Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Consumers rely on their smartphones for everything from snapping pictures to accessing email to storing sensitive personal information. And both hackers and the government are working to gather information from those devices. Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden on Monday…
The punk rocker widow from UK who wants to run ISIS hackers
British widow of deceased leader of ISIS campaign wants to run ISIS’s hackers According to U.S. officials, a navel-baring British punk rocker turned Islamic State widow is now targeting for a leadership role in the terror group’s cadre of hackers and online recruiters. If Sally Ann Jones, 45, goes on…
Elon Musk wants to drop nuclear bombs on Mars to make it habitable for humans
Dropping nuclear weapons on Mars would make it a more hospitable place for humans says Elon Musk Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who appeared on the CBS’ new Late Show with Stephen Colbert to talk about cars and space, said that he has long been fascinated by Mars and…
State Department Wants To Compile Cybersecurity Playbook
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The State Department, fresh off the heels of a highly publicized cyberintrusion, is picking industry’s brain for tactics to block and perhaps strike back at hackers, according to new contracting documents. State wants to produce a new set of how-to ”playbooks” around cybersecurity ”to clearly guide…
Judge Koh wants second Apple-Samsung damages retrial to be short and sweet
Judge Lucy Koh will be presiding over the second Apple-Samsung damages retrial, which will be heard in March or April of 2016. After a three judge panel turned down Samsung’s request for a new hearing on the first patent trial. Samsung requested that the entire panel of judges rule on…
NextBit Robin is a new Android smartphone that wants to solve the problem of running out of storage space
Remember the “friggin’ awesome” smartphone that NextBit promised to unveil on September 1? Well, today is the day when we can see the handset and find out more about it. Called NextBit Robin, the new device is presented as “the only cloud-first smartphone”, as it offers 32 GB of internal…
John Chen agrees BlackBerry needs more apps on its platform, wants more partnerships
In the latest discussion at the Churchill Club, BlackBerry CEO John Chen discussed the company’s need for more apps, and his desire to gain more partnerships. During his conversation, Chen noted that he feels as though apps are a big part of the problem, and that Amazon’s offering for an…
Samsung wants to help you choose between the Galaxy Note 5 and the S6 edge+
Not sure if you’ll make use of the additional functionality offered by the S Pen on the Galaxy Note 5? Does that dual-curve screen on the Galaxy S6 edge+ strike your fancy? With Samsung offering two leading handsets in its Note and Galaxy S line simultaneously for the first time,…
OPM wants $37M more for IT — U.S. cyber warriors fare OK in war game
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans OPM WANTS $37M MORE FOR IT — The Office of Personnel Management told congressional appropriators it could use another $37 million to migrate its IT systems in the fiscal year starting in October, Dave scoops. The request came in an email…
MCPF wants cops to stop trend of juvenile criminals
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans KUALA LUMPUR: The involvement of juveniles in crime is a new trend which the police and society must give special attention, said Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. “We want the non-governmental organisations to have campaigns…