Sovereign Wealth Funds – Nothing to See Here, Move On
This morning the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing on Sovereign Wealth Funds--those state owned investment funds causing a political stir as of late. The panelists all agreed [...]
Your company’s printers and copiers could be the weak spots in your cyber defense
The Sidney Morning Herald reveals that, according to the European Union's information security agency, “[p]rinters and copiers could be the weak spot in many companies' cyber defences, warned on Tuesday. [...]
Palestinians pin their hopes on high-tech
The Associated Press has an interesting article today on the fledgling Palestinian high tech industry and how it could one day drive the territories’ sluggish economy. The Seattle Times writes [...]
Facebook slimming down for summer
The International Herald Tribune reveals that “[h]aving nearly tripled its audience and added about 20,000 new applications over the past year, the popular online hangout Facebook is about to undergo [...]
SFLC steals a page from the Business Software Alliance – good thing there is no patent on strike lawsuits!
Those of us who thought maybe Free Software was all about love and peace and breaking with the "tyranny" of copyright and other intellectual property might have been surprised by [...]
There is a new type of DDOS attack! Great! (No, I’m not serious.)
The Register reveals that “[a] new type of denial-of-service attack, called permanent denial-of-service (PDOS), damages a system so badly that it requires replacement or reinstallation of hardware. A researcher has [...]