as part of a cyber espionage campaign, a US report on China says. Intrusions were focused on collecting intelligence on US diplomatic, economic and defence sectors which could benefit China’s own defence programme, it says.” Source:BBC News – US accuses China government and military of cyber-spying
That train already left the station USG - “@techgrid: US accuses China government and military of cyber-spying | http://t.co/eVNHctFa8m”
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“A quantum internet capable of sending perfectly secure messages has been running at Los Alamos National Labs for the last two and a half years, say researchers” Source: Government Lab Reveals It Has Operated Quantum Internet For Over Two Years | MIT Technology Review
Mobile office 30k feet in the air. Very productive on these Virgin America flights!
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“Bitcoin, the four-year-old virtual currency that approximates cash on the internet, now powers an economy worth more than $1 billion and is widely admired for the technical sophistication that allows it to operate without a central authority. It got its own ticker on CNBC and inspired a legion of startups. And yet, we still don’t [...]
“I’ll be blunt: Money’s gotten buggy. People who don’t realize this might be in high finance — indeed, we’ve gotten very good at moving the revenues of entire generations within a precise number of femtoseconds — but what if you’re just trying to buy a smoothie?” Source: Bitcoin Is Not as Secure, Unregulated, or Lucrative [...]
“Samsung phones running a secure version of Android have been approved for use by the US Department of Defense. The approval is the start of a process that will see many different types of mobile devices used by US soldiers.” Source:BBC News – US military approves Android phones for soldiers
“Bo Jiang, the Chinese national accused of spying on NASA, was formally charged in a Virginia court this week — not for conducting espionage, but for downloading porn and pirated movies to his computer. A former research contractor at NASA’s Langely Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, Jiang was originally indicted on March 20th, when federal [...]
Dark Web DDOS | “An ‘underground’ website famed for selling drugs and other illegal items has been targeted in a cyberattack. It appears the site suffered from a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday.” Source:BBC News – Dark web drugs site Silk Road knocked offline by hacker
“The Dutch government has announced plans to give police far greater powers to fight cybercrime. Under a new bill, investigators would be able to hack into computers, install spyware, read emails and destroy files.” Source:BBC News – Dutch police may get right to hack in cyber crime fight
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning that a group of mostly Middle East- and North Africa-based criminal hackers are preparing to launch a cyber attack campaign next week known as ‘OpUSA’ against websites of high-profile US government agencies, financial institutions, and commercial entities. But security experts remain undecided on whether this latest round [...]
“The group goes on to say U.S. financial institutions will be targeted for attack. ‘Do not take this as a warning,’ the post states. ‘You cannot stop the Internet hate machine from doxes, DNS attacks, defaces, redirects, DDoS attacks, database leaks and admin takeovers.’ The White House website and eight other federal government sites, plus [...]
At what point are shareholders able to sue for negligence? That question has been haunting the cyber domain for a decade… “QinetiQ’s espionage expertise didn’t keep Chinese cyber- spies from outwitting the company. In a three-year operation, hackers linked to China’s military infiltrated QinetiQ’s computers and compromised most if not all of the company’s research. [...]
“We are Android users, and we are a pampered bunch. Android is such a flexible mobile OS that our Android devices often act as our personal genies granting our daily mobile wishes, making some of our mobile dreams come true. And, powerful as OEM-provided genies already are, a task control and task automation app such [...]
“U.S. intelligence agencies traced a recent cyber intrusion into a sensitive infrastructure database to the Chinese government or military cyber warriors, according to U.S. officials. “ Source: Sensitive Army database of U.S. dams compromised; Chinese hackers suspected | Washington Free Beacon
If I were a criminal, I’d be doing this. “A new piece of malware propagating across Skype has been discovered that tries to convince the recipient to click on a link. What makes this particular threat different is that it drops a Bitcoin miner application to make the malware author money.” Source: New Skype malware [...]
At some point we need a grand reconciliation. The Intel Community has told us hundreds of billions of dollars are being lost, yet SEC reporting of losses is insignificant. We are our own worst enemy for diplomatic negotiations. “The 27 largest U.S. companies reporting cyber attacks say they sustained no major financial losses, exposing a [...]
They should team up with that Russian billionaire that wants to build cyborgs. “The Obama administration has officially announced a long-running research project aimed at mapping the human brain. The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative will launch with around $100 million of initial funding in 2014, supported by the National Institutes of [...]
“Hackers around the world are plotting to strike Israel’s online presence in a coordinated cyber-attack later this week. The effort, known as ‘OpIsrael,’ which is being organized by hacktivist group Anonymous, aims to target the 100 largest websites in the country, especially those of banks, credit card companies, and communications firms. The attack is scheduled [...]
“As Digital Trends describes, the ultimate goal is to be able to transfer a person’s mind or consciousness from a living brain into a machine with that person’s personality and memories intact. Freed of physical form, the person would exist in a network similar to the Internet and be able to travel at the speed [...]
“On March 28, American Express’ website went offline for at least two hours during a distributed denial of service attack. A group calling itself ‘the cyber-fighters of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam’ claimed responsibility for the attack, which began at about 3:00pm Eastern Time. In a statement, an American Express spokesperson said, ‘Our site experienced a distributed-denial-of-service [...]
