Hit
them were they ain't looking.
Windows
PowerShell Increasingly Abused by Attackers
Windows
PowerShell is a task-based command line shell and scripting
language that enables IT teams to control and automate the
administration of the operating system and applications. Built on
the .NET Framework, the tool is available for all current versions of
Windows, and it has been included by default starting with Windows 7.
Experts
believe cybercriminals are increasingly relying on PowerShell because
this is not a common technique and IT administrators who are usually
on the lookout for malicious binaries might overlook threats that
abuse the scripting tool.
Perspective,
and a warning.
Business
Adapts to a New Style of Computer
by
Sabrina I.
Pacifici on June 1, 2014
Are
companies ready for billions of everyday objects to join the
Internet? MIT Technology Review -
Antonio
Regalado on May 20, 2014.
“The
Internet of Things
is especially important for companies that sell network equipment,
like Cisco Systems. Cisco has been enthusiastically predicting that
50 billion “things” could be connected to communications networks
within six years, up from around 10 billion mobile phones and PCs
today (see “Silicon
Valley to Get a Cellular Network, Just for Things”).
Another beneficiary is the $300 billion semiconductor industry. As
Blaauw notes, “Every time there has been a new class of computing,
the total revenue for that class was larger than the previous ones.
If that trend holds, it means the Internet of things will be bigger
yet again.” But every shift promises pain, too. Large companies
like Intel are already reeling from the rapid emergence of
smartphones. Intel, with its powerful, power-hungry chips, was shut
out of phones. So was Microsoft. Now both these companies, and many
others, are groping to find the winning combination of software,
interfaces, and processors for whatever comes next.”
The
Economics of the Internet of Things
Government
by magic? Regulating without regulations?
A
number of people were hopeful that the FTC would disclose more
information about its data security standards in testimony to be
provided by Daniel Kaufman, Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of
Consumer Protection, in FTC v. LabMD.
If
you were expecting new insights, however, you will likely be
disappointed. Rather than having Kaufman testify last week during
the heading before Administrative Law Judge Chappell, both LabMD and
the FTC agreed to simply enter Kaufman’s deposition into the
record.
So
what was in his deposition? Here’s a sample exchange.
…
The short version: for pretty much every aspect of the complaint in
paragraph 10, Kaufman testified that the FTC had communicated that
standard via its speeches, business guidance documents, testimony to
Congress, and previous settlements, but he would not go so far as to
say whether LabMD could have violated any of those standards and
still be found to have complied with “reasonableness” under
Section 5.
So
where does that leave entities? It
seems that we all must follow all of the FTC’s speeches, blog
entries, and testimony to Congress, in addition to reading all of
their settlements and closing letters if we want to deduce what all
the standards are that we must comply with to stay on the safe side
of the FTC.
…
I’ve uploaded the second day of Kaufman’s deposition here
(pdf), if you’d like to read it in its entirety.
Perhaps
we could build one like this for the FTC?
New
on LLRX – World leading online privacy law library gets big
increase in capacity
by
Sabrina I.
Pacifici on June 1, 2014
The
International Privacy Law Library on WorldLII has been expanded. The
Library’s 32 databases include about 3,600 decisions of 13 privacy
and data protection authorities, from New Zealand, Ireland, the
United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Australia, Korea, Macau, Mauritius, the
United States and the European Union.
This
could get really messy.
Google's
'Right To Forget' Approach Should Not Be Leveraged By The Music
Industry
Following
the EU ruling on the principle of a ‘right to be forgotten’ by a
search engine, Google has put in place their “initial effort” to
comply with the ruling. Critics of Google in the music industry are
looking at the reaction to the ruling, and are hoping to use it to
bolster their arguments that the Mountain View based company should
do more to police their search engine results.
…
In a sense a link to something that could damage an individual is
now beginning to be treated in the same way as a link to something
that could damage the value of a copyrighted piece of media.
This
has not stopped the music industry pointing out the ‘right to
forget’ process to strengthen their argument that Google should be
determining the legality of content not held on Google’s servers.
Geoff Taylor is the Chief Executive of the BPI, the UK’s trade body
for the music industry. Quoted
in The Guardian, he makes the case that Google should be more
proactive in dealing with outbound links from the search engine.
“It’s ‘Don’t be Evil’ 101,” says Geoff Taylor, chief
executive of the music industry’s trade body, the BPI. “The
principle at stake here is when you know someone is acting illegally,
you shouldn’t continue helping them by sending them business.”
For
me, the key part of the quote here is “when you know someone is
acting illegally”. Computers must follow hard and fast rules they
are not very good at judgement calls. Google cannot yet
automatically decide with certainty if something it is linking to is
‘fair use’, ‘parody’, or ‘breaking copyright’.
The
music industry and Google have a long antagonistic relationship with
each other around linking to potentially copyrighted material. The
EU ruling around the ’right to be forgotten’ is an important
social issue that generates differing viewpoints on either side of
the Atlantic that needs to be addressed. It should not be used in
the continued debate around linking to material that may or may not
be breaking copyright.
Question:
How does political fund raising impact regulation? Also note that
“creating” a channel to politicians does not ensure that it will
be used, by either end of the “conversation.”
Social
Media #FTW!: The Influence of Social Media on American Politics
by
Sabrina I.
Pacifici on June 1, 2014
Via
LLRX
- Thesis submitted to Johns Hopkins
University in conformity with the requirements for the degree of
Master of Arts in Government by Kenneth
Scott Ames
Social
Media #FTW!: The Influence of Social Media on American Politics –
Abstract: “Social media has transformed politics in America. Its
effect has impacted the way candidates campaign for the presidency,
Members of Congress operate their offices, and advocacy organizations
communicate with policymakers and supporters. Social media allows
politicians and organizations a method to connect directly and
without filters with people across the country, assemble a
constituency, and solicit their support at a reduced cost and greater
reach than traditional media. Social media is not simply the next in
a line of communications technologies: it has changed everyday
activities and connected people in a manner never before possible.
The rise of smartphone technology has enabled this trend since people
can access the Internet almost anywhere making a mobile device a
potential organizing and fundraising tool. Social media has
transformed politics in America because it creates an instantaneous
multi-directional public dialogue that offers the ability to rapidly
analyze the data and learn from the findings on an unprecedented
scope.”
For
my Ethical Hackers. Hack one, hack them all.
Google
to launch 180 satellites in $1bn plan to cover the unwired
Google
will spend north of $1bn to launch a fleet of 180 satellites to
blanket unwired parts of earth with internet access, according to the
Wall Street Journal.
While
details of the project are subject to change, people familiar with
Google's satellite plans told
the paper the project will start with 180 small, high-capacity
satellites that orbit lower than typical satellites.
Perspective.
I never would have guessed... (Very strange headline)
This
Is The Most Commonly Spoken Language Spoken In Your State
The
handy
map below takes a look at the most common languages spoken at
home, other than Spanish or English.
Amusing
and potentially very scary.
–
is a site that offers human-sized photos. They are called Engineer
Prints because the prints are made on industrial printers typically
used for architectural and engineering work. Your photo will be
printed in halftone black
and white ink on extra-light 20lb bond at a whopping 4
feet wide. Once it’s done it ships free, rolled nice and neat for
just $40.
My
students think “Free is Good!” I hardly had to train them at
all. I list the ones I like.
6
Ways You Can Use Microsoft Office Without Paying For It
Microsoft
Office remains the gold standard in office applications. Sure,
Office
alternatives exist, but Microsoft’s file formats dominate.
People with access to Office tend to have an easier time than those
who lack it, because while alternatives
like LibreOffice can export to .doc or .xls, the formatting isn’t
100% compatible.
Microsoft itself offers a collection of free Office utilities
formerly known as Office
Web Apps and now called Office Online. They are essentially
browser-based versions of the latest Office suite. You can use Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint without paying a dime.
Ask Your School Or Employer
Many companies offer a low-cost or no-cost version of Office for a
fairly obvious reason; the people working or studying there need
it. Academic institutions
often participate in Microsoft’s
DreamSpark program (formerly MSDNAA), allowing them to
offer professional software to their students and employees for free.
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