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GDC Europe adds Journey postmortem, major publisher panel
GDC Europe adds Journey postmortem, major publisher panel
GDC Europe 2012 show organizers have unveiled new talks including a postmortem on thatgamecompany's Journey, a panel of publishers on the industry's most influential trends, and much more.
July 5, 2012
Fog Computing; or catching the insider the DARPA way
Fog Computing; or catching the insider the DARPA way
The insider threat is generally acknowledged to be a serious threat to data security. For companies it can lead to the loss of IP; for governments, the loss of state secrets. Fog Computing is a new approach to detecting and preventing that threat.
July 5, 2012
How to get a Google Reward – go public
How to get a Google Reward – go public
A loophole in Google Apps was remarkably simple, found by Indian blogger Saket Jajodia, and reported to and rapidly closed by Google. But getting recognition for the discovery was less easy.
July 5, 2012
Assume everyone is infected, EU agency advises banks
Assume everyone is infected, EU agency advises banks
The EU’s cybersecurity agency is recommending that banks should assume that all customers’ PCs are infected and institute security measures based on that assumption.
July 5, 2012
Most security professionals predict breaches will increase this year
Most security professionals predict breaches will increase this year
A disturbing 93% of IT security professionals believe that data breaches will increase this year, according to nCircle’s 2012 Information Security and Compliance Trend study.
July 5, 2012
EU Parliament rejects SOPA-like agreement ACTA
EU Parliament rejects SOPA-like agreement ACTA
Following the postponing of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act legislation earlier this year, the European Parliament has now rejected a similar agreement called ACTA.
July 4, 2012
Itagaki-developed Devil's Third no longer a THQ game
Itagaki-developed Devil's Third no longer a THQ game
THQ has handed its rights to upcoming third-person action game Devil's Third back to creator and former Ninja Gaiden director Tomonobu Itagaki.
July 4, 2012
Going for mo-cap? Don't jump the gun
Going for mo-cap? Don't jump the gun
As part of a new Gamasutra feature on tips for performance capture, Rebellion's Zsolt Avery-Tierney says that waiting for Sniper Elite V2's motion capture sessions made the difference in efficiency.
July 4, 2012
New variant of the police scareware virus emerges
New variant of the police scareware virus emerges
The police virus continues to evolve, from scareware to ransomware – and a new version that can be described as very scary ware.
July 4, 2012
Android Malware Samples Predicted at 250,000 for 2012
Android Malware Samples Predicted at 250,000 for 2012
Trend Micro has provided details on the Android threat: the volume of malware; the types of malware; specific families and what they do.
July 4, 2012
Call of Duty Online comes to China via Activision, Tencent agreement
Call of Duty Online comes to China via Activision, Tencent agreement
Activision today revealed a partnership with major Chinese Internet company Tencent, that will see a version of its popular Call of Duty series released exclusively in China.
July 3, 2012
Indies challenge themselves to find innovation in the tired old FPS genre
Indies challenge themselves to find innovation in the tired old FPS genre
Independent developers typically stay clear of the first-person shooters, the domain of triple-A studios, but a recent game jam tried to turn that around and find innovation in one of gaming's most stagnant genres.
July 3, 2012