Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for September 19, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Britain’s James Bond spies to be sacked soon
LONDON – It’s bad news for Britain’s James Bond spies as the government has decided to slash spending on counter terrorism abroad so more money can be poured into defending the country against cyber attacks.
Jobs are expected to be lost at MI6 as the number of spies abroad is cut – while rival home … Original source on Gaea Times at : Britain’s James Bond spies to be sacked soon.
US firms set to pitch for homeland security business in India
NEW DELHI – With the Indian Government moving rapidly to improve and augment its homeland security infrastructure, American companies are hoping to be the first to be called in for providing modern surveillance systems, sophisticated mine detectors, anti-hacking software and guns etc.
“As far as internal security goes, its strengthening and augmentation, there is going … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : US firms set to pitch for homeland security business in India.
MPAA Website brought down by 4chan DDoS Attack
New York (GaeaTimes.com) – The 4chan website has allegedly taken revenge to put a stop to the offence aimed at them. 4chan recently discovered a fact that there were attacks on popular torrent tracker websites done by Aiplex Software by launching DDoS. One of the websites was The Pirate Bay which was targeted by Aiplex …. Original article on Gaea Times at : MPAA Website brought down by 4chan DDoS Attack.
Is Google’s Real Time Flight Data Going to Help the Terrorist?
It is good to think at times that information is at your fingertips. On the other hand, if you think it in a negative fashion, it is truly scary. Google made the following announcement that it is going to provide the flight data in real time. The flight tracking layer provides information more than …. Source article : Is Google’s Real Time Flight Data Going to Help the Terrorist?.
Meet the show dog that has more than 4,000 Facebook friends!
NEW YORK – A Labradoodle has left behind many famous personalities by racking up as many as 4,000 friends on Facebook tracking his every bark.
Bocker is a show dog and has appeared in films, TV and fashion shoots.
The 7-year-old has been in the spotlight since … Read more : Meet the show dog that has more than 4,000 Facebook friends!.