U.S. government asks firms to check networks after ‘Energetic Bear’ attacks | Reuters

(Reuters) – The U.S. government has asked critical infrastructure operators to review computer networks to see if they are infected with malicious software from the “Energetic Bear” hacking group, which private researchers say is tied to the Russian government. The Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team, or ICS-CERT, issued the […]

Microsoft says disrupts cybercrime rings with roots in Kuwait, Algeria | Reuters

BOSTON (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) launched what it hopes will be the most successful private effort to date to crack down on cyber crime by moving to disrupt communications channels between hackers and infected PCs. The operation, which began on Monday under an order issued by a federal court in Nevada, targeted traffic involving […]

FAA Bans The Use Of Drones To Deliver Packages | TechCrunch

The FAA made it plain this week that Amazon, or anyone else for that matter, won’t be able to deliver packages using a drone in the near future. In a document soliciting feedback regarding drone policy — a “Notice of Interpretation with Request for Comment ” — the FAA calls “delivering packages to people for […]

OneDrive storage free upgrade to 15GB

Microsoft has announced that they are increasing the base storage space on OneDrive from 7GB to 15GB and for Office 365 users to 1TB. See the whole article here.

FCC Releases Fourth “Measuring Broadband America” Report

NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 […]

Internet Traffic Exchange: Time to Look under the Hood | FCC.gov

by: Julie Knapp and Walter Johnston, Office of Engineering & Technology June 18, 2014 No one company defines your personal Internet experience. The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that sell you Internet access are only one part of a complex ecosystem that also includes backbone providers, content delivery networks, and other Internet traffic actors. The connection […]

Cyber crime costs global economy $445 billion a year: report | Reuters

LONDON Mon Jun 9, 2014 6:38am EDT   An illustration picture shows a projection of binary code on a man holding a laptop computer, in an office in Warsaw June 24, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Kacper Pempel LONDON (Reuters) – Cyber crime costs the global economy about $445 billion every year, with the damage to business from […]