IEEE Xplore Abstract - Balancing Societal Security and Individual Privacy: Accountable Escrow System

IEEE Xplore Abstract - Balancing Societal Security and Individual Privacy: Accountable Escrow System: To reconcile individual privacy and societal security, we explore whether we can have surveillance in a form that is verifiably accountable to citizens.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

The FISA Court’s Uncelebrated Good Points | emptywheel

"...However, I think it likely that after both instances, the NSA took its toys and went elsewhere for part of the relevant collection, in the first case to SPCMA analysis on EO 12333 collected Internet metadata, and in the second to CISA (though just for cyber applications)"

https://www.emptywheel.net/2015/11/04/the-fisa-courts-uncelebrated-good-points/

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Nearly 80% of Small Businesses Have no Cyber Attack Response Plan

Nearly 80% of Small Businesses Have no Cyber Attack Response Plan

But of course...

https://smallbusiness.com/tech/cyber-attack-response-planr/

FTC ALJ: Embarrassment/Emotional Harm and Risk of Harm Does Not Satisfy “Substantial Consumer Injury” Prong of Unfairness

"Complaint counsel may find it preferable to have an ALJ decision on the books rather than a more precedential adverse Commission or Circuit Court of Appeal's decision, which could bind the FTC more significantly in data security cases going forward."

http://www.hldataprotection.com/2015/11/articles/consumer-privacy/ftc-alj-embarrassmentemotional-harm-and-risk-of-harm-does-not-satisfy-substantial-consumer-injury-prong-of-unfairness/

Monday, November 23, 2015

USA Conference - Wearables

USA Conference



Check out who is speaking, company profiles, etc.



Also VB results last year.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Administrative Law Judge Dismisses FTC’s LabFTC LabMD: "no substantial Injury” to Consumers

Administrative Law Judge Dismisses FTC's LabMD Complaint, Finding
Insufficient Evidence of "Substantial Injury" to Consumers | The
National Law Review

...dismissing the FTC's complaint against LabMD, on the ground that
the Commission's staff had failed to carry its burden of demonstrating
a "likely substantial injury" to consumers resulting from LabMD's
allegedly "unfair" data security practices...

http://www.natlawreview.com/article/administrative-law-judge-dismisses-ftc-s-labmd-complaint-finding-insufficient

Dohm DS Black - Marpac

....The Official Sound Conditioner of the National Sleep Foundation...

https://www.marpac.com/dohm-product-category/product/47-dohm-ds-black.html

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Endpoint security lags in spite of vulnerabilities

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=19096

majority of VP and C-Level IT leaders surveyed indicated a heightened fear of a security breach in the coming year and acknowledged a rapidly shifting security landscape, which now includes endpoint security.  

Triage in general practice

Develop a practice based triage protocol which clearly outlines the steps of the triage process and the roles and responsibilities of those involved.

http://www.medicalprotection.org/uk/practice-matters-issue-3/triage-in-general-practice

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Earlier Intervention for High Blood Pressure Reduces Heart Risk by 40 Percent

Earlier Intervention for High Blood Pressure Reduces Heart Risk by 40 Percent

Personal blog post tying this to aldosterone.

http://www.newsweek.com/earlier-intervention-high-blood-pressure-reduces-heart-risk-40-percent-392538

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Effect of C282Y Genotype on Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Complications in Hereditary Hemochromatosis

Effect of C282Y Genotype on Self-Reported Musculoskeletal
Complications in Hereditary Hemochromatosis


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378978/

Tweet from @Mangan150

Hypogonadism in Hemochromatosis: Reversal with Iron Depletion
https://t.co/4PoB84CIXo
Rising iron levels with age could lower T levels.

http://twitter.com/Mangan150/status/662405366068572161

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Oklahoma Earthquakes Are a National Security Threat - Bloomberg Business

Oklahoma Earthquakes Are a National Security Threat - Bloomberg Business

"Now the massive oil stockpile faces an emerging threat: earthquakes.
In the past month, a flurry of quakes have hit within a few miles of
Cushing, rattling the town and its massive tanks. According to the
Oklahoma Geological Survey, more than a dozen quakes have registered
3.0 or higher on the Richter scale within a few miles of Cushing since
mid-September. The biggest, registering at 4.5, hit about three miles
away on Oct. 10."

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-23/oklahoma-earthquakes-are-a-national-security-threat

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

[1509.06533] Factors influencing risk acceptance of Cloud Computing services in the UK Government

[1509.06533] Factors influencing risk acceptance of Cloud Computing services in the UK Government: We focused on perceived risks and perceived security concerns. Based on these results, we suggest a number of implications for risk managers, policy makers and cloud service providers.

“Fracking” controversy and communication: Using national survey data to understand public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing

“Fracking” controversy and communication: Using national survey data to understand public perceptions of hydraulic fracturing: In contrast, people more likely to support fracking tend to be older, hold a bachelor's degree or higher, politically conservative, watch TV news more than once a week, and associate the process with positive economic or energy supply outcomes.

The “Nasty Effect:” Online Incivility and Risk Perceptions of Emerging Technologies - Anderson - 2013 - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication - Wiley Online Library

The “Nasty Effect:” Online Incivility and Risk Perceptions of Emerging Technologies - Anderson - 2013 - Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication - Wiley Online Library: we examine the effects online incivility on perceptions toward a particular issue—namely, an emerging technology, nanotechnology. We found that exposure to uncivil blog comments can polarize risk perceptions of nanotechnology along the lines of religiosity and issue support.

Cultural worldviews and environmental risk perceptions: A meta-analysis

Cultural worldviews and environmental risk perceptions: A meta-analysis: individuals who scored higher on egalitarianism perceived more environmental risks (r = .25), whereas individuals who scored higher on hierarchism and individualism perceived fewer environmental risks (r = −.18 and −.17, respectively).

An Open Letter from Crypto and IS Folks

Ax14.pdf: As
leading
members
of the US
cryptog
raphy and information
-
security research communities
, we
deplore these practices
and urge that they be changed

Privacy and National Security in the Digital Age. European and Comparative Constitutional Perspectives by Federico Fabbrini :: SSRN

Privacy and National Security in the Digital Age. European and Comparative Constitutional Perspectives by Federico Fabbrini :: SSRN: The article introduces the theme of the protection of the right to privacy in a world characterized by rapid developments in digital technology and the need to fight terrorism.

Malignant Melanoma Misdiagnosed as a Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Malignant Melanoma Misdiagnosed as a Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Malignant melanoma, although rare, is a skin cancer with the highest mortality.

Keys To Diagnosing Metastatic Melanoma In The Foot And Ankle | Podiatry Today

Keys To Diagnosing Metastatic Melanoma In The Foot And Ankle | Podiatry Today: Lesions of the feet and ankle are notoriously misdiagnosed. Without early detection and treatment, survival rates plunge for these patients.

The patient in our case report was receiving primary treatment from an oncologist. By the time we saw him in the podiatry clinic, palliative care was the only treatment available for his chronic pain. Our patient died one year later. It is of paramount importance to identify these lesions and provide proper treatment as early as possible.

Minorities Absent In Growing Cyber War | The Daily Caller

Minorities Absent In Growing Cyber War | The Daily Caller: "African-Americans and Latinos make up less than 10 percent of the cyber workforce, according to the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals, who hosted the briefing, along with cyber think tank Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology and Texas Democrat Sheila Jackson-Lee."



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