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Wee-Fi: Hughes Ups Downstream Speeds; Eye-Fi Raises More Cash

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2008-08-06 11:59:34 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...raises $11m in second funding round: I don't cover companies' financial dealings often, but Eye-Fi is always worth highlighting, as they appear to be the only smart entrant in the entire universe of cameras-with-Wi-Fi, and they're not even a camera maker. Camera makers have typically limited or straitjacked the onboard Wi-Fi. Eye-Fi's now...
 
Tags: eye-fi, eye-fi explore recently, mbps downstream, eye-fi raises 11m, mbps, wi-fi, onboard wi-fi, camera makers, pairs wi-fi gps-like
 
 
 
 
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New Privacy Policy Wrinkles: Online Behavioral Advertising; and Potential new EU Data Protection Policy

2008-01-31 11:24:31 by Geoffrey Turner in Security & Risk Management
 
...raises some critical issues about the sufficiency of companies disclosures, the level of consumers understanding and control of their personal information as well as the security and confidentiality of the massive amount of sensitive personal data. Moreover, behavioral marketing directed at vulnerable individuals, such as young people and...
 
Tags: consumer, consumer protection, privacy policy, consumer choice, consumer data, constitutes sensitive data, sensitive data, protection, ftc staff
 
 
 
 
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Are fund managers really overcompensated?

2006-08-11 07:55:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...raises the price for talents. The lack of supply also forces some funds to employ sub-standard managers (whether intentional or not) which results into Mr. Biggs observation of so little value added Some articles about Barton Biggs Morgan Stanley Turtle Trader Weeden & Co Tags: finance investing hedge funds CFA
 
Tags: hedge funds cfa, hedge funds, managers, funds, hedge fund fees, forces, hedge fund, competition forces fees, fees
 
 
 
 
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The Cipher on the Wall

2007-05-24 00:00:00 by Ari Juels in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...raises the specter of imperiled retail transactions on the Web. If there is writing on the wall for 1024-bit RSA, though, what's written is in cipher--and it's wholly unclear how long the cryptanalysis will take
 
Tags: wall, 1024-bit rsa, short journalistic leap, recent announcement, retail transactions, wholly unclear, cipher, fancy raises, trade publication
 
 
 
 
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Autorun: good for you?

2007-09-23 05:29:48 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...raises. It isn't new anymore, but DarkReading's Social engineering, the USB way is still the best story the make the point. Check it out I really can't think of any business reason for keeping this feature enabled. Please shut if off, domainwide, as soon as you can In Windows Vista/Server 2008 , go here Computer Configuration | Administrative...
 
Tags: autorun, autorun raises, autorun commands, autorun settings, key, registry key, disable autorun, computer, computer configuration
 
 
 
 
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Web traffic disruption raises Internet infrastructure vulnerability concerns

2008-01-31 00:00:00 by Brad Reed in Network World on Security
 
While the damaged cables have caused major service problems in the Middle East and parts of Asia, both ISPs and experts say the disruptions are unlikely to greatly affect American businesses
 
Tags: middle east, major service, isps, experts, asia, disruptions, cables
 
 
 
 
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Mobile malware: The threat exists

2008-02-11 16:28:27 by Editor in ElectricNews.net - SECURITY
 
Mobile operators are being warned to take security more seriously as the rise of the mobile internet and richer data services creates new security challenges and raises the spectre of mobile malware
 
Tags: mobile malware, richer data services, security, security challenges, mobile operators, mobile internet, raises, spectre
 
 
 
 
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Lock-In

2008-02-12 06:08:15 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...raises prices, refuses to innovate and otherwise abuses its customer base. It should be no surprise that this sounds like pretty much every experience you've had with IT companies: Once the industry discovered lock-in, everyone started figuring out how to get as much of it as they can Economists Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian even proved that...
 
Tags: lock-in, software, software development kit, custom software, software company, security, hardware, special security hardware, security mechanism
 
 
 
 
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Gartner raises iPhone rating based on 2.0 software

2008-03-18 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Gartner raised its assessment of the iPhone 2.0 and warned IT managers to expect a flood of support requests from iPhone users -- especially requests to enable access to Exchange e-mail
 
Tags: iphone, requests, support requests, iphone users, exchange e-mail, gartner, enable access, assessment, flood
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from NHLBI contained personal health information

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2008-03-24 22:13:49 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...raises troubling questions," said Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich Electronic information travels in seconds and minutes, not days and weeks. The NIH should take as much care in protecting its patients' personally identifiable information as it does when handling blood samples," said Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn Commentary What can we say? Can the...
 
Tags: information, nhlbi, financial information, medical information, laptop computers, nhlbi laptop computers, confidential information, government laptop computer, government