Accenture new release: “U.S. manufacturers may be losing up to 11 percent annually* of their earnings as a result of increased production costs stemming from a shortage of skilled workers, according to a new study from Accenture and The Manufacturing Institute. The scale of the issue is illustrated in the study, “Out of Inventory: Skills Shortage… Continue Reading
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Council on Foreign Relations Cybersecurity Policy Research Links
“How can the United States protect cyberspace “control system of our country,” without restricting the open “flow of information on the Internet“? What should countries consider when developing international cybersecurity standards and protocol? What should their citizens know to protect their information and their rights? Cybersecurity Policy Research Links provide news, background information, legislation, analysis,… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Legal Loop: 8 handy gadgets for the mobile lawyer office
Via LLRX.com – Legal Loop: 8 handy gadgets for the mobile lawyer office For the 21st century lawyer, mobility is key, since a mobile law practice makes it easier than ever for lawyers to practice law no matter where they happen to be. That’s why, according to the American Bar Association’s 2013 Legal Technology Survey, more… Continue Reading
Analyzing Forged SSL Certificates in the Wild
Via Net Security – Researchers find, analyze forged SSL certs in the wild Analyzing Forged SSL Certificates in the Wild by Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Facebook: Lin-Shung Huang, Alex Ricey, Erling Ellingseny, Collin Jackson: “The SSL man-in-the-middle attack uses forged SSL certificates to intercept encrypted connections between clients and servers. However, due to a lack of reliable indicators, it is still unclear how… Continue Reading
WaPo – The Great Society at 50
The Great Society at 50 by Karen Tumulty: “President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the most ambitious set of social programs ever undertaken in the United States. In just a few years, Congress churned out nearly 200 new laws. The “Great Society,” as the effort became known, also launched a decades-long political battle that still rages over the size… Continue Reading
DOE Releases New Guidance for Strengthening Cybersecurity of Grid’s Supply Chain
News release: “”As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to a strong and secure power grid, the Energy Department today released new guidance to help U.S. industry strengthen energy delivery system cybersecurity. Developed through a public-private working group including federal agencies and private industry leaders, the Department’s Cybersecurity Procurement Language for Energy Delivery Systems guidance provides strategies… Continue Reading
Research shows smartphone sensors leave trackable fingerprints
News release, ECE Illinois: “Research by Associate Professor Romit Roy Choudhury and graduate students Sanorita Dey and Nirupam Roy have demonstrated that the accelerometers used in mobile devices posses unique, trackable fingerprints. This suggests that even when a smartphone application doesn’t ask for geospatial information (“…would like to use your current location”), there are other… Continue Reading
CIO – Google to launch automated tool for those wanting to disappear from search results
Follow up to EU Court of Justice – Google Must Remove Links Upon Request this news via CIO: “People will be able to use an online tool to ask Google not to display search results about them, according to a German data protection commissioner. Google will create the tool following a decision by the Court of Justice… Continue Reading
Commentary on the impact of the leaked New York Times Innovation Report
Joshua Benton, director of the Nieman Journalism Lab, May 15, 2014: “There are few things that can galvanize the news world’s attention like a change in leadership atop The New York Times. Jill Abramson’s ouster yesterday afternoon probably reduced American newsroom productivity enough to skew this quarter’s GDP numbers. We don’t typically write about intra-newsroom politics at Nieman Lab,… Continue Reading
EFF – Which Tech Companies Help Protect You From Government Data Demands?
EFF Survey Shows Improved Privacy and Transparency Policies of the Internet’s Biggest Companies “Technology companies are privy to our most sensitive information: our conversations, photos, location data, and more. But which companies fight the hardest to protect your privacy from government data requests? Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) releases its fourth annual “Who Has… Continue Reading
New Report Documents Rising Rate of Female Genital Mutilation the US
Protecting Girls and Women in the U.S. from FGM and Vacation Cutting, Sanctuary for Families Although FGM is most prevalent in twenty-eight countries in Africa and the Middle East, it is no longer confined to distant shores. Every year, women in the United States discover that they, their daughters, and their loved ones face a very real… Continue Reading
Trends in the Parent-Report of Health Care Provider-Diagnosis and Medication Treatment for ADHD
“Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration have published a new study: Trends in the Parent-Report of Health Care Provider-Diagnosed and Medicated ADHD: United States, 2003—2011. You can read the abstract here and listen to a podcast by the journal discussing the study and its findings here. See below… Continue Reading
