Ideology still a driving force behind hacking in many cases
NetworkWorld writes that “[t]he figures from the latest Web Hacking Incidents Database Annual Report suggest that stealing money and data is not always the overriding motivation for hackers, although it has been a rising trend in recent years. ‘While financial gain is certainly a big driver for Web hacking, ideological hacking cannot be ignored," the report said, which was sponsored by vendor Breach Security with support from the Web Application Security Consortium. […] Web site vandalism may carry a lower [...]
Microsoft v. TomTom – First thoughts
Today, Microsoft announced that it had filed a legal action with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against automotive navigation systems maker, TomTom for infringement of several different Microsoft patents. Given the size and notoriety of the two companies, it’s clear that this will get a lot more attention the hundreds of other patent suits that happen every year. From the news reports and information on Microsoft PressPass it appears that Microsoft has already licensed the patents to Alpine, Pioneer, 123Map and [...]
Troubled Asset Relief Program means trouble for highly-skilled H-1B workers
On February 6, the U.S. Senate voted to put stricter limits on banks and other recipients of taxpayer money through the Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP, that want to hire high-skilled workers from overseas under the H-1B visa program. The Senate approved the measure – introduced by Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont) – by voice vote as an amendment to President Obama’s economic stimulus package. The H-1B provisions are not as strict as originally envisioned by [...]
What Everyone is Talking About
It's what everyone is talking about. The decision and its effect on America is sparking dinner table and water cooler conversation, pitting friend against friend. No matter on which side you fall—for or against—your arguments are sure to be passionate, with examples and anecdotes to support your position. Few people are indifferent. People ask, “What are the long term effects?” Others say that a dip in the numbers doesn’t require so drastic of an overhaul, especially an overhaul about which [...]
SF Chronicle readers pitch their business ideas to VCs
The San Francisco Chronicle has an interesting and fun articlein which venture capitalists comment on ideas for startups that were submitted to the paper by its readers. Yahoo!Tech reportsthat “Amazon.com's product search engine appeared to malfunction early Tuesday, with searches for well-known books and CDs producing no results. At approximately 2:30 a.m. ET, searches for ‘Stephen King’ and other terms on Amazon.com's bookstore returned the message, ‘Your search did not match any products.’ Comments by users on the Twitter [...]
New Broadband Report Hypes Quality, not Quantity of Connections
According to a new connectivity scorecard created by Leonard Waverman of the London Business School, it's not the pure size of connections that matter, er, it's how we use our broadband that really matters. As a result, Americans are more "connected" than we think. We come out #1 (followed by Sweden and Denmark). The report differs from typical studies that rate the U.S. as 11th or 16th (or whatever the latest number) and generally give countries like Korea high regards [...]