Rhinebeck Health Center warns of computer breach – Poughkeepsie Journal
Rhinebeck Health Center warns of computer breachPoughkeepsie JournalThe centers said they have taken measures to address future computer security threats, including installing new secure servers and real time network security devices. “The Centers have also implemented a corrective action plan that will include … “computer security” – Google News
Global Email Spam Falls – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Help Net Security Global Email Spam FallsWall Street Journal (blog)Net Security summarizes the findings of a report from Israeli Internet security developer Commtouch. It says that, before Rustock was taken down, a total of 150 billion spam emails were sent every day. In the first quarter of 2012, an average of 94 …Commtouch Appoints Brett [...]
Android Security Threat From ‘Reverse Smudge Engineering’ – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Android Security Threat From 'Reverse Smudge Engineering'Wall Street Journal (blog)For that reason, I recommend pattern-swipers head over to Android's security settings and uncheck the default “make pattern visible” option. Bray recommends people stop swiping altogether and concludes that the numeric code option is the best for him: …A smudgy screen can foil your Android securityGMA [...]
MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL: What should be the main 2012 trend? Mobile Security – ABA Banking Journal
MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL: What should be the main 2012 trend? Mobile SecurityABA Banking JournalBy John Ginovsky With all the predictions of what's coming for 2012 floating around, one really should stand out: Increased mobile security. For example, it is extremely rare when any politician goes out on a limb, so it's important to [...]
Bid for Same-Day Delivery Taps the Smartphone Boom (Amir Efrati/Wall Street Journal)
Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal:Bid for Same-Day Delivery Taps the Smartphone Boom — Numerous start-ups have tried to go after the Holy Grail of e-commerce—delivering things to people’s homes and offices on the same day they ordered them—and have failed. — Postmates Inc., a San Francisco Internet start-up that launched … internet – Techmeme [...]
The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform (Rupert Murdoch/Wall Street Journal)
Rupert Murdoch / Wall Street Journal:The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform — If we can engage a child’s imagination, there’s no limit to what he or she can learn. — These days everyone is for education reform. The question is which approach is best. I favor the Steve Jobs model. — In 1984 Steve [...]
Siri Service on Apple’s iPhone 4S Talks Back With Humor (Geoffrey A. Fowler/Wall Street Journal)
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Wall Street Journal:Siri Service on Apple’s iPhone 4S Talks Back With Humor — New Devices Dish Out Sarcasm, Tell Jokes; ‘Two iPhones Walk Into a Bar’ — Now even your phone talks back. — Matt Legend Gemmell, a software designer from Edinburgh, got a new Apple Inc. iPhone on Friday and [...]
Decoding Our Chatter (Robert Lee Hotz/Wall Street Journal)
Robert Lee Hotz / Wall Street Journal:Decoding Our Chatter — Want to monitor an earthquake, track political activity or predict the ups and downs of the stock market? Researchers have found a bonanza of real-time data in the torrential flow of Twitter feeds. — When Virginia’s magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit last August …
Meg Whitman Will Work for $1 a Year (Shira Ovide/Deal Journal)
Shira Ovide / Deal Journal:Meg Whitman Will Work for $1 a Year … New Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has agreed to take a base salary of $1 a year, according to a regulatory filing Thursday, as she tries to patch up the struggling computer giant. — Meanwhile, H-P said it agreed to pay ousted CEO [...]
LG Display Slashes Investment Plan (Jung-Ah Lee/Wall Street Journal)
Jung-Ah Lee / Wall Street Journal:LG Display Slashes Investment Plan — SEOUL—Flat-panel maker LG Display Co. on Monday slashed its capital expenditure target for 2012 to a three-year low, the latest indication that demand for flat-screen TVs and personal computers is set to remain sluggish for some time to come.
