Tag Archives: America

A ‘Dedicated’ Enemy?

Posted on June 5, 2015 by John

In the aftermath of a major data-breech, aside from blaming China (the default target) US government officials have claimed the nation is facing a ‘dedicated’ hacking enemy. ‘Dedicated’ meaning this threat is fact and/or ‘dedicated’ meaning this threat is another … Continue reading →

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Cyber-spree?

Posted on June 4, 2015 by John

In the aftermath of another reported incident of cyber-espionage, expect the rhetoric between the Chinese and American government to increase if the US State Department data-breech actually happened…

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Homegrown…

Posted on February 26, 2015 by John

The PRC’s ‘official’ ban of a number of America’s most successful tech firms is largely viewed as a way for the nation to promote local, Chinese alternatives i.e., growing infant industrial competitors (that, arguably, might not be able to compete … Continue reading →

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‘Hacked-Com’

Posted on January 12, 2015 by John

While potentially not as damaging (perhaps even as embarrassing as Sony’s recent experience) nevertheless, America’s Centcom Twitter account was hacked (i.e., cyber-vandalized) whilst President Obama giving a speech on cyber-security!

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LinkNYC.

Posted on November 19, 2014 by John

Given how woefully inadequate (which might not be a strong enough word… befittingly) pathetic, America’s Wi-Fi access is, let’s hope that New York Cities’ plan to replace 10,000 pay phones with Wi-Fi kiosks is more than just hype! (Source) LinkNYC: http://goo.gl/pPymIV

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