Associated Press NEW YORK — The money broker who unwittingly provided $7,000 to Times Square bomb plotter Faisal Shahzad (FY’-sul shah-ZAHD’) says his life has been plunged into emotional and financial chaos, and he hopes he can avoid jail time for his family’s sake. Mohammad Younis of Centereach, on New…
Money woes: the schools versus the feds
Early this week 33 regional school districts and local government entities around southwest Minnesota received a letter from the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative (SW/WC) warning them the federal government may leave them on the hook for $2.32 million. SW/WC is one of nine regional educational service cooperatives set up by…
State wasting big money on idle cellphones
An audit of state employees’ cellphone usage found the state paid more than $500,000 in a year for 2,000 mobile devices that weren’t being used. View full post on cellphone security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Money in the bank: JPMorgan Chase invests in SU students’ future through funding, expertise
Tucked quietly on the first and second floors of Lyman Hall, student interns, clad in business attire, sit at desks behind secured doors, manning cybersecurity operations for JPMorgan… View full post on computer security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Mobile Apps to Keep Your Mind on Your Money
Managing personal finances once involved lots of paper. Then computer programs came along that helped simplify the process. Now a multitude of mobile apps are available to help people attend to money matters on the go. “It’s very convenient to have it in your pocket on your phone,” Garth Scrivner,…
How to make sure that money invested in buildings is well spent and that they meet users’ requirements? Start measuring it with a new ISO standard!
A new ISO standard will help the building industry, real estate sector and financiers to evaluate better the performance of a building. View full post on ISO – Latest News View full post on National Cyber Security
Money stolen from non-profits could net two men prison time
The Crown is seeking three to five years in prison for two men who fraudulently diverted almost $1 million from two aboriginal organizations. The fraud committed by Craig Ashley Morrison, 34, and Dennis James Wells, 55, had a devastating effect on the organizations – the B.C. Aboriginal Fisheries Commission and…
Zeus Trojan gang busted for money smuggling
A mid-level organiser of an international online bank theft ring that relied on the Zeus Trojan faces up to 45 years in prison when he is sentenced early next year, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and possession of false IDs. Nikolay Garifulin, 27, of Volgograd, Russia,…
Protesters in N.Y.C. blast money in politics
“Occupy Wall Street” demonstration seeks to get government “back into the hands of the 99%, not the 1%” View full post on politics hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hacker Fares from Kayak Give Travelers Another Way to Save Money
Travelers and deal hunters have gotten another weapon in their arsenal to find the lowest price available for airfares. Veteran travel search engine Kayak has created Hacker Fares. While the name might spring to mind unsavory results, what Hacker Fares is really about is saving money by combining two one-way…