Isn't
theft of an access device (passwords) the jurisdiction of the Secret
Service? Is the FBI really investigating or are they just going for
the headlines, again. (… and why do all the headlines sound like
straight lines?)
FBI
Widens Probe of Naked Celebrity Photos
The
FBI vowed Monday to widen a probe into the massive hacking of naked
celebrity photos if necessary, after new reported leaks including
nude shots of Kim Kardashian.
The
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) launched an investigation
earlier this month after a first batch of pictures, including of
"Hunger Games" megastar Jennifer Lawrence, was published.
On
Saturday US media reported that more nude celebrity photos, including
reality star Kardashian and actress Vanessa Hudgens, had been
circulating on social media.
…
Hackers
first released a trove of nude starlets' photos on September 1, after
snatching them from Apple's iCloud in what the tech giant has called
a "targeted attack."
The
company has denied
its cloud storage system was breached, suggesting that the
celebrities had their accounts hacked by using easy-to-guess
passwords, or by giving up their personal data to cyber criminals
posing as Apple, a technique known as "phishing."
It's
for the victims customers! And for my statistics
students. Watch the video.
I'm
a neurotic. IBM told me so.
…
Michelle Zhou greeted me with that handy personality breakdown when
we met at IBM Research's Almaden lab in San Jose, California; she'd
taken the liberty of finding out my Twitter handle beforehand and
compiling the results. Zhou's the lead researcher for a platform
called System U that analyzes
the big data generated from an individual's socially networked life
-- be that Facebook, Twitter, emails or even chats -- to
determine their values, beliefs and personality traits. If you're
not a fan of labels, then you won't like Zhou's work; after all, it
did expose me for the impulsive, OCD ice queen that I am. But then
again, it's not Zhou that's placing you into neatly labeled boxes;
it's your own words that are responsible.
System
U is based off of the study of psycholinguistics, a branch of
cognitive science that examines how we acquire, use and effectively
interpret language. With this as a foundation, Zhou's platform
focuses on defining individuals according to three main areas of
psychological profiling: the Big Five personality traits (i.e.,
openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and
neuroticism); basic human needs; and values. It even deconstructs
our online social habits, hence the revelation that I tweet heavily
during lunch on hump day. It's not unlike the
internal testing major social networks do with their own masses of
user data, except IBM's
platform aims to mine all of that data to build a cohesive
psychological profile.
For
my Computer Security students. How do you know what is happening in
your environment? Should you employ a Security manager who can't
figure it out?
IT
Pros Underestimate Number of Cloud Apps in Their Environments: CSA
A
new survey from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) shows that many
IT and security pros underestimate the number of cloud-based
applications that are running in their environments.
The survey, which features
responses from 165 IT and security professionals from around the
world, found that 54 percent of respondents said they have 10 or
fewer cloud-based applications running in their organization, with 87
percent indicating that they had 50 or fewer applications running in
the cloud.
On average, that came to 23
apps per organization. But those estimates are far lower than
commonly reported by vendors and research reports, which count more
than 500 cloud apps present.
… Cara Beston,
PricewaterhouseCoopers' cloud assurance leader and a partner in its
risk assurance practice, noted that automated
software tools allow enterprises to identify existing and new cloud
services that are communicating through the enterprise's network.
For
my I-Students. Others may follow.
Say
hello to Talko: Ray Ozzie’s startup wants to reinvent the phone
call, starting with an iPhone app
…
A new app and online service called Talko,
from a company co-founded by the Lotus Notes creator and
collaboration software pioneer, is aiming to bring the phone call
into the modern era of cloud computing and connected devices.
Talko,
available
initially for iPhone, lets users conduct and record conversations
— with a focus on making voice calls and messages more accessible,
interactive and collaborative.
…
Users can also take and share photos with each other using the app
during a call, and send text messages through the app.
Talko
can be used for one-on-one interactive conversations, but it’s
particularly useful for group calls, such as team meetings.
Seems
targeted at the K-12 world, but still interesting.
Microsoft
Makes it Easy for Students, Teachers to Get Office
Microsoft
is making it easier for students to get Office for free, and
extending the benefit to teachers as well.
…
To find out if you're eligible for the service, head over to
Microsoft's website
and enter a valid school-provided email address. You
must be at least 13 years old and attend a school that has purchased
Office for all faculty and staff.
Qualified
students will receive the latest versions of Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access, and Publisher, plus 1TB of
OneDrive cloud storage, and access to Office Online. You can install
the software on up to five PCs or Macs, and Office apps on other
mobile devices like Windows tablets or the iPad.
Interesting
idea.
Write
Emails in HTML and Send them through GMail
…
The HTML Mail app sends emails using your own Gmail account but
unlike the previous versions, it does not require full access to your
Google Account. It only needs permission to compose and send
messages on your behalf and would not be able to read anything else
in your mailbox. The app
is open-source but you can always revoke access from your
Google Accounts page.
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