Wednesday, December 18, 2013

There is no freedom without freedom of movement - Estonian World

There is no freedom without freedom of movement - Estonian World:

British prime minister David Cameron recently caused a furore when suggesting that in future, the immigration from poorer EU countries to the UK should be restricted, thus undermining and ignoring one of the fundamental EU principles – the free movement of workers. David Cameron also described the immigration from A8 (including Estonia) countries to the UK since 2004 as “a big mistake”. Adam Garrie argues why the prime minister is wrong on this.

Video shows STUNNING penguin ‘traveling wave’ [VIDEO] | Science Recorder

http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/video-shows-stunning-penguin-traveling-wave-video/


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Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) - Overview

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) - Overview: PISA 2012 assessed students’ mathematics, reading, and science literacy. PISA 2012 also included computer-based assessments in mathematics literacy, reading literacy, and general problem solving, and an assessment of students' financial literacy.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

A guide to enterprise iOS management: Features, devices and security


With the iPhone Configuration Utility, mobile device management (MDM) application program interfaces(APIs) for iOS, Apple Configurator and some new iOS 6 features that have IT in mind, iOS management is slowly getting easier. But it's not a breeze yet. Until the day that managing 1,000 iPads is a snap, consult this guide to enterprise iOS management.

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Get Inspired | Turnstone sit on it

http://myturnstone.com/get-inspired/buoy-office-chair-for-the-active-person/


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Se hela intervjun med Glenn Greenwald - Uppdrag Granskning | SVT.se

http://www.svt.se/ug/se-hela-intervjun-med-glenn-greenwald

Glenn Greenwald: - Their goal, that they wake up every day to fulfill, is to ensure that all forms of human electronic communication, things that take place over the telephone, or over the internet, is collected by the NSA, and then stored, monitored and analyzed, so that there is no human communication that takes place, beyond the surveillance reach of the NSA. Ultimately that is the real revelation, of all of these documents.

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Coding Horror: Better Image Resizing

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/07/better-image-resizing.html

Bicubic image enlargement.

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MANHIGH II - (Simons) -1957-

http://stratocat.com.ar/fichas-e/1957/CBY-19570819.htm

During this flight, Simon's balloon achieved a world's altitude free balloon record of 101,516 feet (30,942 meters). For this achievement, he was awarded a certificate from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. In 1962 Simons wrote a book about his experience entitled MANHIGH.

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Leaked Documents Reveal Budget Breakdown Between CIA, NSA : NPR

Leaked Documents Reveal Budget Breakdown Between CIA, NSA : NPR: STEVEN AFTERGOOD: NRO used to be close to twice the budget of CIA, and NSA was 25 percent bigger than CIA. And now, those numbers have nearly reversed, and it's CIA that is 50 percent bigger than those other agencies.

Photo Enlargement

Photo Enlargement: Kneson Software's revolutionary Kneson Unlimited enlargement engine that converts pixels into vectors for enlargement then back into unlimited enlargements.*
*limited only by computer memory

Monday, December 9, 2013

On November 5, 1603, a man called Guy Fawkes

On November 5, 1603, a man called Guy Fawkes was apprehended trying to blow up parliament.

Killing off the leadership of a country is a classic tactic of extremists, fundamentalists, dictators, in short, anyone who wants to impose their agenda and belief system on a population. Examples from modern times include Khmer Rouge and the Nazis.

In recent years, in a massive collision
of irony and ignorance, some groups that advocate liberty and freedom have taken as their symbol a mask resembling guy Fawkes


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Circumpolar Mural - Digital Blasphemy| Murals Your Way

http://www.muralsyourway.com/circumpolar-mural/

Lack of resources exposes organizations to APTs, study finds - SC Magazine

http://www.scmagazine.com//lack-of-resources-exposes-organizations-to-apts-study-finds/article/324367/

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Someone's Been Siphoning Data Through a Huge Security Hole in the Internet | Threat Level | Wired.com

Someone's Been Siphoning Data Through a Huge Security Hole in the Internet | Threat Level | Wired.com: But the technique demonstrated at DefCon, and now spotted in the wild, allows an attacker to send his announcement in such a way that it is delivered only to select routers. So, once the traffic passes through his router, it gets directed to its rightful destination through routers that never got the bogus announcement. The attack intercepts only traffic headed to target addresses, not from them.

UT Documents

UT Documents: I was previously a constitutional law and civil rights litigator and am now a journalist.

Subsentio :: Home

Subsentio :: Home: Subsentio is a service bureau whose technical solutions connect a lawful intercept from the customer to the Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement monitoring centers to comply with lawfully authorized electronic surveillance (LAES) court orders.

Cryppies, Day Ladies, and Whiffling: The Just-Declassified Lingo of the NSA - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic

Cryppies, Day Ladies, and Whiffling: The Just-Declassified Lingo of the NSA - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic: Cryppie: shortened form of "cryptanalyst"; used (and taken) by some as affectionate, by others as derogatory -- listen carefully for the tone of voice and check to see if the speaker is smiling or not.

FBI’s search for ‘Mo,’ suspect in bomb threats, highlights use of malware for surveillance - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/2013/12/06/352ba174-5397-11e3-9e2c-e1d01116fd98_story_2.html

Following the Wh1t3 Rabbit - A Security blog by Rafal Los: Enterprise Security Professionals Getting Out of the Enterprise?

http://blog.wh1t3rabbit.net/2013/12/enterprise-security-professionals.html?m=1

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Do Antivirus Companies Whitelist NSA Malware? - InformationWeek

Do Antivirus Companies Whitelist NSA Malware? - InformationWeek:

I predict that in 2014 every major newspaper and magazine will perpetuate, to the detriment of data security and human understanding, the grossly erroneous notion that "for an antivirus firm to spot malware, it first needs to have seen the malware, recognized that it's malicious code, and written a corresponding virus signature for its products."

The fact that this is simply not true, and has not been true for many years, will not deter people from repeating it, over and over.

A bit like Autotrend saying that cars cannot be started without first engaging the crank handle.

Wall Street, investment bankers, and social good : The New Yorker

Wall Street, investment bankers, and social good : The New Yorker: Rent capture causes the misallocation of labor and capital, transfers substantial wealth to bankers and financiers, and, at worst, induces systemic failure. Both impose social costs on their own, but in combination they create a perfect storm of wealth destruction.”

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

SkyJack - autonomous drone hacking

SkyJack - autonomous drone hacking:

"Using a Parrot AR.Drone 2, a Raspberry Pi, a USB battery, an Alfa AWUS036H wireless transmitter, aircrack-ng, node-ar-drone, node.js, and my SkyJack software, I developed a drone that flies around, seeks the wireless signal of any other drone in the area..."

U.S. Loses Over $71 Billion in Religious Tax Exemptions | Center for Inquiry

the tax exemptions enjoyed by religious institutions cost the U.S. a staggering $71 billion per year, at the least. Meanwhile, this religious privilege helps to subsidize the lavish homes and lifestyles of numerous clergy on the taxpayers' dime.

http://www.centerforinquiry.net/newsroom/u.s._loses_over_71_billion_in_religious_tax_exemptions/


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Monday, December 2, 2013

Florida mom's photos used in more than 200 bogus Match.com profiles: $1.5 billion lawsuit - NY Daily News

Florida mom's photos used in more than 200 bogus Match.com profiles: $1.5 billion lawsuit - NY Daily News: 'Not a day goes by when someone doesn't tell me that they saw my pictures posted on Match.com or another web site,' says Yuliana Avalos, a Florida mom and part-time model who never actually signed up for the site. She charges the popular dating site with engaging in 'one of the biggest conspiracies ever executed on the Internet.'

Will of the WISP: Your company's Written Information Security Program

Will of the WISP: Your company's Written Information Security Program:

Here are some links to free information and samples that can help you tackle the WISP creation and implementation:
There are several commercial vendors that offer tools for implementing policy, for example Info-Tech's Security Policy Implementation tool.

Edu: http://my.gwu.edu/files/policies/InformationSecurityPolicyFINAL.pdf

Most SMBs have no Information Security Policies

Most SMBs have no Information Security Policies � Security Policy University: Phishing attacks are now among the top security risks for organizations. Yet, according to a recent survey of small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), a full Eighty-seven (87%) percent do not have a formal written Internet security policy for employees.

http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/docs/idtheft/sec-plan-smallbiz-guide.pdf

Information Security Policy and Procedures Manual

Information Security Policy and Procedures Manual | Instant Download | Dozens of Policies, Forms, Checklists, Samples, Examples, and More - myinformationsecuritypolicy.com: The "Information Security Policy and Procedures Manual", available for instant download, includes over 300 pages of professionally researched, industry leading information security policies, procedures, forms, checklists, templates, provisioning and hardening documents, and much more.

Information Security -�Office of Information Technology

Information Security -�Office of Information Technology:

Princeton University possesses information that is sensitive and valuable, e.g., personally identifiable information, financial data, building plans, research, and other information considered sensitive.

State Cyber and Information Security Policies

State Cyber and Information Security Policies:

E.g. Alabama Department of Finance, Information Services Division
Information Security Policy