Great
news for my Computer Security students, 26% of companies will want to
hire them!
McAfee: 26%
of companies have suffered cloud data theft
Enterprises are moving their data to the cloud,
but not everybody is certain that the cloud is as secure as it could
be, according to the third annual report on cloud security from
cybersecurity firm McAfee.
This is due in part to the fact that one in four companies has been
hit with cloud data theft.
Security? Privacy? Another innovation the FBI
can rail against? Certainly problems for industries that require
record keeping of any communication with clients.
Gmail
Reportedly Testing Self-Destructing Emails: Here's How 'Confidential
Mode' Would Work
… According to a new report
from TechCrunch, a tipster also revealed to the publication that
Google is testing a "confidential mode" that would make it
easier for users to ensure their emails are only read by the intended
person. Moreover, the emails will also have a self-destructing
option, which would allow users to set when their email will expire
and become unreadable.
… TechCrunch received several screenshots from
its tipster, illustrating how Gmail's
self-destructing emails would work. Upon selecting to compose a new
email, users would get the option to compose it in "confidential
mode."
Enabling this option would automatically set
several restrictions to the email in question, limiting what the
recipient can do with the information. For instance, the recipient
would not be able to download the content, forward the email, print
it, or copy-paste it.
Users would also be able to set when they want
their email to self-destruct, such as one week, one month, several
years, or other such options. For an extra layer of security,
senders could also require the email recipient to enter a passcode
sent in a text message, to confirm their identity before being able
to access the contents of the email.
This should significantly boost the security
of Gmail and encourage wider use even at enterprise level with
high confidentiality requirements. It seems that the new feature is
just in testing for now, however, as the "Learn more"
option doesn't actually lead to a page with more details on this
option.
Interesting forensic work.
The dealer sent a stream of WhatsApp messages
offering drugs for sale, one of which showed a number of ecstasy
pills in the palm of his hand, reports the BBC.
An officer who recovered a phone noticed that the middle and bottom
of a finger was shown, potentially allowing a fingerprint to be
identified.
In the event, it turned out to be the wrong part
of the finger.
There were just parts of the middle and bottom of a finger visible – records only keep the top part. This meant the image did not find a match on national databases.
Other clues led police to the suspect, however,
and the photo was then subsequently used to prove he was the dealer.
While the scale and quality of the photograph proved a challenge, the small bits were enough to prove he was the dealer.
It has now opened the floodgates and when there is part of a hand on a photograph, officers are sending them in.
Perspective. Is China killing the goose that lays
the golden eggs?
China Is
Nationalizing Its Tech Sector
… Communist Party committees have been
installed at many
tech firms, reviewing everything from operations to compliance
with national
goals. Regulators have been discussing taking
a 1 percent stake in some giants, including Alibaba and Tencent,
along with a board seat. Tech companies have been widely encouraged
to invest in state-owned firms, in the hopes of making them more
productive. The common denominator of all these efforts is that the
government wants more control.
In a global (Internet enabled) market, even a
small niche can be profitable.
‘High-definition
vinyl’ could be spinning on your turntable by next year
Vinyl records are in the midst of a
surprising renaissance, fueled not only by millennial nostalgia
but by high-tech turntables. As CD and digital music sales continue
to decline due to online streaming services like Spotify, CNBC
reports that vinyl
LP sales increased to 13 million in 2016 — their highest level
since 1991.
Now, an Austrian start-up named Rebeat Innovations
is hoping to give the venerable medium itself a high-tech boost with
an innovation it’s calling “high-definition
vinyl.”
Pitchfork has a rundown
on the new process, which involves digital audio conversion and
the use of lasers to engrave the ceramic “stamper,” the master
component that creates the grooves on the record during the
manufacturing process.
The company filed a patent in 2016 for “3D-based
topographical mapping combined with laser inscription technology,”
which it says will reduce the manufacturing time by 60 percent.
… What’s more, backward compatibility is
built in — HD Vinyl albums can be played on any current turntable.
This could be amusing.
Also, Baen publishing has interviews with its authors at
http://www.baen.com/interviews
2000+
Recordings of Poets and Fiction Writers Reading and Discussing Their
Work
A few years ago the Library of Congress published
an online collection of audio recordings of poets and fiction writers
reading and discussing their works. At the time of its launch the
collection contain 124 recordings. Since then the collection has
grown to include more than 2,000 recordings.
The Archive
of Recorded Poetry and Literature contains recordings of writers
reading some of their poems and other works. Many of the recordings
are long interviews with the writers during which they read some of
their works. The audio can be heard on the LOC website and or
embedded into blog posts as I've done here. Below you will find the
recordings of Ray Bradbury and Robert Frost.
Sort of an
anti-University?
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