Published: 24 September, 2012, 08:20 Edited: 24 September, 2012, 08:22 New Zealand’s prime minister has ordered an inquiry into “unlawful interception of communications” by the country’s intelligence agency in the case of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. The country’s Prime Minister… Read More ›
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White House, DHS, FBI Drafting Executive Order on Cybersecurity
Sep. 21, 2012 – 09:28AM | By NICOLE BLAKE JOHNSON Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate committee that that an executive order dealing with cybersecurity threats will be less effective than legislation. (Jim Watson / AFP via… Read More ›
From shopping to warfare, why maps shape our minds as well as our planet
Apple’s new mapping software is under intense scrutiny – but a series of new books and an exhibition demonstrate that cartography is a huge and growing influence A world map based on the writings of Claudius Ptolemy, the first… Read More ›
Sifting Social Media for Early Signs of Adverse Drug Reactions
ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2012) — The National Science Foundation has awarded a $130,000 grant to a team co-led by University of Virginia professor Ahmed Abbasi to fund research that will analyze social media, including tweets and online discussion forums, to… Read More ›
Speak Up: US law enforcement to use Russian software to store millions of voices
Published: 23 September, 2012, 01:39 Edited: 23 September, 2012, 01:39 The US government has already proven its intent to see all evil, with the use of Orwellian programs like TrapWire. But it can now hear all evil too, as law… Read More ›
Fifteen Billion Online Devices by 2015
The internet of things is coming, and it’s not just the CIA who are excited. Last week Intel, the chip manufacturer, predicted that by 2015 there will be more than 15 billion internet-connected devices and one third of these… Read More ›
Iranian hackers target Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citi
Iranian hackers target Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citi By Jim Finkle and Rick RothackerPosted 2012/09/21 at 5:40 pm EDT Sep. 21, 2012 (Reuters) — Iranian hackers have repeatedly attacked Bank of America Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup Inc… Read More ›
Project Gives Computers a More Powerful Way to Detect Threats: “Space Travel”
Project Gives Computers a More Powerful Way to Detect Threats Technique Nicknamed ‘Space Travel’ Allows a Machine to Travel Virtually to Another System Sep. 19, 2012 UT Dallas computer scientists have developed a technique to automatically allow one computer in… Read More ›
Google falls flat in China, Baidu remains Dominant: Google to end music search and download service in China
Google to end music search and download service in China By Agence France-Presse Friday, September 21, 2012 12:12 EDT Topics: china ♦ google ♦ Google China US Internet giant Google said Friday that it would stop providing music search and… Read More ›
Sen. Jay Rockefeller pitches cybersecurity bill to top CEOs: Offers them immunity from liability in the event of a cyberattack
By The Christian Science Monitor Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:02 EDT Seeking to overcome opposition from the US Chamber of Commerce and other business groups to a cybersecurity bill, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D) of West Virginia took the unusual… Read More ›
New Philippines law bans ‘cybersex’
By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, September 19, 2012 13:01 EDT Topics: EFF ♦ electronic frontier foundation ♦ New Philippines law bans The president of the Philippines signed a cyber crime bill into law on Tuesday that, much to the chagrin… Read More ›
U.S. finance industry warned of cyber attacks
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, September 19, 2012 20:22 EDT Topics: bank of america ♦ cyber attacks ♦ Site Intelligence Group NEW YORK — A US financial industry group warned banks and other institutions to beware of cyber attacks Wednesday, after… Read More ›
Cyberattacks originating from China hit Japan in island controversy: police
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, September 19, 2012 8:15 EDT Topics: china ♦ national police agency ♦ NPA At least 19 Japanese websites, including those of a government ministry, courts and a hospital, have come under cyberattack, apparently from China, police… Read More ›
UPDATE 1-Germany urges public to stop using Internet Explorer
Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:24pm EDT * Move comes after Microsoft warns of bug in browser * German gov’t says hackers using bug to launch attacks * Microsoft plans to release fix within next few days * Researcher says attacks… Read More ›
Microsoft warns of new zero-day flaw targeting Internet Explorer
By Charles Arthur, The Guardian Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:10 EDT Topics: internet explorer ♦ Microsoft Hackers have already targeted flaw that affects IE versions 7, 8 and 9, and could be exploited on XP, Vista and Windows 7 Microsoft… Read More ›
Flame cyber virus linked to more malware: report
By Agence France-Presse Monday, September 17, 2012 16:29 EDT Topics: iran ♦ Kaspersky Lab WASHINGTON — The Flame virus believed to be part of a cyberwarfare effort against Iran was developed as early as 2006 and is linked to at… Read More ›
Obama considers executive order in wake of Cybersecurity Act failure
By Eric W. Dolan Monday, September 17, 2012 20:16 EDT Topics: executive order ♦ Homeland Security and Counterterrorism ♦ President Barack Obama The Obama administration is considering issuing an executive order to achieve some of the aims of the Cybersecurity… Read More ›
How artificial intelligence is changing our lives
By The Christian Science Monitor Sunday, September 16, 2012 13:38 EDT In Silicon Valley, Nikolas Janin rises for his 40-minute commute to work just like everyone else. The shop manager and fleet technician at Google gets dressed and heads out… Read More ›
Moving plane exchanges quantum keys with Earth
16 September 2012 by Jacob Aron For similar stories, visit the Quantum World Topic Guide AN AEROPLANE has beamed quantum encryption keys to a station on the ground, paving the way for an ultra-secure global communications network. Quantum key… Read More ›
Malware being installed on computers in factories, warns Microsoft : ” found forged versions of Windows on all the machines “
Researchers find malware pre-installed on brand new computers bought in China Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 September 2012 07.41 EDT Microsoft investigator David Anselmi shows how malware can wind up on consumer computers. Photograph: Elaine Thompson/AP Criminals are installing malware on… Read More ›
Twitter surrenders Occupy protester’s tweets
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK | Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:41am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twitter handed over tweets from an Occupy Wall Street protester to a New York criminal judge on Friday after months of fighting a subpoena… Read More ›
‘Anonymous’ retaliates after member arrested by FBI
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, September 13, 2012 23:44 EDT WASHINGTON — The hacker group known as Anonymous on Thursday posted credit card numbers in retaliation for what it claimed was an FBI raid arresting one of its members. The group… Read More ›
California telecom companies push bill to quash oversight on Internet regulation
By American Independent Monday, September 10, 2012 15:00 EDT Topics: CPUC ♦ Verizon By Siddhartha Mahanta California could be the latest state to enact a law that dramatically curbs regulatory oversight of telecommunications services in the state, handing a significant… Read More ›
CNN and the business of state-sponsored TV news
The network is seriously compromising its journalism in the Gulf states by blurring the line between advertising and editorial • Report: why didn’t CNNi air its own ‘iRevolution’ documentary? Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 September 2012 15.02 EDT CNN’s… Read More ›
Criminals to be caught by their tattoos: Recognition software will scan Facebook for incriminating markings
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:13:30 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:14:25 EST, 9 September 2012 Police may soon be able to catch criminals by the ink they are sporting. Computer scientists are developing a new program that will be able to… Read More ›
EU funding ‘Orwellian’ artificial intelligence plan to monitor public for “abnormal behaviour”: Project Indect
Repost for Filing 2009 The European Union is spending millions of pounds developing “Orwellian” technologies designed to scour the internet and CCTV images for “abnormal behaviour”. By Ian Johnston 9:08PM BST 19 Sep 2009 A five-year research programme, called Project… Read More ›
Towards Computing With Water Droplets: Superhydrophobic Droplet Logic
Water droplets moving on a superhydrophobic surface collide with each other and rebound like billiard balls. (Credit: Image courtesy of Aalto University ScienceDaily (Sep. 7, 2012) — Researchers in Aalto University have developed a new concept for computing, using water… Read More ›
Congressional Report: US Is Negotiating TPP as if Fast Track Authority Still Exists and its IP Provisions Go Beyond International Standards
September 7, 2012 | By Carolina Rossini On September 5th, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a non-partisan governmental body that provides policy and legal analysis for all members and committees of US Congress, published a 55-page analysis of the Trans-Pacific… Read More ›
Copyright’s Robot Wars Heat Up as Algorithms Block Live-Streams First and Ask Questions Later
September 7, 2012 | By Kurt Opsahl and Parker Higgins Copyright’s robot wars have burst onto the scene of streaming video sites, silencing live feeds with bogus infringement accusations and no human oversight. Two examples from just the past week… Read More ›
Don’t Wait for the UK Snoopers’ Charter to Pass: Encrypt Wikipedia Now
September 6, 2012 | By Eva Galperin A joint committee of the UK’s House of Lords and the House of Commons is preparing to debate a draft bill known as the Snoopers’ Charter, a disastrous data retention bill which, as… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 