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bdcny7927 writes:
Malware exists that lets Bad Guys hijack webcams and microphones. The U.S. government can't even do that yet, at least not legally, but it is working on it. Remember: It's not paranoia if they're actually after you.
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bdcny7927 writes:
For the sixth year in a row the Internal Revenue Service failed to resolve known cybersecurity issues. IRS did not install critical software fixes, let unauthorized people access accounting programs, didn't perform background checks on new hires and failed to ensure that contractors had received proper security training.
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bdcny7927 writes:
From providing more spectrum space for wireless providers to battling online piracy to creating cybersecurity policy to protecting intellectual property, expect things to heat up in Washington this year. So pour yourself a cup of coffee and read on to learn how lawmakers will impact the tech world in the year ahead.
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bdcny7927 writes:
In an exclusive interview with CIO.com, the FBI official in charge of cybercrime speaks for the first time with the media specifically about hacktivism. Here, Assistant Executive Director Shawn Henry describes the threats hacktivists pose, the challenges associated with investigating them, and the FBI's success disrupting these groups. He also delivers a special message to hacktivists.
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bdcny7927 writes:
Facebook's settlement with the FTC bars the social network from making false claims about its privacy practices and requires Facebook to, among other measures, obtain users' express consent before sharing their information beyond their existing privacy settings.
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bdcny7927 writes:
If you’re looking for a local abortion clinic via iPhone, don’t ask Siri. The iPhone 4S voice-enabled artificial intelligence engine just might send you to a pro-life clinic.
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bdcny7927 writes:
The threat that criminal hackers pose to corporate and government information systems has spiked in the past five years, according to the FBI, and shows no signs of abating. The worst part: Law enforcement is virtually powerless in cracking down on cybercrime. CIO.com investigates the challenges law enforcement officials face in investigating and prosecuting hackers.
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bdcny7927 writes:
China has built its first supercomputer based entirely on homegrown microprocessors, a major step in breaking the country's reliance on Western technology for high-performance computing.
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bdcny7927 writes:
Conventional wisdom maintains that cloud computing will eliminate scores of IT jobs. CIO.com's Bernard Golden explains why that argument is flawed and describes the many IT jobs that will flourish in the age of cloud computing.
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bdcny7927 writes:
The ever-growing number of cloud computing providers, combined with the pressure to select just the right service to prevent catastrophic IT and career failure, prevents many CIOs from moving forward with their cloud computing plans. CIO.com blogger and cloud computing expert Bernard Golden explains how IT leaders can keep their cloud plans moving forward.
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sciencehabit writes:
When it comes to prosthetic hands, you can't beat the one Luke Skywalker receives in The Empire Strikes Back. Not only did that robotic limb allow him to wield a lightsaber with great dexterity, each of his fingers twitched when a robot poked them. Although real-life brain-controlled prosthetics that enable a person to, say, pick up a pencil continue to improve for amputees, limbs that can actually feel touch sensations have remained a challenge. Now, by implanting electrodes into both the motor and the sensory areas of the brain, researchers have created a virtual prosthetic hand that monkeys control using only their minds, and that enables them to feel virtual textures.
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bdcny7927 writes:
These attacks are on the rise. They are also getting more effective by using ever more specific information about their victims.
