IT job: hiring contraction in 2012 will increase in 2013
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With slow growth in 2012 in the areas of services, technology consulting and publishing software, valued at 0.7% by Syntec Informatique, the employment situation has deteriorated over the last year.
To Enisa the 'right to be forgotten' is not so easy to get
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The proposal of the European Union to help people to get their data to be removed entirely from Google, Facebook and other sites faces some technical challenges, especially in the era of Big Data. This was said Enisa, the European IT security agency, in a document.
For Sale SCADA software vulnerabilities
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During the I Cybersecurity Forum that was held this week in Madrid, spoke specifically of the cybersecurity industry and the existence of "an interesting market for vulnerabilities" for this market, where the SCADA software is one of the most used . And ReVuln announcement only confirms what I said on Tuesday Samuel Linares, Director of Intermark Serviced Cibersecurity technolgies.
ReVuln security is a startup based in Malta that claims to have a long list of vulnerabilities related to industrial control software and prefers to sell that information to governments and other customers who are willing to pay for them rather than communicate them to vendors affected software.
The company not only ensures it is that has posted a three-minute video on Vimeo for those who doubt his words. The video shows nine-zero-day vulnerabilities have now ceased to be, that as SCADA systems ReVuln affect General Electric, Schneider Electric, Kaskad, Rockwell Automation, Siemens and Eaton.
The SCADA software runs on normal computers, but is used in critical infrastructure and other industrial plants to monitor and control industrial processes.
ReVuln ensures shown vulnerabilities allow attackers to perform remote execution of code, download files, execute commands, open pumps remotely or hijack sessions on systems running vulnerable SCADA software.
From the security firm explained that most of these products are designed to allow remote administration via the Internet and are often exposed by insecure configurations.
Along with the French company, Vupen, dedicated to finding vulnerabilities, ReVuln is of the few companies that sells vulnerability information to government agencies and other private clients, avoiding their research report to affected software vendors to prevent them solve . There is a new business is something that private investigators have been doing for many years, but usually discrete and sales agreements
Apple should buy Twitter because all your online experience "is a mess"
Internet remains the unfinished business of Apple. It is not something that only users with criteria THINK brand, but also its former employees.
Patrick Gibson, a former worker teaches the block, has published a post on his personal Tumblr that reviews the online Apple failures and failures. The article tries to justify why Apple should buy Twitter from the point of view of someone knowingly.
Mozilla stops development of Firefox for 64-bit Windows
Mozilla will not continue the development of Windows 64-bit versions of Firefox. Users are advised to use the 32-bit version. As a reason for the decision Mozilla Development Minister Benjamin Smedberg calls on the developer mailing list, the bad experiences that make a lot of users with the version.
Android Camera Nikon S800c
The Nikon S800c is an exotic. It is among the first cameras on the market with the smartphone system Android. Via wifi connects to the Compact with the Internet and can download it from the Google Play Store all possible available apps. Who wants to take pictures is not so, who can play with the S800c also check your email, or just browse for pastime.
eBay fixes critical security holes
The online auction site eBay has closed two vulnerabilities on its U.S. site. In one of the two is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the vendor area, through which one could read and write access to a database of the company. By a SQL injection vulnerability to inject database commands via insufficiently filtered HTTP parameters is possible.
When dying from removable computer processors?
The usually well-informed website PC Watch in Japan has released new details on Intel's next-generation processor Haswell, Broadwell and Skylake. The author considers it possible that appear in the middle of 2013 expected generation Core i-named Haswell last time versions for desktop Desktop Boards with AC versions. Of the expected 2014 Broadwell therefore should only versions come with integrated chipset, which are intended for direct soldering onto PCBs. However, could appear variants of processors for servers and workstations, the PC owner can replace itself, so the successor of today's LGA2011 chips.
Hetzner is considering price increase for IPv4 addresses
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The hosting provider Hetzner Online is currently considering to raise prices for IPv4 addresses. The Martin Hetzner confirmed to heise networks on demand: "We have in the Hetzner customer forum so far provided a possible price range of two to five euros per IPv4 address into the space." Whether the provider actually performs this price increase will be decided until next week, continued Hetzner. Subsequently, the company will inform its customers about it.
Saudi Arabia uses a system to inform people of the location of their women
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Since last week, the agency responsible for a woman male supervisor will automatically get an SMS, leave Saudi Arabia if they want. Noticeable was the new monitoring method because a husband during the joint leaving his wife a text message on your mobile phone by the Immigration Department received: His wife just trying to leave the country at the airport Riyadh. A wider audience tracking female "protection Commanded" Manal al-Sharif made via Twitter. The Saudi IT consultant had to be allowed to drive the 2011 campaign "Women2Drive" initiated for the right, in Saudi Arabia as a woman's car.
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