Is Bitcoin the future of money? Not a chance
Bitcoin has appeal as an unregulated medium of exchange and value. But, its days as an efficient funding source for illegal activities are coming to an end.
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Beware sophisticated Twitter phishing scams
A phishing scam targeting Twitter users is sophisticated and dangerous. Here's how to protect yourself.
Facebook denies privacy accusations, shows 'big brother paternalism'
Facebook denies the latest privacy accusations and acknowledges tracking information to protect users.
Mission impossible: Can you regain access after Twitter lockout?
If your Twitter is hacked, it could be gone permanently and Twitter may not help. Here is one user's sad story and how you can protect yourself.
Change management and the wisdom of failure
Failure creates excellent opportunities to refine experience and knowledge into great success.
Dropbox: new terms of service bring smiles
Dropbox updated its terms of service to reflect stated policies on user privacy and intellectual property control.
Cloud interview: Security, privacy, and reliability
As the cloud grows in popularity concerns about security, privacy, and reliability become more important. The enterprise cloud is inevitable, but the time has come to develop greater sophistication about these issues.
TD Ameritrade: hacked with 'unauthorised code'
This is bizarre, and suggests some sort of additional, underlying problem that has not been disclosed.According to finextra:Online broker TD Ameritrade says an internal investigation into stock-related spam uncovered 'unauthorised code' in its computer systems that allowed illegal access to an internal database.
Dept of Homeland Security: inexcusable IT waste on ADVISE project
Following its $30 billion virtual fence debacle, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has disclosed another failed IT-related project, this one costing $42 million. DHS has suspended, and will likely cancel, a massive data-mining initiative on grounds that it violated privacy standards.
Update: Boeing virtual fence "unusable"
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) virtual fence project, being built by Boeing, has failed an initial set of tests, according to the Associated Press:Because of a software glitch, the first high-tech "virtual fence" on the nation's borders remains inoperable, three months after its scheduled debut."The integration of all the systems into a common operating picture continues to be the challenge," said Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke.