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Governments are Big Buyers of Zero-Day Flaws
Governments are Big Buyers of Zero-Day Flaws
The extent and sophistication of the market for zero-day vulnerabilities is becoming better understood. It appears that governments – especially the US, UK, Israel, Russia, India and Brazil – are among the biggest customers.
July 15, 2013
Half-Life 3 Confirmed!
Half-Life 3 Confirmed!
Half-Life is a popular game developed by Valve and available on the Steam gaming platform. Enthusiasts of Half-Life 2 have been waiting years for the next installment; long wanted but never delivered. Despite the 'confirmation', it still isn't.
July 15, 2013
Goofing off at Work Can Lead to Malware Infections and Data Breaches
Goofing off at Work Can Lead to Malware Infections and Data Breaches
Surveys show that employees spend up to 30% of their working hours on private affairs. And all of those non-productive hours could translate to not just lost output, but actual negative equity in the form of malware attacks and hacking incidents.
July 15, 2013
EXPIRO File Infector Variant Presents Unusual Threat Combo
EXPIRO File Infector Variant Presents Unusual Threat Combo
A file infector malware recently discovered in the wild is exhibiting what security researchers are calling unusual characteristics stemming from an unexpected combination of threat techniques.
July 15, 2013
Verizon Hack Turns Femtocells into Mobile Spy Stations
Verizon Hack Turns Femtocells into Mobile Spy Stations
Femtocells are nice-to-have mini-cells that boost cellular coverage indoors, to prevent consumers from going down to one, slow bar inside a house or store. Verizon Wireless offers femtocells for home use, but it turns out they can do more than supercharge one’s 3G – the $250 gadgets can also be turned into mobile spy stations.
July 15, 2013
Cisco Domain Ten: Domain 10: Process and Governance – Part (b)
Cisco Domain Ten: Domain 10: Process and Governance – Part (b)
Operational process and governance, as I discussed last month, is "Domain 10" in the Cisco Domain Ten(SM) model for data center transformation.  It's so
July 15, 2013
Valve launches Pipeline, a high school student experiment
Valve launches Pipeline, a high school student experiment
As a way of encouraging high school students to pursue a job in the video game industry, Valve launched an initiative called Pipeline over the weekend, with the aim to provide an insight into how best to start out.
July 15, 2013
What can Steam summer discounts do for your sales?
What can Steam summer discounts do for your sales?
Fez creator Phil Fish has given some insight into just how important the Steam Summer Sales can be for developers, stating that his game has sold around 105,000 copies in just 48 hours.
July 15, 2013
Angry Birds receives a Skylanders-esque toy twist
Angry Birds receives a Skylanders-esque toy twist
Rovio today revealed the next step for both its studio and its Angry Birds franchise, as it announced Telepods -- essentially Skylanders-like toys that can be "transported" into the game.
July 15, 2013
Social games company Kabam valued at $700M
Social games company Kabam valued at $700M
As a small group of investors moves in to launch a secondary offering for common stock for social games company Kabam, the company says it is now valued at $700 million.
July 15, 2013
When self-publishing on PlayStation 4, here's what to expect
When self-publishing on PlayStation 4, here's what to expect
Agostino Simonetta, senior account manager at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has given some insight into how the self-publishing process on PlayStation 4 works.
July 15, 2013
Harmonix alum Teasdale ventures into indie space
Harmonix alum Teasdale ventures into indie space
Dan Teasdale, formerly series developer for Harmonix's Rock Band franchise, has struck out on his own with No Goblin, a studio aimed at creating mechanics-driven experiences free from cliches.
July 15, 2013