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2012.01.28
2012.01.27
Nitrozac and Snaggy: No More Pencils, No More Books?
via the genius of Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech™
Nitrozac and Snaggy: No More Pencils, No More Books?
via the genius of Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech™
DHS Confirms: "Attack Did Not In Fact Target A Transportation Entity"
News, of rather strong disputation, of a recently reported on memo, detailing the recent electronic attack (characterized as a cyber-attack) allegedly targeting our nation’s train system (actually a system near and dear to my heart up here in the Pacific Northwest).
“…”Following more in-depth analysis, it appears that the potential cyber incident did not in fact target a transportation entity,” a senior DHS official told CNET today. “DHS worked with the affected entity, the FBI, and the Transportation Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) to resolve the issue and send alerts to notify the community of the anomalous activity as it was occurring.” “The official, who asked to remain unidentified, declined to provide additional details…”
DHS Confirms: "Attack Did Not In Fact Target A Transportation Entity"
News, of rather strong disputation, of a recently reported on memo, detailing the recent electronic attack (characterized as a cyber-attack) allegedly targeting our nation’s train system (actually a system near and dear to my heart up here in the Pacific Northwest).
“…”Following more in-depth analysis, it appears that the potential cyber incident did not in fact target a transportation entity,” a senior DHS official told CNET today. “DHS worked with the affected entity, the FBI, and the Transportation Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) to resolve the issue and send alerts to notify the community of the anomalous activity as it was occurring.” “The official, who asked to remain unidentified, declined to provide additional details…”
2012.01.26
XKCD: Sloppier
XKCD: Sloppier
Weep for Mankind: Artificial Intelligence Plagiarization
Evidence of plagiarization has rooked, if you will, the artificial intelligence driven chess world. All puns (bad and good) aside, BoingBoing’s Rob Beschizza reports on the issues therein, and around the accused, and now proven culpable Rybka, a the chess application, under scrutiny.
Weep for Mankind: Artificial Intelligence Plagiarization
Evidence of plagiarization has rooked, if you will, the artificial intelligence driven chess world. All puns (bad and good) aside, BoingBoing’s Rob Beschizza reports on the issues therein, and around the accused, and now proven culpable Rybka, a the chess application, under scrutiny.
Sergey and Larry's Big, Not-So Private, Adventure
Welcome to the ‘new’ world of Google Inc. (NasdaqGS: GOOG) cross-site user tracking [throughout the Google Inc. empire, that is]. The reality, of course, is the company’s tracking of users, and the sharing of that tracking information has gone on for years.
Is this turn of the so-called Google Privacy and Prnicples, perhaps a lead up to consolidate the company’s position prior to a concerted FTC anti-trust action against the little-search-engine-that-could, and provide leverage for same, admidst those legal proceedings? What will br the extent of user backlash? Will anyone outside of the technical industry (so to speak) actually read the new Privacy Policy? Will anyone actually believe Brin and Page, now so expertley coached by Eric “Beelzebub” Schmidt?
These are the questions bandied about at Infosecurity.US, whilst I am sure there are more of same, in your neck of the woods…
Homage and apologies to H.P. Lovecraft and Cthulhus everywhere…
Sergey and Larry's Big, Not-So Private, Adventure
Welcome to the ‘new’ world of Google Inc. (NasdaqGS: GOOG) cross-site user tracking [throughout the Google Inc. empire, that is]. The reality, of course, is the company’s tracking of users, and the sharing of that tracking information has gone on for years.
Is this turn of the so-called Google Privacy and Prnicples, perhaps a lead up to consolidate the company’s position prior to a concerted FTC anti-trust action against the little-search-engine-that-could, and provide leverage for same, admidst those legal proceedings? What will br the extent of user backlash? Will anyone outside of the technical industry (so to speak) actually read the new Privacy Policy? Will anyone actually believe Brin and Page, now so expertley coached by Eric “Beelzebub” Schmidt?
These are the questions bandied about at Infosecurity.US, whilst I am sure there are more of same, in your neck of the woods…
Homage and apologies to H.P. Lovecraft and Cthulhus everywhere…
2012.01.25
O2 Oops: Exploitable Privacy Flaw
via ThinkBroadband’s Sebastien Lahtinen, comes this well-crafted litany of research by Lewis Peckover providing evidence of data leakage on Europe’s O2 Wireless Network (LSE: OOM). Whereby device numbers are transmitted to sites visited by same. (Update: Apparently the issue has been mediated by the carriers in question).
“…Fixed! Good job social media :) All seems to be fixed: O2’s statement. Some questions still remain about which “trusted partners” do get to see your phone number, but I’m not holding my breath for a response on that one. I’ll leave the below page in place, but everything below this line can be considered out of date. You should no longer be able to see your number listed here…” - via Lewis Peckover at lew.io
O2 Oops: Exploitable Privacy Flaw
via ThinkBroadband’s Sebastien Lahtinen, comes this well-crafted litany of research by Lewis Peckover providing evidence of data leakage on Europe’s O2 Wireless Network (LSE: OOM). Whereby device numbers are transmitted to sites visited by same. (Update: Apparently the issue has been mediated by the carriers in question).
“…Fixed! Good job social media :) All seems to be fixed: O2’s statement. Some questions still remain about which “trusted partners” do get to see your phone number, but I’m not holding my breath for a response on that one. I’ll leave the below page in place, but everything below this line can be considered out of date. You should no longer be able to see your number listed here…” - via Lewis Peckover at lew.io
Nitrozac and Snaggy: Co-Ex-Co-CEOs
via the genius of Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech™
Nitrozac and Snaggy: Co-Ex-Co-CEOs
via the genius of Nitrozac and Snaggy at The Joy of Tech™
TSA: Targeted Train Systems Hack (Maybe, Possibly - Oh, OK, We're Just Guessing...)
NextGov’s is reporting a Transportation Security Admnistration [TSA] memo detailing an alleged system intrusion [attacking a Pacific Northwest rail company’s systems], and subsequent manipulation of those systems by assailants unknown; speculation of foreign attack was proffered by unamed TSA officials… Regardless, days after the event, DHS corrected the TSA ‘officials’ “…said following additional in-depth analysis, it appears that the rail infiltration may not have been a targeted attack…”
TSA: Targeted Train Systems Hack (Maybe, Possibly - Oh, OK, We're Just Guessing...)
NextGov’s is reporting a Transportation Security Admnistration [TSA] memo detailing an alleged system intrusion [attacking a Pacific Northwest rail company’s systems], and subsequent manipulation of those systems by assailants unknown; speculation of foreign attack was proffered by unamed TSA officials… Regardless, days after the event, DHS corrected the TSA ‘officials’ “…said following additional in-depth analysis, it appears that the rail infiltration may not have been a targeted attack…”
