The Internet Of (Insecure) Things

When an innocuous item like a baby monitor can be hacked, some joked that who would want to listen in on someone’s screaming child? When car’s system is compromised remotely, allowing a hacker to shut down the car in motion, others say General Motors already had that problem through a faulty ignition switch and not a hacker. But soon there will be a security event that will come along and shake the very foundation of this “always connected, always on” world. Companies like RSA, Symantec, and Webroot are providing security for the Internet of Things (IoT) market to help companies secure their IoT, but security spans beyond the endpoints. The gateways from companies like Cisco Systems, Dell, or Intel need to be secured as well, because they are the entry point into the network. And let’s not forget about these huge repositories of data that can be attractive targets for hackers, just full of interesting information that can be exploited, and yet another place that companies need to have protection.

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Microsoft Lumia 550 budget LTE phone with 4.7” 720p screen leaks

If you’re getting excited about the upcoming Windows Phone flagship from Microsoft you probably don’t want to hear about another mid-ranger, but here it is. The Microsoft Lumia 550 has cropped up in a Swiss store for CHF 114 ($117/€104) and it could become the first of the 5-series to support LTE.

Specs for the phone (RM-1127 and RM-1128, probably the single and dual-SIM versions) show a Snapdragon 210 chipset (quad A53 at 1.1GHz plus Adreno 304) and a 4.7″ screen with 720 x 1,280px resolution. The phone is listed with 8GB of storage and will launch with Windows 10 Mobile.

GFX Benchmark also detected a 5MP/720p main camera and 1.2MP/720p selfie camera. We may be looking at 1GB of RAM though GFX reported only half that. Leaked specs of the 550 show 1GB RAM, but also a 5″ 540 x 960px screen.

Microsoft scheduled an event for October 6 and we were really, really hoping for the mythical Lumia 940 but we may be getting mid-rangers too.

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El nuevo wearable de Timex es pura belleza analógica

Estamos en Hong Kong, atentos a todas las novedades que Qualcomm tiene que contarnos, sin embargo, no solo este fabricante ha sido hoy protagonista en el escenario del Qualcomm 3G/LTE Summit. Timex, o mejor dicho, Thomas Essery, su CEO, ha aprovechad…

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How Healthcare.gov Botched $600 Million Worth of Contracts


How Healthcare.gov Botched $600 Million Worth of Contracts
The public employees responsible for overseeing $600 million in contracts to build healthcare.gov were inadequately trained, kept sloppy records, and failed to identify delays and problems that contributed to millions in cost overruns.

September 15, 2015 at 09:20AM
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