Concerns about an Israeli Preemptive strike against Iranian Nuclear production facilities have gained attention recently and have been the topic of numerous speculative reports in both the foreign and U.S. Press. The Wisdom and effectiveness of such an attack has been debated, and both U.S. and Israeli Government officials have weighed in on the topic. [...]

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When one looks at the ‘Best Foreign Language Film’  one has to wonder. I read this crap and I just want to explode: Javad Shamaqdari, the director of the Iran Cinema Organization, argued its victory was a sign that “American judgment bowed before the Iranian culture and Oscar voters showed a different reaction to the [...]

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There have to be clowns. Without them, we might cry a river during election years. Pinching your nose while voting brings tears to the eyes of many. So send in the clowns. Or at least– a really sharp comedy. Some clarification as to what counts as comic. The Mitt/Newt/Rick Show and MSM’s Fist Pump 4 [...]

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mCommerce, or mobile commerce, refers to financial transactions conducted via smartphones or other mobile devices. But are mobiles really meant for financial transactions? While about a third of mobile phone users remain unwilling to dabble in mCommerce due to identity theft concerns, the majority of users are apparently comfortable making purchases with their phones, just [...]

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NFC is an acronym for near field communication, a wireless technology that allows devices to talk to each other. In the case of a mobile wallet application, those devices would be a mobile phone and a point of sale device at a checkout counter. USA Today reports that the number of NFC handsets is set [...]

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2012’s RSA Conference kicks off February 27th. Executive Chairman, RSA, Security Division of EMC Arthur Coviello, Jr. will present a program focused on the fact that in the past 18 months, organizations throughout the world have been under attack by nation-states, “hacktivists,” and cyber criminals. PBS NewsHour Senior Correspondent Jeffrey Brown will address “hacktivism”—the use [...]

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Some people can’t help bragging and babbling about themselves online. Whether in a blog post, tweet, Facebook status update, or YouTube video, chances are if it happened, it’s going to come out online. The Internet is making it much easier for fraud investigators to learn everything they need to know about their subjects. Teenagers and [...]

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Do you backup data? One would hope you do, and can’t imagine you don’t, but sad to say, many find data backup overwhelming and tedious so they nix it. One of the problems with getting a small businesses to secure data is they think they need to load up thumbdrives, DVDs or tape devices manually. [...]

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