Let me count the ways
The 2016 trends in cybercrime that you need to know about
… In a report
identifying eight trends in the underworld of cybercrime, Europol warned that
cybercrime offences were becoming the norm and overtaking the reporting of
"traditional" crimes in some EU countries.
1: Crime-as-a-Service
2: Ransomware
3: The criminal use of data
4: Payment fraud
5: Online child sexual abuse
6: Abuse of the Darknet
7: Social engineering
8: Virtual currencies
[The report
is available here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/content/internet-organised-crime-threat-assessment-iocta-2016
Are these types of articles excuses in advance of
something they know is coming?
U.S. Believes Russia Steered Hacked Documents to Websites
U.S. officials are increasingly confident that the hacker
Guccifer 2.0 is part of a network of individuals and groups kept at arm’s
length by Russia to mask its involvement in cyberintrusions such as the theft
of thousands of Democratic Party documents, according to people familiar with
the matter.
… Last week, U.S.
intelligence chief James Clapper said it “shouldn’t come as a big shock to
people” that Russia is behind
the hacking operation. While Russia
has tried to interfere in U.S. elections since at least the 1960s by spying and
funneling money to particular political groups, “I think it’s more dramatic
maybe because now they have the cyber tools,” he said.
Just in time for my IT Governance students to ride to the
rescue! Do the boring, obvious stuff
first, then get creative.
Friend or foe? Bank regulator issues new information security
exam procedures
… A new Information Security IT Examination Handbook (“Handbook”)
was just released by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
(FFIEC) – and it will definitely keep many CSOs occupied during the coming
months.
… Those favoring
practical experience over checklist security will not be happy. Most information security professionals agree
that practical experience and judgment far outweigh checklist security in protecting
organizations. Some would argue that
diverting tight resources into procedural or documenting information security
controls can actually hamper protection efforts. And in some aspects this argument make sense.
The new
handbook is “heavy” with requirements to document and provide evidence of
control procedures used to manage the bank’s (or financial services
company’s) information security effort. This
will surely frustrate checklist security opponents. And for many requirements, specific expectations
are provided that the bank would be expected to have to achieve the
requirements objectives.
Has anyone ever considered that people lie on social
media?
Council bosses in Cumbria
can use Facebook to snoop on residents they suspect of committing an offence.
New guidelines have been added to
Cumbria County Council’s surveillance rule book on the issue and approved by
leaders.
The regulations allow county
council staff to glean information from personal social media account pages as an alternative to carrying out direct surveillance.
Read more on North-West
Evening Mail.
We’ll have to change our Cryptography class to emphasize Blockchain.
Bank of America and Microsoft partner to create blockchain
applications for trade finance
Today, Microsoft announced a collaboration with Bank of America to develop blockchain
technologies for their trade finance transacting. The companies are developing a proof of
concept using Microsoft’s Azure-based Blockchain-as-a-Service.
The hope is that this collaboration will
create more automated and cost-effective corporate treasury operations for both
Microsoft and Bank of America.
For my Software Architecture students.
Getting Started With IoT
Despite considerable interest in the Internet of Things,
many organizations do not yet have an active IoT project. Our recent research report, “Data
Sharing and Analytics Drive Success With IoT,” finds that 60% of the
organizations responding to our global survey do not yet have an active IoT
project.
Perspective. What
is a market worth?
Wal-Mart in Talks to Invest Up to $1 Billion in Flipkart
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is in advanced discussions to invest as much as $1 billion into India’s
Flipkart Online Services Pvt, as the two companies battle Amazon.com Inc. in
e-commerce, according to a person familiar with the matter.
… Flipkart is the
largest online retailer in India, but its lead has been under assault as Amazon
steps up investments in the country. Chief
Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said in June he plans to spend another $3 billion in India to gain customers in the
fast-growing market.
… India’s online
market will expand at an average of 45 percent annually in the next four years
and reach $28 billion by 2020, according to estimates from Kotak Institutional
Equities.
… But if Amazon
and Wal-Mart both stepping up their investments, Alibaba may have to consider
doing the same, either with Snapdeal or on its own.
(Related)
Google Searches for New Users in India
Alphabet Inc. ’s
Google is expanding
its efforts to connect with millions of Indians, using free Wi-Fi and
tailor-made products, as it seeks to harness the country’s growing online
population.
For all my students, even though we give them Office365.
… Many long-time
Office users will be unwilling to transition away from the apps they’re so
used to working with. Whether you’re an
Office veteran or a complete newcomer to these types of apps, iWork may deserve
another chance. Let’s take a look at
why.
Sometimes humor is where you find it. In this case, on a Statistics website.
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers
tucked inside the news.
0.9 percent
Nobody wants to hear about other people’s fantasy football
teams, but it is rather delightful to rip them. Last week 0.9 percent of ESPN fantasy players
started Tom Brady, who is still serving a four game suspension because of
Deflategate. Meanwhile, Trevor Siemian
of the Denver Broncos did indeed play and was the best QB in Week 3, yet a mere
0.7 percent of players started him. I
will never pass up an opportunity to mock New England fans who think a suspended
Brady will still outscore players who actually take the field. [SportsCenter]
Forget Skynet. THIS
is how robots will take over the world!
Nissan's autonomous chairs politely carry you through queues
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