How Wall Street Can Mitigate Financial Fraud Using Biometric Authentication Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:23:24 -0400
Risk control procedures are not enough to mitigate fraud on Wall Street. The current financial meltdown provides evidence that many banks and financial institutions have failed to change systems and people in order to mitigate fraud and to comply with regulations and standards. Biometric authentication is a reliable solution for preventing security breaches. Knowledge Center contributors Paul Foote and Reena Hora explain why the financial industry needs to supplement its internal controls compliance with biometric authentication. - Daily, trillions of dollars are transferred worldwide in funds and securities through financial systems. The magnitude of this exposes the financial institutions and their customers to a very high risk of deliberate and accidental fraud. Many government and industry regulations and standards such as... eWeek Newsbreak, Oct. 6, 2008 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:29:25 -0400
Could it be true? Did Apple really drop their non-disclosure agreement for released iPhone software? Ashley explains what Apple's decision could mean to you and the applications you use. The Chinese government is monitoring the conversations of Skype users, scanning all communications for sensitive keywords including Taiwan Freedom, Communist Party and Voice of America. The data, including users personal information is then being stored in publicly accessible servers. Google's energy team is out to save the planet. They've put out a proposal outlining how the U.S. could cut back on energy consumption and develop green industries to create new jobs. Toshiba is looking to use its Super Charge Ion battery to help extend the life of your lap top. The innovative battery gets a 90-percent charge in just ten minutes. And finally, although not in production, Lamborghini showed off its four door concept car at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. - Video Content.... Google, Yahoo Delay Search Ad Partnership Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:21:13 -0400
The Google-Yahoo deal announced in June to share advertising was widely seen as an effort to help fend off Microsoft's efforts to acquire Yahoo, by bringing Yahoo an additional $800 million in annual revenues. - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc and Yahoo Inc have decided to delay implementing a controversial search advertising partnership, Yahoo said on Friday.
quot;The companies have agreed to a brief delay in implementing this agreement to continue our ongoing discussions with the [U.S.] Department of ... IBM is Closer to Building Bluehouse to Compete With Cisco, Google, Microsoft Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:19:48 -0400
IBM opens a beta for Bluehouse, the company's SAAS social networking and collaboration platform. The offering will compete with cloud computing solutions from Google, Microsoft and Cisco at a time when messaging and collaboration platforms are moving into the Web. - Update: IBM continues to drive the unified communications and collaboration bus, speeding closer along the road to Bluehouse, the company's SAAS (software as a service) social networking and collaboration software for businesses.
When IBM introduced Bluehouse last January at its annual Lotusphere ... DRAM Storage Chip Makers Face Credit and Supply Challenges: iSuppli Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:18:40 -0400
DRAM storage chip suppliers Samsung, Elpida Memory and Powerchip Semiconductor face tougher challenges in servicing debts and financing capital expenditure as banks become more cash-strapped under the Wall Street financial crisis and global credit crunch, according to iSuppli. iSuppli cut its near-term market rating on dynamic random access memory (DRAM) storage chips used mainly in personal computers to negative from neutral. DRAM storage chip maker Samsung Electronics is the only chip maker not suffering losses. - SEOUL (Reuters) - DRAM suppliers face tougher challenges in
servicing debts and financing capital expenditure as banks become more
cash-strapped under the global credit crunch, research firm iSuppli
said.
quot;Even with the expected intervention by the U.S. government, this
crisis means the co... eBay to Lay Off 10 Percent of Employees, Acquire Bill Me Later Payments and Craigslist Competitor Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:09:13 -0400
The eBay online auction site will pay $1.3 billion to buy the Bill Me Later online payments service to add to its PayPal division and Den Bla Avis and BilBasen, a Craigslist-like online classified service. eBay will also lay off 10 percent of its work force and sees third-quarter revenue hitting the low end of its forecast. eBay said the job cuts would affect about 1,000 employees and several hundred temporary workers. The reduction is expected to incur restructuring charges of about $70 million to $80 million, mostly in the fourth quarter. - NEW YORK (Reuters) - EBay Inc plans to cut its work force 10 percent
and sees third-quarter revenue hitting the low end of its forecast,
though profit will exceed expectations, the online auction Web site
said on Monday.
EBay also said it would spend more than $1.3 billion to buy
companies that...
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Countrywide suit settled; homeowners to get aid Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:19:36 -0700 More than 10,000 Washington state homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure will get help with their mortgages as part of a record $8.4 billion settlement between Countrywide Financial and officials in 11 states. Ballmer went to Europe bearing good tidings Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:29:03 -0700 The last time the economy plunged into darkness, Microsoft broke free from the shackles of its U.S. antitrust case. That Web 2.0? We are so over that Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:32:50 -0700 As much as economic bubbles keep bursting all about us these days, it seems only a matter of time before the same happens to the ultrahip Web 2.0 phenomenon.
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The Future of Reading: Using Video Games as Bait to Hook Readers Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:03:09 -0000 Publishers, authors and even libraries are embracing video games to promote books to young readers.
Dawn of Low-Price Mapping Could Broaden DNA Uses Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:10:47 -0000 A start-up company called Complete Genomics says it will start charging $5,000 next year to determine a person’s complete genetic blueprint.
EBay Cuts 10% of Work Force Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:33:00 -0000 The move to cut about 1,000 jobs is an attempt by eBay to improve the performance of its core marketplace division, which has seen declining growth in the last few years.
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An eco-friendly way to cool big trucks Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:35:43 -0400 More than 7 percent of the U.S.'s daily oil consumption is attributed to heavy-duty truck idling, according to estimates. Many truckers, while resting at truck stops, idle their engines in hot weather to cool their cabs. But now a company has developed an eco-friendly cooling device that works with the engine off.
How to measure your 'water footprint' Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:47:50 -0400 Most people by now will be familiar with the term 'carbon footprint' and may even have calculated it themselves, but how many are familiar with their 'water footprint'?
Report: 1 in 4 mammals at risk of extinction Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:37:19 -0400 Read full story for latest details.
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New Solar Cell Easy As Pizza To Make Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:16:00 -0400 The iJET is a new type of solar cell that's cheap and easy to make, requiring not much more than a pizza oven, some nail polish remover, and a common inkjet printer. Australian scientist Nicole Kuepper describes her invention. SpaceX Celebrates First Successful Rocket Launch Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:53:00 -0400 SpaceX's flagship Falcon1 rocket has successfully launched from an island in the central Pacific, becoming the first privately-developed rocket to orbit the planet. NASA has already contracted SpaceX to begin private space flight missions to the International Space Station beginning in 2010. Northeast States Trade Carbon Emission Credits Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:46:00 -0400 A consortium of Northeast states has completed the first cap-and-trade greenhouse gas auction in the U.S. Under cap-and-trade, limits are set on emissions. Companies that do not use up their quota of emissions are able to sell their excess emission capacity to other companies.
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Europeans sought over hack attack Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:10:44 -0000 The FBI is seeking a British man and his German accomplice over attacks on web shops selling satellite TV equipment. China 'spying on Skype messages' Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:38:32 -0000 Chinese officials are censoring messages sent through the internet service Skype, Canadian researchers say. Music stars unite to seek control Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:30:43 -0000 Acts including Robbie Williams and Radiohead join a coalition to try to gain ownership and control of their music from record labels.
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Shazam enters new era Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:22:20 -0400 Oct 6 - The mobile music discovery service has seen a surge of new users after broadening its offering to work seamlessly with social networks.
Solar clothes Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:30:01 -0400 Oct. 3 - Argentine designer looks to the future by creating solar-powered clothing.
Ring ring, bling bling Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:21:52 -0400 Oct. 3 - Ring ring, bling bling; NIntendo's latest player, 3D reality, and a hybrid motorbike.
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EBay to cut 1,000 jobs, will buy Bill Me Later Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:04:15 -0000 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- EBay Inc., which still reaps big profits but has been struggling to attract new users, said Monday it will cut about 1,000 jobs in an attempt to streamline its business. The cuts amount to 10 percent of eBay's work force.... Ask.com hopes to make search faster, more relevant By RACHEL METZ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:15:38 -0000 NEW YORK (AP) -- Assuming your company's name isn't a verb synonymous with looking things up online, how do you get Web surfers to not just try your search engine, but also frequent it?... Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market By JOELLE TESSLER Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:54:15 -0000 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia....
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Suit against magazine-sharing site settled Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:04:00 -0700 The magazine-sharing site Mygazines.com is removing much of its copyrighted content after reaching a settlement in a suit filed by magazine publishers. GigaOm's tech blogs pull in $4.5 million Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:02:00 -0700 Alloy Ventures leads Giga Omni Media's third round of funding, which was planned both as a means for growth and a safeguard against economic troubles. Two Europeans indicted over U.S. cyberattacks Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:01:08 -0700 A 24-year-old from England and a 25-year-old from Germany face conspiracy and computer damage charges related to a large-scale DDoS attack resulting in major financial losses.
The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification - This is the specification, W3C recommendation date: 16-05-2002, of the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P). This document, along with its normative references, includes all the specification necessary for the implementation of interoperable P3P applications.
W3C P3P Project Main Page - Platform for Privacy Preferences Project, P3P is a protocol for privacy protection on the Web. The W3C is the governing body issuing the standard.
Generator - P3P Editor: A P3P generator that utilizes an easy wizard interface to create a P3P privacy policy your web site - allowing cookies to function in IE6. This is a paid service costing $70.00 USD.
A Serious Critique of P3P : Privacy on the Web - This critique covers most of the facets of the P3P platform, examining both the assumptions and implementation. Areas targeted for critical need are: more specificity in declaring the purpose behind taking information, a means to establish a negotiated contract that goes beyond W3's APPEL (A P3P Preference Exchange Language), a means in the law for policing the contracts obtained, a means for transitivity and universality of the protection on information, and an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) definition that doesn't require the web (specifically, the HTTP protocol).
APPEL1.0 Working Draft - APPEL: A P3P Preference Exchange Language 1.0(APPEL1.0). A language for describing collections of preferences regarding P3P policies between P3P agents
EZP3P P3P Creation - EZP3P is a P3P XML utility that within a few minutes can apply a basic P3P policy to your web site. EZP3P can be used online or offline. This is a pay service.
Meta Description: [ P3P Tools and P3P Information Welcome to P3PTools.com! Your source for Web Development and utilities such as EZP3P the
utility that as its name suggests easily applies a basic P3P policy to your Web Site. P3PTools.com was itself P3P enabled using EZP3P, perl and pdf output can be created by usin... ]
IBM Alphaworks - Offer P3P Policy Editor, a tool for creating and updating web site privacy policies using the P3P language. [Java, Windows]
Meta Description: [ A visual tool for creating and updating Web site privacy policies using the P3P language. ]
500Identity Management Based On P3P - Identity management is a powerful mechanism to enhance user-privacy. In this paper we will examine the idea of an identity management system built atop of an anonymous-communication network.
Implementing a Privacy Policy Using P3P - Description of a privacy policy implementation using the P3P standard.
Meta Description: [ Shows how to implement a privacy policy using the P3P standard. ]
JRC P3P Resource Center - The Joint Research Centre P3P Proxy Version 2.0 is a P3P user agent, which acts as an intermediary agent (the middleman) that controls access to remote web servers dependent upon the privacy preferences you have specified.
Meta Description: [ Joint Research Center Site on P3P ]
Lorrie Faith Cranor's Home Page - W3C P3P Specification Working Group Chair, Lorrie Cranor's home page has P3P news, links, and articles.
Meta Description: [ Lorrie Faith Cranor's Home Page ]
P3P FAQ - Answers to frequently asked questions about data privacy and P3P; from Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.
404P3P on Computerworld - Computer World collection of P3P resources, FAQ's, and Books. Links to Computer World stories.
P3P Privacy Tools - Collection of demo tools, papers and talks, media coverage, and other links regarding P3P and Internet Privacy.
P3P Toolbox - An independent, comprehensive, resource for assistance in P3P Implementation for Web sites. Includes tools, implementation guides, links, and FAQs. Created and maintained by the Internet Education Foundation.
P3P Wizard - P3PWiz is a free, easy to use, P3P Policy Wizard. It can generate and automatically install all aspects of your P3P Reference File, Policies, Privacy Statement and Compact Headers.
Meta Description: [ P3P Wiz - P3P Privacy Policy Editor and Installer will create a P3P compliant Privacy Policy for your website. 100% IE6 and IE7 Privacy Report compatible. ]
P3P-Services - W3C Compliant P3P Privacy Policy Developer - Offering professionally created P3P compliant file sets for Web site privacy standards, consulting services, support and installation. Site includes a comprehensive FAQ library about P3P. This is a for-hire company.
Meta Description: [ P3P Services offers an automated solution allowing the creation of a P3P compliant web site, ensuring increased consumer trust and confidence. ]
500P3Pwriter - real time policy generation utility - Web based utility for creating and updating Web site P3P privacy policies, P3P Policy Reference Files and P3P Compact Policies using the P3P language. This is a PAY service, prices range from 29.95 to 400.00 USD
Meta Description: [ Web based utility to create and edit your web site P3P Privacy Policy and Compact Privacy Policy using the P3P XML language. ]
Parser - IBM P3P protocol parser and constructor written in Java. Contains classes and methods for parsing, generating, manipulating and evaluating P3P proposals and responses. It also contains a parser and evaluator for A P3P Preference Exchange Language (APPEL).
Meta Description: [ A P3P protocol parser and constructor, written in 100% pure Java, that makes personal information sharing more private. ]
404Perl Library for P3P - NEC Labs provides a number of library modules that can be used to create P3P compliant client and server prototype applications.
500Policy Wizard and Japanese Doc Translations - Providing an online tool for site operators to implement a policy that will be compliant with P3P 1.0 Candidate Recommendation (December 2000). Also provides Japanese language translation of P3P documents and specifications from the W3C.
Privacy Bird Browser Plug-in - The ATT Privacy Bird is a free browser plug-in that reads privacy policies written in the standard P3P format, specified by the W3C, and displays them in an easy to understand language. Works with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, or 6.0.
Privacy Policy Editor - The P3PEditor allows you to create and publish a P3P compliant privacy policy. This is a pay-for service, down load a trial for free, the software is $299.00 USD to register.
Meta Description: [ The P3P Editor is a Software Tool that helps you to create and publish a P3P compliant Privacy Policy for your Web Site. ]
Privacy Primer: P3P - This O'Reilly Network article has two parts: the first is an overview of P3P, written by Simson Garfinkle; the second section, written by Lorrie Cranor, offers a more in depth look and examples.
Meta Description: [ The Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) provides a standard way for Web sites to communicate about their practices regarding the collection, use, and distribution of personal information. This article describes the platform, shows how Microsoft IE... ]
Privacy Server Protocol Project - Carnegie Mellon University project provides research into large-scale distributed and automated negotiations for privacy and the complementary negotiations for digital rights management. Articles, slide presentations, experimental tools.
Proposal Generator - From ATT, this tool has been designed primarily to translate existing privacy policies into P3P syntax. ATT states that it is for demonstration purposes and to gain experience with P3P implementations.
Sites using P3P - A list of sites compliant with the P3P specifications. Compiled by the W3C and a useful reference for learning by example.
Tactika.com P3P Viewing Tools - Two free P3P Policy viewing tools. P3Pexplorer: Find and view policy file from a web site. Compact policy viewer: View the compact policy header of a web server.
Meta Description: [ This is the experimental site on P3P (Platform for Privacy Preference) of Tactika, COM Inc. ]
The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 Deployment Guide - This is a guide for site operators deploying the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P). It provides information on the tasks required, and gives guidance on how to best complete them.
Web Privacy with P3P - Web Privacy with P3P includes many examples of P3P policies and policy reference files. The longer examples can be downloaded from this web site. The book also includes references to a variety of online resources. The URLs for these resources are also available at this site.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) P3P Validator - This P3P Validator is compatible with P3P spec from Sep 15, 2000 to Sep 28, 2001. Test you implementation's compliancy and be alerted to errors.
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