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A bird? A plane? Nah, it's just Vlambeer's Rami Ismail
A bird? A plane? Nah, it's just Vlambeer's Rami Ismail
Perhaps it's hyperbolic to call Rami Ismail the Superman of indie game development, but consider this: He hears the cries of fellow indies, he feels a sincere obligation to help them, and he lends a hand.
Feb. 26, 2014
Criminals Can Keylog an iPhone to Steal Passwords
Criminals Can Keylog an iPhone to Steal Passwords
Last month, Trustwave's Neal Hindocha wondered whether cybercriminals could adapt to changes in user habits. In the PC world, a major tool for cyberthieves is the keylogger, used to capture passwords as they are entered at the keyboard. But users are switching to phones and tablets that have no keyboards. How, he wondered, would a keylogger work on a device with no keyboard?
Feb. 25, 2014
RSA 2014: Art Coviello Addresses RSA/NSA Controversy in Keynote
RSA 2014: Art Coviello Addresses RSA/NSA Controversy in Keynote
In the opening keynote at the RSA Conference 2014 in San Francisco, Art Coviello, Executive Chairman of RSA, gave his first public comments about RSA’s relationship with the NSA.
Feb. 25, 2014
RSA Conference 2014: Microsoft Does Not Put Backdoors in its Products says Charney
RSA Conference 2014: Microsoft Does Not Put Backdoors in its Products says Charney
In his keynote at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, February 25 2014, Scott Charney, VP of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group, insisted that Microsoft has not compromised its principles in order to work with the NSA
Feb. 25, 2014
RSA Conference 2014: Intelligence Heavyweights Engage in Friendly Europe Bashing
RSA Conference 2014: Intelligence Heavyweights Engage in Friendly Europe Bashing
The US is not unique among nations when it comes to its intelligence gathering abilities. “We are just better” at it than most countries, according to Richard Clarke, the former presidential counter-terrorism adviser.
Feb. 25, 2014
Trust but Verify and Verify and Verify Again
Trust but Verify and Verify and Verify Again
Two recent disclosures show that often the weaknesses in cryptography lie not in the algorithms themselves, but in the implementation of these algorithms
Feb. 25, 2014
CIO Perspectives – Mobility, Customer Experience and the Road Ahead
CIO Perspectives – Mobility, Customer Experience and the Road Ahead
Today’s CIOs understand how mobility and BYOD programs have benefited the companies thus far – from increased productivity, improved collaboration,
Feb. 25, 2014
Congratulations to My Fellow Channel Chiefs for 2014
Congratulations to My Fellow Channel Chiefs for 2014
Each year, CRN announces its list of Channel Chiefs. This list constitutes a “who’s who” within the world of channel management. According to CRN, these folks head up the partner programs that you all depend on to run your businesses.
Feb. 25, 2014
Cisco Supports Tech Entrepreneurs in Jordan
Cisco Supports Tech Entrepreneurs in Jordan
It is Sunday night in Amman, Jordan, and the Jordanian startup scene keeps moving full steam ahead at an event called Dealmakers Weekend, organized by
Feb. 25, 2014
Road to the IGF: Lea Schonfelder and Peter Lu's Perfect Woman
Road to the IGF: Lea Schonfelder and Peter Lu's Perfect Woman
Is it possible to become the "perfect woman"? Lea Schonfelder and Peter Lu decided to explore that question in the possibility space opened up by game design with Perfect Woman.
Feb. 25, 2014
Three design lessons from working with RPG legend Ken Rolston
Three design lessons from working with RPG legend Ken Rolston
Before working as a script producer on The Elder Scrolls Online, Alex Horn worked with Ken Rolston of Morrowind and Oblivion fame. Here's what Horn learned.
Feb. 25, 2014
New GDC 2014 Summit sessions feature Antichamber, Infinity Blade
New GDC 2014 Summit sessions feature Antichamber, Infinity Blade
Conference organizers highlight a few more notable GDC 2014 sessions, including an Antichamber postmortem from creator Alexander Bruce and a behind-the-scenes look at how ChAIR Entertainment created Infinity Blade.
Feb. 25, 2014