For
my Computer Security students. (Report available from HP)
Cost
of Cyber Attacks Jumps for US Firms: Study
A
survey of 59 US firms by the Ponemon Institute with Hewlett-Packard
found the average annual cost of responding to cyber attacks was
$12.7 million, up 96 percent over the previous five years.
The
organizations saw a 176 percent increase in the number of cyber
attacks, with an average of
138 successful attacks per week, compared to 50 attacks
per week when the study was initially conducted in 2010.
The
average time to detect an attack was 170 days, and it took
on average 45 days to resolve a cyber incident, costing an average of
$1.6 million, according to the researchers.
Teens:
“We have the technology, let's use it!” Old Geezer (Bob): “I
have the technology. I can't think of a reason to use it.”
Google
study shows that we use Voice Search for a lot of embarrassing things
…
A study commissioned by Google on how people use voice search was
released today, and from it we've learned more than we ever wanted to
know about how people use voice search.
…
Apparently, 22 percent of teens have for some reason admitted to
using voice search while in the bathroom. When you're in the age
group that uses voice search most often, you're not going to let a
quick pit stop to the restroom stop you from talking to your
smartphone. The study found that 55 percent of teens ages 13 to 18
use hands-free search every day, compared
to 41 percent of adults.
…
In response to the question,
"pick one thing you wish you could ask your phone to do for
you," 45 percent of teens chose "send me a pizza."
Boring adults chose the boring answer "tell me where my keys
are" to the tune of 44 percent, but 36 percent of adults showed
that they still have some fun in them by also saying they would like
voice search to send them pizzas.
Could
be useful. I'll add this to my Disaster Recovery class. Facebook
will probably map “disasters” worldwide and become the “website
of doom.”
Facebook's
'Safety Check' lets friends know you're safe
During
a major disaster, Facebook users can let their friends and family
know they are safe by using the new Safety Check tool.
When
the tool is activated and Facebook determines that a user may be in
an area where a natural disaster occurred, the social network will
send a notification asking if the user is safe. If the response “I’m
Safe” is selected, Facebook will create a post and share it on the
user’s news feed, telling friends they are out of peril. Friends
too have the possibility to mark someone as safe.
Facebook
determines a user’s location by looking at the city listed in their
profile, their last location if they’ve opted in to the Nearby
Friends service, and the city where they are using the Internet,
presumably derived from their IP address. If the location is wrong
the user can tell Safety Check they are not in the affected area.
(Related)
Sometimes it's good that your “Things” know where you are and
can tell anyone(?) who asks! (Is something seriously wrong with
OnStar?)
'Find
My iPhone' App Helps Locate Missing Motorist
A
California woman who drove her car into a 500-foot ravine was rescued
this week after her family and one clever police officer were able to
determine her location via her iPhone, the San
Jose Mercury News reported.
The
unnamed, 28-year-old resident of Campbell, Calif. veered off Mount
Hamilton Road in a 2012 Chevy Cruze on Monday and wound up spending
18 hours at the bottom of the ravine before being airlifted out by a
Coast Guard helicopter on Tuesday morning, the newspaper reported.
Though
her vehicle was outfitted with General Motors's OnStar system, which
determines a vehicle's location by means of a roof-mounted GPS
antenna, the company was not able to pinpoint where the car was,
according to the Mercury News.
…
An OnStar spokesperson also told the Mercury News that GM's
system "only keeps track of users locations at discreet moments
in time, such as when an accident happens or when they call in to get
driving directions from a particular place."
By
contrast, when location tracking and location-based apps are enabled
on an iPhone, the device and Apple's tracking system attempt to
maintain an ongoing connection to pinpoint the location of the
smartphone.
Revolt
of the Content Providers?
HBO
Launching Standalone Service In 2015
HBO
has announced plans to offer a standalone subscription service
starting sometime in 2015. HBO is currently only available to U.S.
residents who also pay for a raft of other channels. But HBO CEO
Richard Plepler has promised to go “beyond the wall” and
launch a “stand-alone, over the top” version next year.
Details
are thin on the ground, so it isn’t yet known how HBO will deliver
such a service to customers, or what it’ll charge for the
privilege. Regardless, this puts HBO on a collision course with
streaming services, and Netflix
in particular. But with an increasing
number of people refusing to pay a small fortune for channels
they don’t want to watch, HBO had to act, and fast.
Expanding
the earlier survey.
A
World of Beloved Books (According to Facebook)
What
books have stayed with you?
…
Back in September, Facebook tallied
up the results of that status game worldwide. Its findings? The
Harry Potter series, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Lord of the
Rings, and Pride and Prejudice led the way. They were
followed by none other than the Bible.
Since
then, the game has gotten bigger, spreading to other countries and
languages. In
a new blog post, Facebook has unveiled which books are beloved in
nations that have had 20,000 or more responses—that is, France,
India, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, and the Philippines.
What
did they find? In those six nations—as
in the U.S. and U.K.-dominated first tally—the Boy Who Lives
dominates.
…
Facebook has
the full list for each country on its site.
For
my spreadsheet students.
How
To Use An Excel Pivot Table For Data Analysis
For
my Computer Security students, past & present.
Looking
for a job? Cyber Aces is hosting another National Cybersecurity
Career Fair in November
Last spring I wrote about Cyber
Aces hosting its first National Cybersecurity Career Fair (NCCF).
(See National
Cybersecurity Career Fair in June Will Connect Employers to Entry
Level Cybersecurity Workers.)
…
The group held its first ever career fair this past June and the
event was so successful that it has decided to make the career fair a
semi-annual event. The next NCCF is scheduled for November 20 and
21, 2014. Now is the time to
register and create your personal profile if you want to meet
with prospective employers.
For
my Android toting students. Probably a similar one for the iPhone.
–
is an Android app that welcomes you into the world of data by showing
you the output of all sensors of your Android device.
Check the temperature,
humidity, air pressure, gravity, light, acceleration and a lot more.
Most sensors also display a chart with the output of the sensor so
you can better watch the changes during the time.
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