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anonymous

Electronic Security a Worry in an Age of Digital Espionage - NYTimes.com - 10 views

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    List the precautions Mr. Lieberthal takes when visiting China. Define digital espionage. Why is it easy to steal information remotely? How was the US Chamber of Commerce hacked? Explain the reason for thwarting the cybertheft of trade secrets. all feb 16 soo paulo
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    List the precautions Mr. Lieberthal takes when visiting China. * He leaves his cellphone and laptop at home. * He brings "loaner" devices. * He erases information before and after the trip. * He disables Bluetooth and Wifi. * He turns off his phone, and takes the battery out. * He only connects to the internet through an encrypted password protected channel. * He copies and pastes his password from a USB. Define digital espionage. Digital Espionage - The spying on digital information including corporate secrets and government secrets. These secrets are stored as digital data, and can be spied on and stolen. Why is it easy to steal information remotely? Because digital devices today are mostly connected to an internet network, and through this network, information can be stolen remotely if the hacker is able to hack into the system. Smart phones and digital personal devices are very common today. These devices are connected into workplace networks and carry information around. Hackers are able to hack into these devices and get onto the corporate network and steal information. How was the US Chamber of Commerce hacked? The US Chamber of Commerce was hacked through four of their employees, Asia policy experts' devices who travelled frequently to China. The Chamber's office digital devices including its printer and thermostat had a connection to an internet address in China. Through these remote connections to the digital devices, China could penetrate the inside information of the Chamber. Explain the reason for thwarting the cybertheft of trade secrets. Thwarting the cybertheft of trade secrets is to the benefit of the owner of those trade secrets. If cybertheft of trade secrets is not prevented, then other corporations would be able to use stolen trade information to their benefit, and possibly come out with the same product with slight modifications in order to gain more profit from other companies' ideas. This would also ruin the product
anonymous

PayPal Debuts Its Newest Hardware, Beacon, A Bluetooth LE Enabled Device For Hands-Free... - 6 views

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    One of David Marcus's biggest challenges when taking on the role of President of PayPal was extending the platform into point of sale, and making it easier to pay with PayPal than swiping your credit card. But changing consumer behavior is an enormously difficult task. PayPal played with geo-location leveraging GPS and Wi-Fi for iOS and Android. These technologies are what powers Square's hands free payment system 'Pay with Square. But they found that it ended up being a poor experience for the consumer because it sucked the batter life out of their phones. PayPal also warns that it is aware of the potential privacy issues so PayPal Beacon won't constantly track your location unlike other technologies. If you enter a store and decline to check in, or just ignore the prompt entirely, no information is transmitted to PayPal or the merchant. PayPal has also said that there will be no ads served via the platform. As evidenced by PayPal latest app update from last week, the company is making a big bet on creating an in-store experience for both consumers and retailers. It's ambitious to say the least because not only does the payments company have to change the behavior of the consumer (from just swiping a card) but it also has to convince retailers and the 100 million plus PayPal users that it is worth it. Marcus says that providing a frictionless experience for both parties will be the key to success when changing behavior.
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    Describe IT. Alex Oct 4
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    Bluetooth Low Energy: Allows connected devices to communicate with each other while keeping the energy consumption of the devices at a very low level. The transaction should take place without GPS, other apps running, or even without a phone signal. PayPal Beacon: A small hardware device that runs on its own Wi-Fi, plugs into an outlet and serves as a beacon to other devices. It updates itself and the storekeeper doesn't have to touch it at all. It will track your location according to privacy issues. It is completely up to you whether you accept or decline Beacon when you enter the store. A hands free check in payment device.
anonymous

BBC News - British Gas installs smart meters - 19 views

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    brief all sept 5 woo
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    1. Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to. Home and Leisure, Environment, Business 2. Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. People, British Gas, UK Customers 3. Identify one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article. Reliability and Integrity 4. Describe ITGS terminology and systems. - Smart meter: an electronic device which enables users to monitor the cost of their electricity and gas consumption in real time, and eventually see how much power individual appliances are using. - Smart phones and Tablets - Devices that include smart features such as reading e-mails and featuring applications for users. Both smart phones and tablets today can feature touch screens, without needing a physical keyboard to operate the various actions. - GPRS: General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) is a packet-based wireless communication service that promises data rates from 56 up to 114 Kbps and continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and computer users. 5. If possible, describe a solution to the concern (issue). The concern that might rise from this case is that the devices, that are about to be installed on million homes, may not as effective as people have estimated. The reliability of the device depends on the device itself and the production company.
jasonkerr

Cracks appear in face of Apple's iOS security - 0 views

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    Apple's iOS mobile and has garnered a reputation for strong security. Apple is one of the most popular and most visible devices. In this article there take about the pros and cons of jail-breaking your apple device. in this article they talk about how malware could increase in apple device. As more business migrates to mobile devices and Apple's market share increases, the quantity of mobile- and specifically iOS-targeted malware will rise.
Tick Kanjanamaneeroj

Tablets expected to become preferred computing device | Apple - CNET News - 4 views

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    Why do people prefer tablet more than PC ? What advantages of tablet that PCs don't have?
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    Selected Article Tablet is becoming more and more popular so it is important for us to know the advantages of this device that a Laptop doesn't have and why is is so popular among users.
anonymous

Control these large smart appliances with your iPhone | Appliances - CNET Reviews - 1 views

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    Describe IT Dawoon Oct 2
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    Most smart appliances have an accompanying application. Those applications are available on iOS and android. (Samsung's washer and dryer application is working on only iOS and Samsung's Galaxy mobile devices, not the rest of the Android devices.) There are some examples of using iOS to control the smart appliances 1. LG Smart ThinQ LFX31995ST LG Smart ThinQ app will tell you the internal temperatures of both the refrigerator and freezer, and whether it's on energy-saving mode or not. You can make grocery lists and automatically update your inventory once you've checked an item off the list. Also, you can search for recipes on the fridge based on what your fridge has in stock. 2. Whirlpool WRL767SIAM Side-by-Side Refrigerator with 6th Sense Live it transmits information directly to the free app on your smart device. Whirlpool's app can let you know, if the refrigerator door is open or if there has been a power outage. Whirlpool has also enabled this refrigerator to connect to the smart grid if it's available in your area, which will let you monitor energy usage through its app. 3. GE Profile PT9550SFSS Built-In Double Convection Wall Oven The game-change app turns your phone into a remote control for the oven. You can set the temperature, mode, and time for both ovens independently and turn them on with app. 4. LG Smart ThinQ LRE3027ST oven Smart ThinQ app will allow you to search for recipes and then cue up the cook time and temperature accordingly, but you still have to manually press start on the oven itself. LG app allows you to run diagnostics on the range to make sure that everything is running as it should be. 5. LG Smart ThinQ WT6001HV Washer/Smart ThinQ DLEX6001V Electric Dryer LG's Smart ThinQ washing machine features a gorgeous touch screen and connects to LG's Smart ThinQ app via your smartphone or tablet. It doesn't have a smart-grid function like some other washer/dryer apps, but it's otherwise similar in that it lets you check your wash cycle
Azman Fadhilah

Bangkok Post : The rise of the digital spies - 1 views

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    1. Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to. Business and employment, Politics and Government 2. Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. Politicians, Large Business owners, Victims 3. Identify one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article Surveillance / Privacy 4. Describe ITGS terminology and systems. The main IT system in this situation is the use of the evolving hardware that is customized to best fit the various situations that need to infiltrate a certain amount of security. The new spy devices today are integrated into everyday devices such as pens and glasses so that it is hard to track and sensor while going through security checks. 5. If possible, describe a solution to the concern (issue). Having the government and users agree to sign contracts which only allow certain amounts of digital spy equipment to be produced, and while shipment, if any equipment was found to be not authorized and legitimate to pay a large amount of fine to prevent further disuse of the equipment. Since most of the devices require some sort of signaling in order to spy, having new security checks based on lens reflection as well as machine signal waves can increase security because it would be easier to sensor such devices.
Alex Lenk

Electronic Brain Helps Cut Credit Card Fraud : NPR - 1 views

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    Da Woon October 10 Brief Article Analysis Answer here.
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    1. Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to. Business and employment, home and leisure 2. Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. in this article, the credit card user and credit card companies are the main stakeholder 3. Identify and describe one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article. In this article, the social/ethical concern is integrity. In this article, it tells that Credit Card Company uses neural networks to keep track of every purchase people make and sorts them into patterns and categories. If people changed their purchasing pattern, the credit card calls you and ask you about did you really buy it. So, if we buy the computer first time, we changed our purchase pattern, so we are losing our integrity to Credit Card Company. So we are really hard to use our own credit card. 4. Describe ITGS terminology and systems. Transaction - Electronic funds transfer, the electronic exchange or transfer of money from one account to another Software - any set of machine-readable instructions that directs a computer's processor to perform specific operations. Hardware - the collection of physical elements that comprise a electrical device system 5. Describe the solution stated in the article or find a solution to the concern (issue) discussed in the article. The one solution in this social/ethical concern would be making a password then using that password with signature to prove our identity when we purchase the product which is not in our pattern such as put our password on our mobile device when we purchasing product with transaction. So we don't need to get the call from Credit Card Company when we purchase the product which is not in our purchasing pattern. Also we can using biometrics on our digital device to prove that we purchase that product when we using transaction to purchase the product.
anonymous

BBC News - Apple acts on iPhone tracking bug - 1 views

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    How does apple propose to solve the tracking program? Describe two examples of data tracking services that people use. Do you think privacy is still an issue with phones and apps? May 17 cream
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    1. How does apple propose to solve the tracking program? Apple released newly developed software that cuts the amount of stored data to just a week and no longer transfer it to the owner's computer when the phone is connected. And if users disable the location services setting on their iPhone or iPad, it will stop collecting data completely. 2. Describe two examples of data tracking services that people use. - Foursquare: Foursquare is a location-based social networking website based on software for mobile devices. - Mobile Me: Mobile Me automatically pushes new email, contacts, and calendar events to your iPhone, Mac, and PC. So your devices always stay in perfect sync. 3. Do you think privacy is still an issue with phones and apps? Of course yes because mobile devices are connected to networks for all the time in order to access to files and media. Privacy is always going to be an issue with phones and apps because even though Apple is storing data for shorter time, the stored data can be used or leaked anytime when threats attack.
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    1.1_reliability_integrity 1.3_privacy_anonymity 2.5_home_leisure 3.1_hardware 3.2 _software 3.3_networks 3.4_internet
anonymous

BBC News - Mobile phones could soon be 'powered by walking' - 7 views

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    Explain the problem and solution. august 30 all alec
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    The device is designed to absorb and feed on micro droplets of water. However if someone were to step in a large puddle of water the device could be over loaded and burnout. Also with the problem of how to transfer the energy a cable would work the best because if you use wifi or Bluetooth other devices could pick up that signal and steal the energy supply for their own use. A solution to the way power is generated it to do something similar to the Japanese train station and make the pad in the shoe absorb shockwaves from each step instead of the micro water molecules also if it were shock absorbent it could be but into a waterproof case so that it can withstand rain and puddles. Explain the purpose of this site. What does *) mean? This site tells you how secure your web browser is and what security is currently in place. *) means this information is most likely be recorded by web servers.
anonymous

Yes, your iPhone is tracking you -- the question's why - Computerworld - 3 views

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    Why are iphones tracking people? april 28' cream
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    Why are iphones tracking people? This is the issue of storing user's location data in unencrypted file. The file, named "consolidated.db," is an unencrypted SQLite database that can be found in the devices' file systems and in the iOS backup files created and updated by iTunes every time an iPhone or 3G iPad is synced. Since, we know that Apple is actually collecting location and some information on iphone that's why iphone is not safe at all. Although the file isn't immediately accessible on the device itself, it can be accessed on a jailbroken device via the iTunes-generated backup file. It also could potentially be accessed using other tools that allow you to explore an iOS device's file system while it's attached to a computer.
anonymous

Bank app users warned over Android security | IT PRO - 4 views

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    Mobile apps provided by mobile operators and handset manufacturers could put expose phone users to fraud, according to research that as many as 64 per cent of manufacturer added applications were exposing users to serious security issues.
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    "Bank app users warned over Android security" Describe at least four types of vulnerabilities. Describe mobile point-of-sale devices. Explain why card fraud could endanger the payment chain.
Su Jung Woo

Security Enhancements in Android 4.2.2 - 0 views

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    Android Security is enhanced by 'Jelly Bean' which has been refreshed with additional features such as preventing harmful apps from entering mobile device or blocking installation of bad apps.
Kritawat Sae-Lo

How 'in-cell' technology could make the next iPhone ultra-thin - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Describe advantages for thin mobile devices? What can be disadvantages for thin mobile device?
Helen Choi

Monitoring Your Health With Mobile Devices - 9 views

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    How would this technology help people take better control of their health?
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    Health Communications May 17
anonymous

Guest Post: Using NFC tags with your Android PhoneGoMo News - 7 views

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    How does this work? What is nfc used for? Can this be used for pay phones? sept 12 - 13 Chut rebecca
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    How does this work? - NFC tags are just RF chips. They use radio frequency to communicate with each other. What is NFC used for? - They can be used for many purposes. Since that it can communicate with other devices that use NFC tags as well, it might be used as a credit card-like payment device, being to pay for something by just your phone. Anything that also uses NFC tags may be synchronized to work together. Can this be used for pay phones? - Yes it can. If payphone also have NFC tags, people may be able to call without having to insert a coin or a card.
anonymous

Court says ISPs can't be forced to monitor illegal downloads - 12 views

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    summary all nov 28 alec
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    BRUSSLES can't block users from downloading illegally because that would breach the EU rules. SABAM asked the court in Belgian to force scarlet to install a device to prevent users from downloading copyrighted work. Scarlet then had to install the device. The EU made a statement that that internet providers should have to install a filtering system. The ruling of that made the BEUC (consumer organization) get authorities thinking of a fairer way to provide legal downloads. Monique Goyens said that there is no point in trying to catch individual people for file sharing because there are so many it would be impossible to stop. EU - European Union SABAM - Belgian Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers BEUC - European Union Consumers Organisation
Jab Itthipalkul

APP- CESSIBLE - 3 views

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    The universe of apps has made life more convenient, more fun and more distracting. For example, you can find your lover. But in truth, most apps are designed for those whose life is already convenient. According survey there are total of 1.4 million people with disabilities in thailand. Worldwide, there are many apps which help facilitate the lives of physically impaired. 1. TTRS MESSAGE. This service allows people with hearing or speech impairment to place calls to standard telephone users via a keyboard or assistive device. TTRS operators interpret the calls, which can be initiated by either party. Callers use a text input device to contact the TTRS relay centre, then give the operator the number of the party he or she wants to call. The operator, in turn, will place an outbound traditional voice call to that particular party. The operator serves as a link between the two callers, relaying the text of the initial caller in voice to the other party, as well as converting spoken words to text. The service was first offered only via desktop and kiosk platforms, but it is now available to mobile users via an app. 2.Read for the blind. Wichai Pornpratang, vice president of telecommunications business at Thai Samsung Electronics, said the main technology used to develop this app is a voice recorder which records users reading. Those audio files are uploaded to the Thai Blind People Foundation's server. Then converted to DAISY3 books to achieve an acceptable level of audio quality. With this format, users can serach for and regulate reading voices, make duplicates and place bookmarks. 3.Wheel Go Round It is windows phone application for wheelchair users that locates and rates the nearest wheelchair accessible facilities such as parking areas, elevators, ramps and toilets. The app also allows users to take photos and add places where facilities for those in wheelchairs are available. It is great benefit, but the app could be improved if it allowed users to scan for t
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    Questions: How does TTRS work? What is benefit of RFB? how can you improve wheel go round? What special techonolgy does Traffic voice information service have?
anonymous

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/japanese_publishers_cry_foul_on_pirated_app_stor... - 6 views

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    brief march 23 woo
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    1. Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to. - Business and employment 2. Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. - JBPA, The Japanese Magazine Publishers Association, the Electronic Book Publishers Association of Japan, the Digital Comic Association, Apple. 3. Identify one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article - Intellectual property 4. Describe ITGS terminology and systems. - Apps: Apps is an abbreviation for application. An app is a piece of software. It can run on the Internet, on your computer, or on your phone or other electronic device. - Copyright: a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. The App Store is some kind of a database for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad created by apple that allows users to browse, download and install app on their devices. Applications in an app store can vary in cost, from free downloads to quite costly ones, depending on who developed the application and its purpose. Software Apps, E-books that are sold through the app store are pirated. This software is basically electronic books, similar to real life books, where its contents are stored online. This Japanese copyright infringement is done through software that is uploaded through the internet that can be downloaded for a price. However, the payment is delivered to the offender, not the original person who owns the contents' rights. These pirated apps are Chinese -based language apps which plays a role in delaying the notice of the copyright infringement. 5. If possible, describe a solution to the concern (issue). Illegal distribution of copyrighted property should be banned. However, the massive infringe of the law is common in China. There should be more strict policy and laws in national level to reduce the number of these issues, such as measurement and specified steps of installing and removing application to satisfy companies wor
anonymous

Google beefs up voice search with personal recognition - 5 views

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    Describe the IT terms. march 29 jenny
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    1. Describe the IT terms. Patented - Granted and protected by rights. A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state, national government, to the inventor for a limited period of time in exchange for a public disclosure of the invention. http://www.whatspatented.com/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/ Cloud-based - software systems that based on the cloud (internet) Voice recognition system- computer technology that uses audio input to enter data instead of a keyboard input. Audio input is carried through a connected microphone. The Software is designed to recognize words or phrases with an internal database. The program would then match the audio signature of speech with corresponding data in the database. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-voice-recognition.htm Cloud-based voice recognition - The voice recognition software the is important to virtual reality since it provides a fairly natural and intuitive way of controlling the simulation while allowing the user's hands to remain free. The audio signals are converted to electrical signals, and then transformed into coding patterns to which meanings have been assigned. Automated voicemail - Automatic voicemail system that stores voice messages. Goog-411 - an automated information service that uses voice recognition to find information for what the caller is asking for on local businesses. This also has a feature to send the information to the caller's phone via text messaging. Goog-411 has provided a foundation for Voice Search (search Google by speaking instead of typing, Voice Input (filling in any text field on Andriod by speaking), and Voice Actions (Controlling Android phones with voice commands). http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2007/04/google-rolls-out-free-411-service.ars Android - Google's mobile operating system (a modified Linux Kernal system). This is the software stack for mobile devices that include the operating system as well as the middleware along with key apps. http://code.goo
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