People Are Losing Their Minds Over America’s First Hello Kitty Cafe

Welcome to the Hello Kitty Cafe Pop-Up, the first Hello Kitty cafe in the U.S. The spot opened over the weekend in Irvine, California, with people waiting more than four hours for pastries and coffee drinks with ― you guessed it ― that adorable creature’s face emblazoned on top. Here’s a look at the scene:

IT warned to act now or risk losing access to vital online payment services.

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Online businesses in the UK are being warned by Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs) that they could be locked out of secure websites including those used to make salary payments, if they don’t act to update their systems. From 13 June, Bacs is adopting the new […]

Security industry ‘close’ to losing digital war – Watchguard

The security business is “close” to losing its war against cybercriminals as bugs and malware, for example, Cryptolocker and Heartbleed undermine to distance ordinary clients from the web. That is the stark cautioning of Alex Thurber, VP of offers at Watchguard, a 20-year veteran of the security business. Conversing with CRN yesterday at Infosecurity Europe, […]

Match.com’s Ginsberg Says Online Dating Losing `Stigma’

May 20 (Bloomberg) — Mandy Ginsberg, president at Match.com LP, discusses the online dating market, growth opportunities and acquisition strategy. She talks with Jon Erlichman and Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) Read More…. View full post on

How the US may already be losing the cyberwar

In a sobering interview with Smithsonian Magazine recently, Richard “Dick” Clarke — the former head of US counterterrorism under three Presidents — spoke candidly about the weakness of America’s cyber-warfare defenses. A chief counterterrorism official under George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush, Clarke became notorious for his often-scathing criticism of the Bush administration’s […]

Ministry of Defence admits losing 188 laptops

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has admitted losing 280 computers in the last 18 months but claimed that in almost all cases encryption would have been in place to ensure data security. In a blog post, the Ministry reacted to defence secretary Andrew Robathan’s revelation in a parliamentary written answer announcing some alarming recent […]