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Bugged Phone Tripped Up Apple Leaker
An employee at an Apple parts supplier has been caught on tape selling inside information about Apple to a hedge fund broker. The information, potentially worth millions to the broker, was sold by Walter Shimoon for a mere $22,000. Shimoon has since been...
Obama Wants Internet Security Czar
President Barack Obama wants to ramp-up Internet security with the establishment of a czar to oversee privacy. The administration plans a stronger legal effort to protect Internet privacy -- including new laws and creation of a new position to oversee...
Happy SysAdmin’s Day!
Since Ted Kekatos, a SysAdmin in the Chicago area suggested the day, to the first celebration on July 28, 2000. System Administrator Appreciation Day has become the one day a year set aside to show your appreciation for those people who keep all your...
Kudos to Obama for Appointing a Cybersecurity Czar
Those who know me, know that I don’t approve of much of what the Obama Administration has done so far; however I have to give the new POTUS kudos on a job well done, by creating the position of a “Cybersecurity Czar” President Obama spoke today about...
New CIO joins the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Ms. Priscilla Guthrie began work at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) this week as Associate Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer (CIO).  Guthrie, a former Deputy CIO at the...
U.S. fails to use best RADAR for N. Korea missile launch
[ Editor’s Note: This article was on the front page of The Washington Times this morning, unfortunately it’s not available online unless you are a subscriber of their e-edition . If someone does find a better link, please let me know and I...