Half over
Hard to believe the year’s half over already.. Here are a few items for your consideration.
* Taxis sow traffic chaos in Europe protesting against Uber car app
“Taxi drivers sowed traffic chaos in Europe’s top cities on Wednesday by mounting one of the biggest protests ever against Uber, a U.S. car service whose smartphone app summons rides at the touch of a button.” Read more..
[ Which is it? Adapt or die, or Adapt and die? ]
“Self driving cars:While the notion has been around in science fiction for at least 60 years, Google wants to bring it into reality.” Read more..
Layer 8: “Human error” contributes to nearly all cyber incidents, study finds
“Even though organizations may have all of the bells and whistles needed in their data security arsenal, it’s the human element that continues to fuel cyber incidents occurring, according to one recent study.” Read more..
A wake up call? Class-action filed against payroll company Paytime over massive data breach
“A class-action complaint has been filed against Paytime, a Pennsylvania-based payroll company that experienced a massive data breach in April. “Paytime failed to safeguard and prevent vulnerabilities from being taken advantage of in its computer system,” according to documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Friday.” Read more..
Here’s a change: Technology sites “riskier” than illegal sites in 2013, according to Symantec data
“The “riskiest” pages to visit in 2013 were technology websites, according to data from users of Norton Web Safe, which monitors billions of traffic requests and millions of software downloads per day.” Read more..
Today’s quote: “The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.” ~ Harlan Ellison
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Cool (Electric) Car
Something caught my eye today. Something I had never seen before. And I thought I’d share some pics I snapped of it.
Turns out this thing is a hybrid – a Fisker Karma.
And runs about $100,000.
No wonder he didn’t want to trade me for my TechPaulmobile…!
(Heck.. if an electric car looks like that, even I might want one..)
Reading reco: A Must Have Tech Product For Your Emergency Bug Out Bag
“This week’s tech product is unique in that it is a product that everyone should have in their bug out bag. When I refer to the term “bug out”, I am talking about getting out of your immediate home based area due to an emergency condition, such as a weather emergency. When this occurs I […]” Read more..
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Today’s quote: “You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.”
~ William W. Purkey
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All we really have, in the end, are our stories.
Make yours great ones. Ones to be proud of.
Continuing Adventures In Computerized Cars… Tech News
Item 1: Hacker Disables More Than 100 Cars Remotely
“The real problem started with a disgruntled employee that managed to walk out the door with a password from a co-worker that allowed him access to 1,100 Auto Center customers online. These vehicles were equipped with Webtech Plus, a system that allows remote access over wireless networks to allow dealers to disable vehicles from nonpaying customers.” Read article here.
Item 2: Some experts say computer at fault in Toyota recall hubbub
“Toyota boss Akio Toyoda recently appeared before a Congressional panel to answer questions about his company’s behavior during the scandal. Critics allege that faulty accelerators caused several deaths in unexpected runaway vehicles.” Read article here.
Item 3: Identity Theft Cases Skyrocket As Thieves Exploit New Wi-Fi Vulnerability In Vehicles
Okay.. that last one isn’t a real headline.. yet. But it will be. With people increasingly connecting their personal lives to their cars via smart phones and wi-fi, the threat of cybercrime has taken to the road. Our cars are becoming mobile computing devices, and “rolling hotspots”. Kewel, eh?
But does your new car have an antivirus or firewall? Two items you wouldn’t think of not having on your laptop?
A while ago, I received a PR notice from Ford, which declares that at least one automobile manufacturer is aware of the convergence of Internet-connected computing and cars and – more importantly – is considering the security implications:
Item 4: Ford offers security features to protect owners’ personal information as cars, Internet converge
DEARBORN, Mich., March 5, 2010 –
“With the rapid convergence of in-car technology and the Internet, Ford Motor Company said today it is offering a suite of security features to protect the personal information of millions of Ford owners from the threat of computer hackers and viruses.” For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.ford.com.
Related: Blogroll member Bill Mullins has written a more detailed look at Ford’s newest SYNC technology, here.
Further reading: Researchers expose complex cyber espionage network
A newly released report “Shadows in the Cloud”, details the the inner workings of complex cyber espionage network, that was systematically stealing sensitive documents/correspondence from the Indian government, the United Nations, as well as Dalai Lama’s offices. By Dancho Danchev
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