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The future is Battery Powered Passive RFID Tags
in The RFID Weblog, on June 24, 2009
...d "smart shelf" systems can help reduce shrinkage due to misplaced merchandise or theft, and can also help retailers improve inventory accuracy to minimize overstocks and out-of-stocks.
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Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
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Bernard Madoff, who has pleaded guilty to 11 charges of fraud, money laudnering, perjury and theft, faces up to 150 years in jail. And his victims want exactly that! The New York Times reports ...
RFID Aids War Efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq
in The RFID Weblog, on May 31, 2009
© Carl Montgomery
Besides US and other allied forces there is something else which is contributing to the war effort - its RFID. As per Major General James L. Hodge, commanding general of the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command division at Scott Air Force Base, RFID along with c...
Fujitsu Ups the Ante on Data Security
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 8, 2009
...up, and then... WHAMO!
This service should be out in the the third quarter of 2009. With identity theft, technology theft, and scams on the rise, Fujitsu's data security solutions will be a welco...
ATM Skimmers are High Tech Robbery
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 10, 2009
© *saxon*
I know about ATM skimmers, and in general I know they are a bad thing. What I didn't know is that their use across the globe and throughout the US is dramatically on the rise. If you aren't familiar with ATM skimmers, they are a ATM/credit card reader that fit over the card ...
Now You Can Drive A Different Supercar Every Day
in Classical Drives, on March 18, 2009
Let's say you can easily afford to buy or lease a high-performance luxury car. Let's also say that you don't want the hassle of maintenance, insurance, and theft. And finally, let's admit that you tire of driving the same car all the time and crave a change. Here's the answer ...
Protecting Your Content
in The Search Engine Weblog, on March 10, 2009
Nothing destroys your traffic in quite the same irritating manner as having someone else copy your content and divert your traffic to their site. That makes copyright violation an SEO issue...
The Blog Herald had a piece last month on a content tracker called FairShare . FairShare creates a ...
Rare GTA: Chinatown Wars trailer hardly shows any gameplay
in House of Nintendo, on March 6, 2009
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is coming to the Nintendo DS later this month, but have you seen it in action? The game has been getting a lot of hype as of late, but ironically, Rockstar seems to be keeping a lid on the available footages. So far, the only substantial morsel we have (aside from ...
What are different forms of supply chain fraud?
in Supplychainer, on January 31, 2009
I read a blog post in Supply Chain Network on supply chain fraud (Read it here ) which was mentioning that in every step of the value chain, there are opportunities for fraud and these can have different types.
I was thinking what are typical forms of fraud, because if we want to prevent some...
Ponzi schemes proliferate
in Sox First, on January 28, 2009
... annual returns from funding commercial loans. Now of course, compared to Madoff's $50 billion theft, this is just small change, lunch money if you like. But what's important is that this is ...
Corporate ethics and law
in Sox First, on January 9, 2009
More than two years ago, I did a blog entry on the difference between ethics and morality. Moral decisions, around issues like theft and corruption, are absolutes regardless of time or culture. They are just wrong, wherever they happen. Ethical decisions on the other hand are underpinned by ru...
BackBlaze Intros Mac Beta of Unlimited Online Backup Service
in On Storage, on December 12, 2008
Backblaze this week introduced a Mac version (currently in beta) of its $5-a-month online backup service.
"Backblaze joins such services as CrashPlan , MozyHome , and SteekUP in offering Mac users simple online backup and restoration of large amounts of data at a low cost,"...
Security: on or off the radar right now?
in The CIO Weblog, on November 19, 2008
I have to say that it's been off mine, of late; the economy, efficiency of operations, and innovation have been things which have taken up more of my focus recently. But off my custom security-related RSS feed this morning I hit upon a post from the handler on duty at SANS Internet Storm Ce...
RFID guards your bikes while you attend your class
in The RFID Weblog, on November 17, 2008
I never realized bikes were a prized possession until I came to know that in the city of Copenhagen alone more than twenty thousand bikes were stolen in a year. Bike theft problem has become so big that around three RFID projects on tagging bikes have been initiated at university levels so that...
Major Cybercrime Site Shut Down
in I got Spam?!, on October 18, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5697450 The site, called DarkMarket, was kept secret and access was granted by invitation only. Its forum allowed cyberthieves to buy and sell stolen banking details and credit card numbers obtained via phishing scams and website hacks. It also served as a ...
Avoiding Phishing Scams
in I got Spam?!, on October 12, 2008
Here is a good video with some basics on how to avoid falling for a phishing scam!
Erster Trailer zu Grand Theft Auto 4 (PC)
in Daily Gamer, on October 8, 2008
Über Gametrailers.com hat Rockstar gestern den ersten offiziellen Trailer zur PC-Version von GTA4 released. Zu sehen sind einige actionreche InGame-Szenen aus dem Action-Adventure, welches planmäßig Ende November für PC erscheinen soll.
Man kann sich anhand des Videos denken, dass GTA4 einige...
Something Else to Blame on Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 5, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Shawn Gearhart
In a recent article , SF Gate reported that outsourcing is "partly to blame" in many data thefts. Citing security "data sleuths" at Verizon Communications, Inc., the article describes a "typical" case, where an em...
And you thought you had pilfering problems
in The CIO Weblog, on October 2, 2008
It's a fair bet that whatever issues you may have with employees taking home the odd stick of RAM or spare mouse, it hasn't added up to this saga at the naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC: a single system administrator, over a ten year period, walked off with almost twen...
Financial Crisis A Boon For Phishers
in I got Spam?!, on September 25, 2008
The financial crisis is a prime target for phishers who are using it in their latest scams. Here's an interesting video that explains the new scam and how to protect yourself.
Corporate fraud soars
in Sox First, on September 15, 2008
The average company loss to fraud has hit $8.2 million over the past three years, up 22% on the previous year, according to the latest Kroll Global Fraud Report . The biggest increase was in the natural resources sector because of the continuing rise in oil prices and the industry's shift i...
Credit Cards
in Biz Plan Hacks, on September 12, 2008
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Most businesses have to accept credit cards these days. But accepting them also means you accept the responsibility of taking them and keeping the numbers same. In this day in age with the fear of identity theft on everyone's minds, i...
Ethics code copies
in Sox First, on September 4, 2008
...s if they were lifted from each other. For example, 12 per cent of companies share the line: "Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on the company's profitability." "...
Data breaches booming
in Sox First, on August 27, 2008
The number of personal information leaks reported in the US this year have already eclipsed the total amount in all of 2007, according to the latest figures from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) . The agency found that 449 US businesses and government agencies have thus far reported l...
Cyber Surfing in Mexico
in Latina Viva, on August 15, 2008
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Internet cafes are everywhere. I honestly planned on getting a multifon card as soon as I arrived in mexico City, but I changed my mind.
First of all, working on the computer at home is great. And theft has increased so much that regular adv...
Sun Mobile Enterprise Platform 1.0: Mobile workers to access applications
in Java Entrepreneur, on July 31, 2008
Sun Mobile Enterprise Platform (MEP) 1.0 is out. So what does this mean? Companies running applications on Sun Microsystems servers will be able to give mobile workers access to applications using it.
It can be synchronized with enterprise applications for smart phones and cell phones. Bas...
Catchup News: Wallace and Gromit, Final Fantasy?, GTA4?
in PCGamers Blog, on July 30, 2008
To start off with the only non-rumour of this post, we have the announcement of a new Wallace and Gromit game, this time episodic in nature. Telltale, the makers of the fantastic recent revival of Sam and Max, are signed to do the games, and they are set to be more point and click interactive advent...
Spammer Faces 25 Years In Prison
in I got Spam?!, on July 11, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, jesse Karjalainen Notorious spammer Robert Alan Soloway is facing 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count each of mail fraud, email fraud, and tax evasion. He also faces nearly $300,000 in fines. He was originally indicted on over 40 criminal charg...
Who will control your computers?
in The CIO Weblog, on June 30, 2008
There is a broad disparity between the views of software manufacturers and their customers with regard to who is ultimately in control of the software running on the customer machine. Businesses (and consumers) like to think that they own the machines they have paid good money for, and that they...
HP 发布全球最薄本本 Voodoo Envy 133
in Wangtam, on June 11, 2008
除了 一体式触控屏桌面电脑 Touchsmart PC ，HP 今天还发布了不少引人关注的产品，或许不少人都在紧盯着 WWDC，包括 HUNG 在内差点都快把他们在德国柏林举行的新产品发布会忘记了。这次介绍的是目前全球最薄本本 Voodoo Envy 133，仅 0.7 英寸厚度，外加华丽的镜面设计，简直像是一个艺术品。
在配置方面，高性能的 CPU 和 SSD 固态硬盘少不了，显示屏尺寸为 13.3 英寸，还配有 HDMI-VGA adapter，支持 WiFi N，触摸板与 MBA 一样支持多点触控技术，包括外置光驱等方面的类似，很容易被拿来和 MBA 作比较。标配的预计售价...
US bank loses customer data
in Sox First, on June 3, 2008
Extraordinary developments with the Bank of New York Mellon coming out and confirming that it lost magnetic tapes containing the personal details of 4.5 million people. The incident happened three months ago but the information has only come out now with the state of Connecticut launching a...
TransUnion Settlement Means Free Credit Scores for Everyone
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 30, 2008
In settling a long-running class action lawsuit, credit reporting agency TransUnion will soon be offering free credit scores to virtually everyone whose held credit over the last 20 years:
More than 160 million Americans would be able to learn their all-important credit scores at no charge -...
40 Charged In Phishing Scheme
in I got Spam?!, on May 30, 2008
...n California and 7 in Connecticut. Among the 65 charges the group is facing are aggravated identity theft, bank fraud, conspiracy to violate the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) A...
Managing the archiving of business information
in On Storage, on May 22, 2008
© Orin Optiglot
Now I'm not the biggest pack rat around but I do have both emails and business documents stored on my computers that are over 25 years old. Recently, I have started to scan most of all of my paper documents. Shreeding the non-essential originals to reduce clutter, increase ...
GTA IV: Will it blend?
in Daily Gadget, on May 21, 2008
Eine weitere fantastische Folge aus der Serie: Will it blend ?
Der eine hält GTA IV für genial , der nächste für Müll , und andere schmeißen das Spielchen in den Mixer...
Mehr dazu: Will it blend?
Securing personal data from USBs, PDAs, Mobiles, Palms....
in On Storage, on May 15, 2008
Going to and from the office you just realize you left your USB drive on the desk. Thoughts of theft by the cleaning crew quickly rush through your head. So you turn around in traffic and when you get to the office you can't seem to find that blasted USB drive. Your frantically search your...
Web 2.0 发展概况统计排名：微软第一
in Wangtam, on May 11, 2008
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Great Expectations: How Genre Affects Critical Reception
in House of Nintendo, on May 5, 2008
Image from Metacritic.com
image from Metacritic.com
Something struck me as funny when playing the recently released dungeon crawler for the Nintendo DS, Shiren the Wanderer (excellent game, a review is forthcoming). Genre expectations matter as much, or more, than game quality when it comes to...
Cybercrime primer
in Sox First, on May 2, 2008
Phishing. E-bank theft. Spoofing. Botnets. All terms describing different forms of cybercrime. Some good details in this piece of research from Stan Kratchman, Jacob Smith and L. Murphy Smith from the university of texas . Their paper, The perpetration and prevention of cybercrimes , she...
Lending Tree Sues Over Security Breach
in I got Spam?!, on May 2, 2008
© Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
Lending Tree has informed its customers that they may have had their personal information compromised in a security breach. Several former employees are believed to be responsible. The company believes they turned over company passwords to the lenders who then ...
GTA IV leaked....
in P2P File Sharing, on April 25, 2008
The highly awaited Grand Theft Audo 4 has been leaked onto bittorrent from oldschool sceners 101, who have been out of the " warez " scene for years, but made a return for one of the biggest releases in years. Days before release in shops, the game is full, complete, and playab...
On-Storage: Good to be here
in On Storage, on April 18, 2008
© FreeWine
It is good to be here, writing my first post, and venturing down this path of presenting what storage is, how we accomplish it, and where it is going.
What is Storage - Literally the place a computer system places information for future retrieval.
What is Storage NOT - W...
DJ Karl
in Feschsamma, on April 15, 2008
Dass Musik und Mode nicht weit auseinander liegen ist ja bekannt: Musiker, wie Justin Timberlake, P. diddy , Gwen Steffani machen Mode und probieren sich als Designer.
Aber anders herum? Designer als Musiker? Warum nicht?! Karl Lagerfeld gibt ab jetzt nicht nur den Ton in der Modebranche an,...
Sony BMG sued for piracy
in P2P File Sharing, on March 30, 2008
...ously ironic turn of events, Sony BMG, a company who are often seen trying to prevent copyright theft, are being sued for copyright infringement themselves. PointDev, a much smaller company, got t...
Microsoft Open to Spammers?
in I got Spam?!, on March 29, 2008
That's what some folks are saying about Microsoft's new partnerships with LinkedIn, Tagged, Hi5, Bebo and Facebook. Calling it a new commitment to openness and data portability, the partnerships allow users of those sites to import their Windows Live contacts and vice versa . While ...
Take Two and Call Me on the THQ
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 20, 2008
Guest post today by Troy Bryant. ( See here if you're interested in guest blogging at this site.) Troy's gaming obsession gives him some investment ideas...
I once read that you should invest in what you know. Taking this fortune cookie-like advice to heart, I decided last month to ...
Spam King Pleads Guilty
in I got Spam?!, on March 15, 2008
"Spam King" Robert Soloway pled guilty in a Seattle court to felony mail fraud, fraud in connection with Electronic mail , and failing to file a tax return in 2005. He was set to go on trial to face a 40-count indictment that included 13 counts of money laundering and seven coun...
Garden Gnome Liberation Fronts
in Cool Picking, on March 7, 2008
Garden Gnome Liberation Fronts might sound bizarre, but not if you're part of the group that originated in Italy. These "non profit organizers" dedicate their time to freeing gnomes from gardens everywhere and rerouting them to their natural environment. From what I gather from ...
Corporations Perpetuating Phishing Scams?
in I got Spam?!, on February 24, 2008
My friend Alec Saunders is having a call at 11am Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5) related to phishing-hackers setting up legitimate-sounding or looking sites upon which to capture your private information. You can either join this call if you're a Facebook member and you've added the Free...
Ziszor Portable Paper Shredder
in The Gadgets Weblog, on February 19, 2008
I've got a little riddle for you: when is a scissor not a scissor. When it is a Ziszor! Okay, that's a bad joke, but a Ziszor is a pretty cool product.
The Ziszor is a portable shredder that runs on 4 AA batteries. Portable shredders are nothing new, but this one is designed to b...
Securing your Macbook Air
in Tech Without Wires, on February 16, 2008
The new Apple Macbook Air does not have the popular kensington security lock port for securing it against theft. Whilst it is lightweight and easy to carry, it is not convenient to carry when you need to leave your desk for a bathroom break (don't ever leave your notebook on the tab...
Browser attacks up, spam down
in The CIO Weblog, on February 12, 2008
So says IBM in their recent 2007 X-Force Security report, released yesterday.
I haven't done a year to year comparison of spam on any of the systems I monitor yet, but personally I haven't noticed any dramatic changes in the overall percentages (hovering around 75% spam, 25% "ham,&...
In Moscow it's a Steal
in carzz.org, on February 8, 2008
We like to spend each Friday reviewing "What the World Drives." Now it looks like we might start a new series of posts - "What the World Steals."
From the land of Borscht and vodka comes the latest stolen car statistics out of Moscow.
GEMoney Announces Security Breach Affecting Over 600,000 Consumers
in I got Spam?!, on January 21, 2008
Credit issuer GE Money has announced that a computer tape containing the personal data of 650,000 customers of major retailers such as JC Penney is missing. The tape also contained the Social Security numbers of an additional 150,000 people. The tape went missing from a facility operated by Iron...
Least Expensive and Most Expensive Cars to Insure
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on January 21, 2008
...on: "Vehicles can land on the most expensive list for numerous reasons. They may be targets of theft, which can increase comprehensive premiums for all owners of that model; they may have high re...
Nintendo: A Year In Review Part 2
in House of Nintendo, on December 28, 2007
A Year in Review Part 2: A Year of Controversy
February of 2007 included some curious news. Rockstar Games , infamous Grand Theft Auto developers (and, incidentally, famous for shady business practices) announced that Manhunt 2 would be released for Wii (as well as for PS2).
Image from Ar...
Business Networks Don't Feel Secure
in Networking for Pros, on December 24, 2007
A recent survey of 455 IT executives working for small and medium sized businesses reveals that 40 percent of The respondents believe their networks are not secure, despite the use of anti-virus software, spam filtering and firewalls. Thirty-nine percent of respondents indicated that they tho...
Check your fraud IQ
in Sox First, on December 20, 2007
Debiting accounts receivable and crediting sales are the most popular methods of cooking the books. Reimbursing air travel expenses based only on itineraries supplied by travel agencies is a particularly common method of expense reimbursement fraud. Misstating the inventory count is the mo...
10 Jahre GTA - 10 Jahre Sucht!
in Daily Gamer, on November 29, 2007
Um mal wieder etwas Nostalgie ins Spiel zu bringen, möchte ich daran erinnern, dass es genau zehn Jahre her ist, als das erste Grand Theft Auto auf die Welt kam. GTA - Heutzutage wohl jedem unter 25 Jahren ein Begriff, hat sich heimlich ohne großen Wirbel in die Spielerherzen geschlichen und ...
5 Ways to Manage Your Money as a Businessman
in Home Based Business, on November 26, 2007
1.) Save - The simplest way to save is by being cost efficient. Buy what you need and save what is left. The most common way of managing your money through saving is by placing it in a savings deposit. Depositing your money in the bank would do you better than saving it in a piggy bank. Enough ...
Virtual theft, real world law
in Sox First, on November 20, 2007
Earlier this year, I did an entry looking at how the virtual world of Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games needs regulation. Obviously police are waking up to this with revelations about the arrest of a Dutch teenager for stealing virtual furniture in a virtual world. But problems...
How to Avoid Giving to Thin Air
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on November 20, 2007
There are many ways for a charity to mis-use your money, but don't let that deter you from giving. Much like everything else in life, being well-informed is essential to ensuring your next step isn't into a deep, water filled, pot hole.
Of course, you don't have to give just money ei...
New Email System Claims to Eliminate Spam
in I got Spam?!, on November 16, 2007
A new email service called MyMail claims to eliminate all spam and insure emails stay private. Here's an excerpt from the press release:
"MyMail(R) is the most elegant solution available today for the protection of email privacy and security," according to MyMail(R) co-founder Robe...
