“Wikipedia was one of several websites that shut down at midnight in protest of anti-piracy bills that critics say could amount to censorship. Instead of the usual encyclopedia articles, visitors to Wikipedia were greeted by a message about the decision to black out its English-language Web page for an entire day. “
“Online retailer Zappos.com is asking its 24 million customers to reset their passwords after a cyberattack, according to a posting on the company’s website.”
While the current OnLive capability is severely limited, this could be the future of the desktop in some environments. The concept of BYOD (bring your own device) is being adopted in an increasing number of large enterprises. Technologies like this could eliminate the need for NAC and instead focus on developing a hardened client that [...]
“Microsoft has proven that it can take down huge, global botnets like Kelihos, Rustock and Waldec. Now the company is ready to start making the data it acquires in those busts available to governments, law enforcement and customers as a real time threat intelligence feed. Representatives from the Redmond, Washington software maker told an audience [...]
DISA has released STIGS for common smartphones including Android and IOS. “The Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and the NSA Guides are the configuration standards for DOD IA and IA-enabled devices/systems. Since 1998, DISA Field Security Operations (FSO) has played a critical role enhancing the security posture of DoD’s security systems by providing the Security [...]
“Oracle’s ORCL -13.94% shares fell $3.79, or 13%, to $25.35 in the wake of the company’s Tuesday results. For its fiscal second quarter, Oracle earned $2.2 billion, or 43 cents a share, on revenue of $8.8 billion, compared with a profit of $1.87 billion, or 37 cents a share, on $8.6 billion in sales in [...]
Interesting read and strategy…. “End of the year and time to reflect on a few things. Every year I try and make some predictions, see how I’ve done on some others, and plan out some goals for the rest of the year. I also like to reflect on how technology positively and negatively impacts my [...]
Insiders, gangs, cyber criminals. Can you say convergence? ““These insiders used their positions to gain access to client data, and then sold that data to make money for themselves and their accomplices,” District Attorney Vance said in a written statement. “We will continue to work with our partners to build significant cases to disrupt identity [...]
Worth the read. I think they’ve nailed it on several levels. “Global connectivity, smart machines, and new media are just some of the drivers reshaping how we think about work, what constitutes work, and the skills we will need to be productive contributors in the future. This report analyzes key drivers that will reshape the [...]
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