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• Secretaries of state plead for more money for election security 16 Jul 2019 20:06 Wmtw.com The nation’s chief elections officials are pleading for more money from the federal government to shore up the security of crucial voting systems before the presidential contest in 2020, even as such aid appears dead on arrival in the U.S. Senate. …
• Tech talking mayors: Where cities stand on ransomware, AI, 5G, smart cities and more 16 Jul 2019 20:04 Government Computer News Tech talking mayors: Where cities stand on ransomware, AI, 5G, smart cities and more By Susan Miller Jul 16, 2019 At its recent annual meeting, the U.S. Conference of Mayors issued resolutions ranging from support of a free press, humanitarian treatment of …
• Watch Live 'Facebook is dangerous': Big Tech's rough day on Capitol Hill 16 Jul 2019 20:00 CNN Sen. Martha McSally, an Arizona Republican, sounded a similarly damning note later in the hearing. "I don't trust you guys," she said. "Instead of cleaning up your house, now you're launching into a another business model."The …
• Yiddish reforms 16 Jul 2019 19:57 Jerusalem Post Even though interest in Yiddish is growing in Israel and around the world, some Yiddish institutions are falling by the wayside or are being incorporated into other institutions. One such example in Israel is the Arbeiter Ring on Kalischer Street, Tel Aviv …
• Raytheon Submits Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor Proposal 16 Jul 2019 19:50 PCBDESIGN007 Raytheon Company announced the submission of its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor proposal to the U.S. Army as part of the competition for a new air and missile defense radar. Raytheon's LTAMDS solution is a simultaneous 360-degree, Active …
• FBI shares master decryption keys for prolific GandCrab ransomware 16 Jul 2019 19:41 Washington Times The FBI shared computer code Monday designed to counter a prolific and lucrative type of ransomware virus claiming victims in the U.S. and abroad. A flash bulletin issued by the FBI’s Cyber Watch office included the master decryption keys needed to unlock …
• The Latest: Facebook messaging to limit competing wallets 16 Jul 2019 19:40 Michigansthumb Updated 3:26 pm EDT, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on congressional hearings on the reach of big tech (all times local): 3:20 p.m. Facebook says that its messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Messenger won't be able to use digital …
• Code Cracker Turing to Be on 50-Quid Notes 16 Jul 2019 19:32 Tech News World By John P. Mello Jr. Jul 16, 2019 12:09 PM PT Alan Turing, the British mathematician known for his World War II code-breaking exploits and for a test to distinguish between human and machine intelligence, will be on 50-pound notes in the UK by the end of …
• Trump turns up trade pressure on China as he threatens Google probe 16 Jul 2019 19:15 MarketWatch President Donald Trump talks with journalists during a cabinet meeting with acting Defense Secretary Richard Spencer, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and others at the White House on Tuesday. President Donald Trump on Tuesday turned up fresh pressure on …
• John F. Kennedy namesake schools in five states selected to receive JFK Space Labs from Raytheon and John F. Kennedy Library Foundation 16 Jul 2019 19:14 SpaceRef John F. Kennedy namesake schools in five states selected to receive JFK Space Labs from Raytheon and John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Press Release From: Raytheon Company Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 On today's 50th anniversary of the launch of  …
• Maryland says confidential data must be encrypted. For more than 1 million students, it wasn’t. 16 Jul 2019 19:03 The Washington Post “Sensitive, personally identifiable information” of more than 1.4 million students and more than 200,000 teachers was improperly stored by the Maryland State Department of Education, leaving them at risk of identity theft, according to a recent audit. The …
• Threat Intelligence Software Market: Constant Innovation and R&D, Is 2019 to Define New \’Growth Cycle? Cylance, McAfee, Symantec, Cisco Systems, Alert Logic 16 Jul 2019 19:02 Tradingcharts.com Jul 16, 2019 (AB Digital via COMTEX) -- AMA recently published a detailed study of over 180+ pages in its repository on 'Threat Intelligence Software' market  covering interesting aspects of market with supporting development scenario …
• Trump urges look at Thiel allegations on Google 16 Jul 2019 18:56 Seatlle Post-Intelligencer Updated 11:50 am PDT, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on congressional hearings on the reach of big tech (all times local): 2:40 p.m. President Donald Trump says federal agencies, and possibly Attorney General William Barr, should look …
• Hackers Made an App That Kills to Prove a Point About Medtronic Insulin Pumps 16 Jul 2019 18:43 News Two years ago, researchers Billy Rios and Jonathan Butts discovered disturbing vulnerabilities in Medtronic's popular MiniMed and MiniMed Paradigm insulin pump lines. An attacker could remotely target these pumps to withhold insulin from patients, or …
• Heeding The Call For Better Technology, Dollars Flow Into 911 Communications 16 Jul 2019 18:33 Forbes By Marlene Givant Star and Joshua Armstrong, with analytics by Lana Vilner Once a very sleepy business, 911 centers are seeing a surge of investment lately. “A lot of VC money is coming into the market,” says Robert Chefitz, managing partner of security- …