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Month: November 2014
Russian Site Lists Breached Webcams
Data privacy watchdogs are warning the public about a Russian website that provides links to breached webcams, baby monitors and CCTV feeds.
Iran frees ‘Blogfather’ Derakhshan
Iran’s Supreme Leader has pardoned the pioneering Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan after six years in prison, Iranian media report.
‘Poorest of Poor’ Test Talking Tech
A charity is to give away 2,000 Talking Book audio computers to some of Ghana’s poorest communities after securing funds from Unicef and ARM.
How the Dark Web’s New Favorite Drug Market Is Profiting From Silk Road 2’s Demise
The eBay-style contraband bazaar Evolution has grown more than 50 percent in drug offerings since September.
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How Splitting a Computer Into Multiple Realities Can Protect You From Hackers
Jelle Martens Eight years ago, Polish hacker Joanna Rutkowska was experimenting with rootkits—tough-to-detect spyware that infects the deepest level of a computer’s operating system—when she came up with a devious notion: What if, instead of putting spyware inside a victim’s computer, you put the victim’s computer inside the spyware? At the time, a technology known […]
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Amnesty Releases Anti-spying Program
Amnesty International has released a program that can spot spying software used by governments to monitor activists and political opponents.
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), San Antonio, Texas
14 – 19 November 2014:
The IAEM Annual Conference & Emergency Management and Homeland Security Expo (EMEX) provides a forum to discuss current trends and topics, share information about the latest tools and technology in emergency management and homeland security and advance the work of IAEM. Conference sessions encourage stakeholders at all levels of government, the private sector, public health and related professions to exchange ideas and collaborate to protect lives and property from disaster. The goal of the IAEM Annual Conference is to improve your knowledge, competency level and collaborative skills. IAEM accomplishes this by attracting relevant and high-profile speakers to address current topics and practical solutions. In addition to this annual event, IAEM’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Expo (EMEX) draws a myriad of exhibitors who are the top suppliers to the fields of disaster preparedness and homeland security.
Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Dark Web?
With the rise and fall of the Silk Road—and then its rise again and fall again—the last couple of years have cast new light on the Dark Web. But when a news organization as reputable as 60 Minutes describes the Dark Web as “a vast, secret, cyber underworld” that accounts for “90% of the Internet,” it’s time for a refresher.
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Critical NSA Reform Bill Fails in the Senate
Tonight, the lame duck senate still run by the democrats voted on the USA Freedom Act, a bipartisan-backed bill to usher in NSA reform.
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