Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Amazon and CIA Ink Cloud Deal
March 20th, 2013Via: FCW: In a move sure to send ripples through the federal IT community, FCW has learned that the CIA has agreed to a cloud computing contract with electronic commerce giant Amazon, worth up to $600 million over 10 years. Amazon Web Services will help the intelligence agency build a private cloud infrastructure that helps […]
South Korea Raises Alert After Hackers Attack Broadcasters, Banks
March 20th, 2013Via: Reuters: South Korean authorities were investigating a hacking attack that brought down the servers of three broadcasters and two major banks on Wednesday, and the army raised its alert level due to concerns of North Korean involvement. Servers at television networks YTN, MBC and KBS were affected as well as Shinhan Bank and NongHyup […]
Feds Investigating Microsoft, Partners Over Foreign Bribery Claims
March 19th, 2013Via: ZDnet: US federal authorities are reportedly investigating an alleged bribery scheme involving Microsoft and its partners in China, Romania and Italy, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. According to the paper, the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are looking into claims made by a former Microsoft representative in […]
Lockheed Martin Developing Desalination Method That Uses Much Less Energy Than Reverse Osmosis
March 18th, 2013Via: Reuters: A defense contractor better known for building jet fighters and lethal missiles says it has found a way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt from seawater, potentially making it vastly cheaper to produce clean water at a time when scarcity has become a global security issue. The process, officials […]
The Internet Is a Surveillance State
March 17th, 2013Via: CNN: The Internet is a surveillance state. Whether we admit it to ourselves or not, and whether we like it or not, we’re being tracked all the time. Google tracks us, both on its pages and on other pages it has access to. Facebook does the same; it even tracks non-Facebook users. Apple tracks […]
Oregon Company to Sell Drone Defense Technology to Public
March 16th, 2013Any guesses as to what this is? Maybe… Blind the drones’ cameras with lasers? They would have to be sure they weren’t lasing something with a human pilot, though. Hmm. Via: U.S. News and World Report: Do you want to keep drones out of your backyard? An Oregon company says that it has developed and […]
What’s a Good Google Reader Alternative for Android?
March 16th, 2013Several months ago, I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note II to deal with customer service issues related to a business that my wife and I run. Yes, knowing everything I know about these devices, I use one anyway. People in New Zealand aren’t accustomed to good customer service. I’ve found that when I reply to […]
Army Officer Invokes ‘Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines’ In Drone Paper
March 14th, 2013Via: Business Insider: Along the way Pryer writes that he wishes he believed that America would one day look back at “transnational drone strikes as a morally disastrous policy that our nation brie?y toyed with at the turn of the century, before gaining wisdom from this folly.” He believes himself to be optimistic in this […]
U.S. to Let Spy Agencies Scour Americans’ Finances
March 14th, 2013Via: Reuters: The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters. The proposed plan represents a major step by U.S. intelligence agencies […]
34 Civil Liberties Groups Speak Out Against CISPA in Lead Up to Hearings
March 13th, 2013Via: EFF: On Monday, EFF and over 30 other Internet rights organizations sent a letter to members of Congress demanding they vote no on the “cybersecurity” bill known as CISPA. The letter starts off a week in which Congress will hold three different hearings about CISPA and computer and network security. In addition to the […]
