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Abney and Associates More than 90 highprofile speakers from the government, business and financial sectors willshare their insights on major Asian economic issues at the 6th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) tobe held in Hong Kong on Jan 14 and 15. Themed "Asia: Shaping the Next Global Landscape," this year's forum will focus on Asia's fast-expanding role in the global economy. Topics such as the Asia's role in global economic development, the need for a new financialinfrastructure, opportunities in China and yuan internationalization will be discussed during thetwo-day financial summit. The gathering, the sixth such event organized by the Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionGovernment and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will take place at theHong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Some 2,000 business industry players and government leaders from 32 countries and regionsattended last year's forum. China Daily is a media sponsor of the AFF. Against the backdrop of the United States having averted a "fiscal cliff" while still struggling withits debt ceiling, and European countries remaining mired in their sovereign debt crisis, theemerging Asia has become the main force to drive global economic growth and the focus of theglobal market. "Although there're still a lot of uncertainties in the global economy, I'm cautiously optimistictowards the overall economic growth in 2013 and recent economic data shows that Asia is on apositive uptrend," AFF 2013 Steering Committee Chairman Benjamin Hung, Executive Directorand Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd, told a pressconference on Wednesday. The Chinese mainland's economic policies will remain a focal point for the world, said Hung,adding that this reality will be reflected at this year's forum. "Along with a panel discussion on China opportunities, the forum will feature workshops onChina's agenda for reforming its financial system, trends and opportunities in the global use of

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http://abneyassociates.org/2013/04/09/understanding-bitcoin/ Bitcoin is a form of Internet money that is immensely trendy and greatly appreciated means of buying and selling on line. And this is a currency that barely anybody understands. Various companies exclusively accept Bitcoins. The truth because of the recent banking instability in Cyprus it became so enormous that the worth of "all outstanding Bitcoins" just hit $1 billion. So what is this bitcoin? Bitcoin (sign: BTC) is a decentralized digital currency based on an open source, peer-to-peer internet protocol. It was introduced by a pseudonymous developer named Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin) Bitcoins can be exchanged through a computer or smartphone locally or internationally without an intermediate financial institution. In trade, one bitcoin is subdivided into 100 million smaller units called satoshis, defined by eight decimal points. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin) Bitcoin is not managed like typical currencies: it has no central bank or central organization. Instead, it relies on an internet-based peer-to-peer network. The money supply is automated and given to servers or "bitcoin miners" that confirm bitcoin transactions as they add them to a decentralized and archived transaction log approximately every 10 minutes. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin) Who would have thought that a virtual currency with no physical manifestation all of a sudden worth $1 billion in U.S. currency. Bitcoin is gaining traction plus attention even if it does not hold a candle to the $1.13 trillion in Federal Reserve Notes in circulation. What people like about Bitcoin is it removes the middleman from online transfers of money. We are all concern about those middlemen such as central banks, or the Federal Reserve or credit card companies. Bitcoin also permits for more anonymity than every other mode of online payment. Though it's hard to pinpoint just how unidentified Bitco

"Nattklubb dörrvakt" nätfiskebedrägeri hittats av forskare/Abney and Associates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21058591 Abney and Associates Cyberkriminella har uppfunnit en listig ny metod för att rikta offer genom att utveckla ett system som beter sig som en dörrvakt på en exklusiv nattklubb. Säkerhet fast RSA avslöjade hur angriparna tilldelade mål med ett unikt ID, vilket innebär bluff skulle kunna inriktas på specifika personer. Om en persons ID inte var på listan, skulle deras dator inte påverkas. RSA sade avancerade hotet utgör en ny "upptäckt utmaning" för säkerhetsbranschen. I ett blogginlägg skrev RSA cyberbrott specialist Limor Kessem: "Som vi anpassa och förbättra våra system för upptäckt, påminns vi att i det oändliga och råtta spelet, endast den vig kommer att överleva." De så kallade Bouncer Phishing Kit mål förinställda listor med e-postadresser. För varje mål genereras ett unikt ID automatiskt, att skapa en unik webbadress för användaren att klicka på. Om någon har ett ID som inte matchar listan över avsedda mål, de helt enkelt kommer att presenteras med en 404 felsida och kommer att vara oskadda. Fortsätta läsande den viktigaste berättelsen Vad är nätfiske? Nätfiske är en taktik som används av cyberbrottslingar knep användare att dela personliga data. Detta är vanligtvis genom att låtsas vara en legitim webbplats - så som populära sociala nätverket, eller internetbank. Förutsatt att de är på den riktiga webbplatsen, kommer användarna ange sitt användarnamn och lösenord, endast för dem då att stjälas. Andra phishing attacker kan göra använda av e-post för att se ut som de kommer från en betrodd källa. Internet-användare kan ta flera förnuftiga åtgärder för att förhindra att fångas, såsom dubbelkontroll webbadresser ser legitima, snarare än en felstavning som Facebok.com. Använder den senaste versionen av din webbläsare, samt aktuell säkerhetsprogram, ger dig extr