General Alexander asked for lawmakers to pass the cybersecurity act to better protect our networks. SQL Injection attacks rose 69% in Q2 according to cloud provider, FireHost. They saw almost 470k attacks in this quarter (as opposed to 277k attacks in Q1. The senior security engineer believes this is due to the lack of securityRead… Read more »
Now you can have a guest account on your Android device, great for the living room! Samsung has begun manufacturing on their new NAND storage for mobile devices. This should not only make new devices cheaper, but make them faster and more capable. It could even be possible that these memory chips are destined forRead… Read more »
IBM is hoping to change the game with their latest IPS product On Tuesday, IBM unveiled their latest intrusion-protection system, that offers resilience to network-based but also application controls and URL filtering. This combined capability offers cost savings and enhanced capabilities. Via Network World, more here. SSL is no longer the catch all, it needsRead… Read more »
Amazon’s Instant Video is a great capability, and it is now mobile! In order to provide more value to their users, Amazon has rolled out the instant video app for the iPad. Amazon’s instant video offering has a huge library of free streaming video for Prime subscribers. Amazon is trying to show that while NetflixRead… Read more »
Microsoft’s Security team examined the problems with cross-platform vulnerabilities ISF urges business to use Big Data Analytics for security purposes – in a recent ISF study, they had six key findings as well a large number of recommendations. “The key recommendation is for organizations to exploit their existing data analytics capabilities, to identify security areasRead… Read more »
In order to succeed in emerging markets, Apple has to change the way they do business If you look over at TechCrunch today, they have an interesting article on how the largest carrier in Russia is fighting with Apple to get a reasonably priced iPhone for their market. Current smartphone penetration in Russia is onlyRead… Read more »
As the Samsung-Apple war heats up, hopefully we will continue to get some of these tidbits! While most of the patent disputes are ugly things, sometimes you get some really cool information out of them. One such piece of infomation is that Samsung is preparing an 11.8″ tablet, with an extremely high resolution display; 2560×1600.Read… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: US CYBERCOM commander, General Alexander reports that the US is only a 3 of 10 in cyber preparedness. Alexander further stated that they are focusing on defense, due to the difficulties with cyber attack attribution. Via FedScoop, more here. Deployed soldiers will be carrying sensors inRead… Read more »
A new PlayBook may be forthcoming, but it might not be enough to help RIM Here’s today’s latest tech news. A mysterious 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook has popped up in Vietnam, sporting the BlackBerry logo. The PlayBook sold miserably (and performed even worse). As BlackBerry is going down in flames, I am not sure a 10″Read… Read more »
The Nexus 7 is poised to be the mobile gaming device of choice I’ve always liked gaming, especially on the road. From my first Game Boy, to Snake on a cellphone, to the PSP, a little gaming was always the way to pass the time while waiting. But with the release of the Nexus 7,Read… Read more »