A
government that grasps the obvious? What a concept! Makes me wish
it was our government. (Sounds like they still haven't found the
really intrusive stuff, so don't tell them, okay?)
Apple's
iPhone branded a 'national security concern'
Apple's
iPhone has been labeled a "national security concern" by
Chinese state broadcasters as relations between the country and US
over cybersecurity worsen.
The
influential state-sponsored China Central Television broadcast
declared the iPhone a "national security concern" as part
of its national noon broadcast on Friday, according
to the Wall Street Journal. CCT criticized the "frequent
locations" function present on Apple's iOS 7 operating system,
declaring that researchers believe data points recorded by the
service could give those with access to this data knowledge of
Chinese concerns and even "state secrets."
A
challenge for my Computer Security students.
Banks
Try to Tame Gadget-Flooded Workplace with Management Software
by
Sabrina I.
Pacifici on Jul 11, 2014
American
Banker: “MDM [mobile device management] software has been
available for awhile, but it is being slowly adopted by banks. Many
of these banks once used only BlackBerry products, but the
Ponemon study found that 23% of banks are migrating from BlackBerry
to a multi-OS mobile environment and 18% plan to do so. And a recent
Forrester survey found that 20% of “mobile decision-makers” at
U.S. companies with more than 1,000 employees
are so eager to use their own devices that they would be willing to
help pay for the opportunity; 11% said they would be willing to pay
the entire cost if they could get the smartphone of their choice.
Another driver for MDM software in banking is the Federal
Financial Institutions Examination Council’s guidelines on cloud
computing, which were issued in mid-2012 but are still
being digested by many in the industry. The
regulators say, among other things, that banks must know where their
data is at all times. At the $1.4 billion-asset
Needham Bank, MDM software from MobileIron has helped with regulatory
compliance and automatic provisioning. “It gives auditors an
increased level of comfort that we know exactly what’s going on
with that fleet [of devices],” Gordon says. “We can also help
users set up devices more rapidly than we would have otherwise.” A
recent IT project proved the software’s worth, Gordon says. The
bank redeployed a wireless network, setting up sub-networks to handle
data security and software distribution separately for executives, IT
and general users.”
(Ditto)
Worth a read, Computer Security students. These are your future
employers!
The
Soft Underbelly of Enterprise Cybersecurity: Small Business Readiness
For
the better part of the last two years, I’ve been on a bit of a
personal campaign.
I’ve
talked to more than 50 individual business owners - a set of folks
that represents pretty much the entire spectrum of what I’d call
the “everyday life” industries - about cybersecurity and the
risks their businesses face. Sadly, not once have I encountered a
small business owner who knew much more than my dad about network or
computer security.
Perhaps
an “Academic Search Engine” or one controlled by an organization
like the Privacy Foundation (
http://www.law.du.edu/index.php/privacy-foundation
) might reduce the bias? OR we could leave it to my Ethical
Hackers...
Why
we need an underground Google
There
has never been a search engine that accurately reflects the Internet.
In
the 1990s and 2000s, the limitation was technical. The so-called
"deep web" and "dark Internet" -- which sound
shady and mysterious, but simply refer to web sites inaccessible by
conventional means -- have always existed.
Many
parts of the Internet are hard to index, or are blocked from being
indexed by their owners.
Companies
like Google have worked hard to surface and bring light to the "deep,
dark" recesses of the global web on a technical level.
But
in the past few years, a disturbing trend has emerged where
governments -- either through law or technical means or by the
control of the companies that provide access -- have forced
inaccuracy, omissions and misleading results on the world's major
search engines.
If
Harvard says it, it must be true!
Millennials
Are Entering a Changed Workplace. Not.
Sometimes
the U.S. government’s exhaustively and exhaustingly dry reports
yield startling results, as Fortune discovered. A Department of
Education study of college graduates shows, for example, that the
wage gap starts early: Four years out of college, male graduates
were already making much more than their female counterparts, even if
you control for field of study and other factors. A male engineer,
for instance, earned $68,000, on average, while his female peer
earned $65,817.
Another
finding: The 65.2% of
for-profit college graduates who were employed and not in school
earned a full-time median salary of $54,000, compared with $47,500
and $45,000, respectively, for graduates of private nonprofit and
public universities.
(On
the other hand)
Majority
of STEM College Graduates Do Not Work in STEM Occupations
Census
news release: “The U.S. Census Bureau reported
today that 74 percent of those who have a bachelor’s degree in
science, technology, engineering and math — commonly referred to as
STEM — are not employed in STEM occupations. In addition, men
continue to be overrepresented in STEM, especially in computer and
engineering occupations. About 86 percent of engineers and 74
percent of computer professionals are men. “STEM
graduates have relatively low unemployment, however these graduates
are not necessarily employed in STEM occupations,” said
Liana Christin Landivar, a sociologist in the Census Bureau’s
Industry and Occupation Statistics Branch. According to new
statistics from the 2012 American Community Survey, engineering and
computer, math and statistics majors had the largest share of
graduates going into a STEM field with about half employed in a STEM
occupation. Science majors had fewer of their graduates employed in
STEM.
“You
can fool some of the people all of the time” but you can't call
them ignorant without being called names yourself.
Old
'Jurassic Park' Photo of Steven Spielberg With 'Dead' Triceratops
Caused Controversy
Steven
Spielberg meant no harm 20 years ago when he posed with a "dead"
dinosaur on the set of "Jurassic Park". The old pic caused
controversy this week when humorist Jay Branscomb posted it on
Facebook in the wake of criticism against teen hunter Kendall Jones.
In a
bizarre situation, Spielberg was accused of slaughtering an animal
that has been dead million of years ago. Branscomb posted the 1993
snapshot and jokingly captioned it, "Disgraceful photo of
recreational hunter happily posing next to a Triceratops he just
slaughtered. Please share so the world can name and shame this
despicable man."
I've
been thinking about having my students make videos explaining Math
concepts. Then I can show them to the next class. (Eventually, I'll
have students do all the work.)
How
To Make Whiteboard Videos For Your Website
One
of the coolest tools for creating
visual online content in recent years is the “whiteboard”
video. You know the type—a hand, a pen, a whiteboard, and some fun
drawings that help bolster your online brand and generate a lot of
social shares. Have you ever wanted to make a whiteboard video for
your company? I set out to see how it could be done, and found out
that it’s actually really easy!
For
my students.
7
Blogs You Should Really Read If You Are A Student Programmer
Another
week, another series of belly laughs!
…
A
class action lawsuit has been filed charging that the Los
Angeles Unified School District does not provide students
with enough PE.
…
Sarah Houghton, “Librarian in Black,” discovered
that Rosetta Stone “was setting ad tracking
cookies (without disclosure or consent) on the personal computers of
any library users who used the Library Edition that is offered
through their libraries. This applied not only to the full product,
but also to any library offering a temporary trial of the product.”
Rosetta Stone say they’ve addressed the issue.
…
“LG has announced a wrist-worn device designed to
let parents keep track of where their child is and listen to what
they are up to,” reports
the BBC.
…
The Gates Foundation is backing the development
of a birth control chip that lasts up to 16 years
and can be turned on and off via remote and omg what could possibly
go wrong. [An Internet of
Things thing... Bob]
…
The US Department of Education is spending
$3 million on research to gauge the effectiveness of Khan
Academy.
