Security is still the top concern for organisations looking to migrate to a cloud service model, with privacy following close behind, according to the latest research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF). In a survey of 300 end user organisations in November last year, 62 percent cited data security as…
Facebook community forum swamped by spam during Thanksgiving weekend
IDG News Service – Facebook’s community forum was flooded during the Thanksgiving weekend with spam messages that advertised live streaming links for various sporting events. The aggressive spamming campaign made it difficult for users to get technical assistance from their peers, which is the forum’s primary purpose. It’s not clear…
The future of social media at the National Archives – The National Archives described a dashboard for “citizen archivists” at a recent forum in D.C.
A recent forum at the National Archives featured a preview of a “citizen archivist dashboard” and a lively discussion of the past, present and future of social media. View full post on O’Reilly News and Commentary View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans Gregory Evans | LinkedIn Interview…
Facebook Forum: 10 ways sports did or didn’t affect your career
By PoliceOne Staff A few weeks ago we asked our Facebook fans for help answering this question: Do you think participation in high school/college team athletics gave you an edge as a police officer? We received some interesting responses, and whether you answered yes or no, many of you also…
Hackers assault Al Qaida-linked online forum
Al-Qaida’s top-tier Al-Shamukh chat forum is facing an ongoing electronic attack, that has rendered the forum totally unreachable, according to a terrorism expert. The attack on Shamukh is similar to one reported in June this year, and first the domain and then subsequently the underlying data server were both taken…
‘Spyware’ Incident Spooks Jihadi Forum
A prominent poster on the elite password-protected jihadi web site Shumukh has told fellow forum members his account on the site has been hacked to send spyware to fellow forum participants. The user, who goes by the handle “Yaman Mukhadab,” posted on August 28 that “it seems that someone is…