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Are your digital devices Certified Pre-0wned?

2008-03-17 16:11:45 by Chris Wysopal in Zero in a bit
 
...digital devices made in China that we plug into our computers. The malware problem is getting tricky to dodge. First you couldnt open email attachments you werent expecting. Then you had to worry about surfing even trusted websites with JavaScript turned on, even with the latest patched browsers. Now you have to worry about plugging in the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Digital Cash in Iraq

2008-08-11 12:53:52 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...digital cash and transaction processing. Net1 UEPS (ticker: UEPS ) out of South Africa appears to be the leader here having built a $1.2B business out of this model. there are lots of regions in the world where people are underbanked or unbanked altogether and where its dangerous to have too much cash. I blogged about this earlier on Beer,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Off the wire: FBI to put criminals, security issues up in digital billboard lights

2007-12-27 16:21:40 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
The FBI today said it wants to install 150 digital billboards in 20 major U.S. cities in the next few weeks to show fugitive mug shots, missing people and high-priority security messages from the big
 
 
 
 
 
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Throw away your digital picture frames

2008-02-19 03:36:49 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...digital photo frames has been identified as a powerful new Trojan Horse from China that collects passwords for online games -- and its designers might have larger targets in mind It is a nasty worm that has a great deal of intelligence," said Brian Grayek, who heads product development at Computer Associates, a security vendor that analyzed...
 
 
 
 
 
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Teaching Digital Forensics to Undergraduate Students

2008-05-22 14:32:02 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
Digital forensics isn't commonly a part of an undergraduate university degree, but Deakin University in Australia recently introduced the subject as part of an IT security course. This article talks about that experience
 
 
 
 
 
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Digital Rights Management and Individualized Pricing

2008-05-22 14:32:02 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
Digital rights management makes it easier for vendors to practice price discrimination online. Public resistance is perhaps the main reason it is not prevalent in online information sales
 
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Research on Digital Divide; NYC May Opt for Fiber for Housing Projects

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2008-07-29 14:40:02 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...digital divide: Gwen Shaffer, a Temple University (Phila.) doctoral student, is looking for responses from many kinds of stakeholders in building networks that have a purpose, at least in part, to extend Wi-Fi access. She notes that this could include community networks, non-profits, and for-profit firms like Fon. Personal information will...
 
 
 
 
 
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Prediction for 2008: Service providers avoid straightforward DTV answers

2008-01-04 21:12:01 by Liudvikas Bukys in Liudvikas Bukys
 
...digital. For OTA consumers, its just a matter of getting an ATSC tuner (built-in to a newer TV, or standalone with a government-subsidizied coupon The part that is different for every locality and service provider: what to do with analog TVs on analog cable systems. For every locality there is a simple cable story: the cable company could...
 
 
 
 
 
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Last HOPE Radio

2008-06-05 11:32:45 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...Digital Music Night, hosted by Peter Kirn, editor of createdigitalmusic.com. The three hour live concert will feature a convergence of artists and musicians using custom, original tools for performing live in new and bizarre ways, including Houseplants hooked up to live computer visuals and music A mutant trumpet, halfway between the digital...
 
 
 
 
 
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Eye-Fi Adds Geotagging, Splits Up Product Line

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2008-05-09 14:07:15 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...digital cameras add locations, modify pricing: Eye-Fi developed a supremely simple 2 GB Secure Digital card that can work with any digital camera and transfer photos over known Wi-Fi networks with no effort. Now they've split their original $99 product offering into three items differentiated by features: Eye-Fi Explore, with Wi-Fi-based...