The next big hacker target? “Drive the car of
your dreams!”
Car
Consortium That Includes Apple Announces Digital Car Key
Specification for Smartphones
The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), an
organization that includes Apple, today announced the publication of
a new Digital Key Release 1.0
specification, which is a standardized solution designed to let
drivers download a digital vehicle key onto their smartphones.
… The new Digital Key specification, which
uses NFC, was developed to create a "robust ecosystem"
around interoperable digital key use cases. It will
let drivers lock, unlock, start the engine, and share access to
their cars using smart devices like the iPhone with reliable user
authentication methods.
My solution? Make the exam much harder.
Algeria shut
the Internet down nationwide to prevent high-school students from
cheating on their exams.
The solution in New South Wales, Australia was to
ban
smartphones.
Not sure I follow this…
The
National Security Archive launches New CyberWar Map
“The National Security Archive’s Cyber Vault
Project is announcing the launch
of the CyberWar Map. This
resource is both a visualization of state-sponsored cyberattacks and
an index of Cyber Vault documents related to each topic (represented
as nodes on the map). Clicking on each node will reveal hyperlinks
and document descriptions. In some cases where key analysis was done
under copyright, the link will direct readers to sources external to
the National Security Archive. In a few other cases nodes do not yet
have documents to display. The CyberWar Map is a living research
aid: documents and nodes will be added on a regular basis. This is a
particularly useful way of presenting information related to cyber
actors, tools and incidents. The complexity of the field makes it
increasingly challenging to conceptualize a “bird’s eye view”
of the cyber-battlefield; therefore, the topic lends itself
especially well to a dynamic graphic representation.”
A useful link for my Computer Security class.
Brief
Overview of GDPR
… Impact on E-Workplace and BYOD:
GDPR’s strict adherence to EU citizens privacy
protections impact US businesses directly and requires extremely
strict policies, which is sure to impact BYOD policies. For
instance, GDPR compliance may make certain employees have explicit
permission to process, control and contain data within particular
time frames. Not only this, but in order to adhere to GDPR,
companies may need to be strict enough to include emergency erasing
capabilities, GPS tracking, and thorough logging of all
communication.
The Law gig?
Launching
Soon: ‘Text A Lawyer’ Aims To Be The Uber Of Legal Help
Slated to launch next month is a service that
allows consumers to get answers to their legal questions by text for
a flat price of $20.
The service, called Text
A Lawyer, is modeled after ride-sharing service Uber in that it
uses two separate mobile apps, one for consumers to submit legal
questions and another for lawyers who are in a waiting pool ready to
give answers.
The goal, says founder Kevin
Gillespie, is to make it simple for low- and moderate-income
consumers to get answers to legal questions. Text-messaging is a
medium many are comfortable with, he says, and it has the added
advantage of providing both the consumer and lawyer with a transcript
of the Q&A.
… Consumers will pay $20 to submit a legal
question. After consumers open the app, it prompts them to select
the state in which they reside and the kind of lawyer they are
looking for (family, criminal, immigration, etc.). It then asks them
to describe their question in a few sentences. A final screen is a
conflicts check, asking the names of any alleged victims, adverse
parties and witnesses, and the consumer’s relationship to any of
these people.
Perspective.
Joint
Chiefs of Staff – Permanent global cyberspace superiority is not
possible
Steven
Aftergood – Secrecy News Blog: “Military planners should not
anticipate that the United
States will ever dominate cyberspace, the Joint Chiefs of
Staff said in a new doctrinal publication. The kind of supremacy
that might be achievable in other domains is not a realistic option
in cyber operations. “Permanent global cyberspace superiority is
not possible due to the complexity of cyberspace,” the
DoD publication said. In fact, “Even local superiority may be
impractical due to the way IT [information technology] is
implemented; the fact US and other national governments do not
directly control large, privately owned portions of cyberspace; the
broad array of state and non-state actors; the low cost of entry; and
the rapid and unpredictable proliferation of technology.”
Nevertheless, the military has to make do under all circumstances.
“Commanders should be prepared to conduct operations under degraded
conditions in cyberspace.” This sober assessment appeared in a new
edition of Joint Publication 3-12, Cyberspace
Operations, dated June 8, 2018. (The 100-page document
updates and replaces a
70-page version from 2013.)…”
Perspective. Why I have my students working with
Apps and IoT.
HPE: $4
Billion Says Intelligent Edge is the Future of Computing
Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Tuesday unveiled a
new strategy it’s planning to spend $4 billion to pursue over the
next four years.
The company will invest that much in technology
and services to enable the intelligent edge, a catch-all phrase used
to describe the myriad of things like smart sensors and cameras or
devices that aggregate and process data they produce upstream in the
network, such as routers, gateways, or servers. What makes them
“edge” devices is their location at the source of the data rather
than in a big data center somewhere far away. What makes them
“intelligent” is the computing capacity and software to analyze
the data in near-real-time, as it’s being generated, and make
decisions based on insights gleaned from that analysis.
Perspective. A new industry and already arrogant.
Bird
scooters refuses to suspend operations after city's request
Bird electric scooters will not suspend its
operations in Indianapolis as
requested by the city in a letter sent Tuesday evening.
"We look forward to continuing to serve our
new Indy riders as we work with city leaders to create a regulatory
framework that works best for the people of Indianapolis and helps
them meet their goals," Bird spokesman Kenneth Baer said in a
statement sent to the IndyStar.
… The city's letter
requesting the suspension cited "a number of public safety,
legal, and regulatory concerns."
It also referenced an
ordinance currently pending approval of the City-County Council's
Public Works Committee that would make unlawful "a dockless
bicycle share or hire program on a street, roadway, or other
city-owned property or rights-of-way."
… Bird scooters continued operations in
Nashville after the city sent
a cease and desist letter two days after the service launched.
The
company suspended operations after the city impounded more than
400 scooters.
Perspective. Does the government ever look at the
cost?
Housing A
Separated Migrant Child Costs The US More Than An Admiral’s BAH
To take a migrant child from her parents at a U.S.
point of entry, place her in a just-erected government tent city, and
keep her separated from family costs the federal government a
whopping $775 per child per night, according to the Department of
Health and Human Services — more than twice what it would cost to
house the children in detention with their families, and nearly six
times more than a brigadier general’s or rear admiral’s housing
allowance for New York City.
Fake News? How does this get past management?
Burger King
pulls Russia World Cup ad promoting sex with players
Burger King has apologized for an online ad
offering burgers to Russian women who get impregnated by soccer
players during the World
Cup the country is hosting until July 15. The promotion on the
global fast food chain's account on VK – a local rival of Facebook
– suggested Russia could benefit from some good "football
genes."
"As part of its social responsibility
(campaign), Burger King is offering a reward to women who get
impregnated by football stars," said Burger King.
"Every woman will get three million rubles
(around $45,000) and a lifetime's supply of Whopper burgers. Women
who manage to get the best football genes will ensure Russia's
success in future generations."
… "We apologise for our statement. It
turned out to be too offensive," Burger King said.
The ad appeared to be ineptly trying to poke fun
at an infamatory statement by a lawmakers who urged women not to have
sex with foreign fans.
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