This is it!!!!!

  I have really enjoyed these blogs this semester.  I have talked about many different things from changes in cyber laws to new products.  I have gotten all of my information from one source which is Information Week.  I like this magazine because it has industry specific information and it keeps you updated with their daily email updates.  It really keeps me reading because you all know this industry and how it changes on a daily basis.  I think it is very important to keep everyone updated on new trends because in this business everyone needs to know.  I have enjoyed reading everyone else's blogs this semester and wish everyone the best as well.

Siri losing her charm????

In Fridays Information Week Daily update they were talking about how Apple's Siri is losing her charm.  I think this is true, but its not really charm that she is losing.  I think its her newness that she is losing.  When the iPhone 4S came out last year everyone was fascinated with Siri and what they could get her to say.  There were even sites on the internet that were dedicated to getting her to say crazy random things.  I really think that the buzz surrounding her is fading and thats what these so called experts are talking about.  She is a really good addition to the iPhone line and I think that it works great.

Cloud Technology needing its own culture???

In yesterdays daily update, Information Week talked about how with all of the new cloud technology out there that it needs its own culture.  I think that the ICloud has its own culture all ready.  With most of apples  products using this technology doesn't it mean that their cloud already has its own culture.  I think it does even though I don't use it much.  It is great to have all of your shared items like iTunes be available on your cloud, but different companies are going to use their cloud for different things.  Some companies may have their cloud for shared documents or even sharing their own information with each team member. Whatever the clouds use I think that they will each develop their own culture like apple has.

Apple to ditch google maps????

I yesterdays Information Week Daily there is an interesting article that covers that maybe Apple will dump Google maps in its IOS6.  This may or may not be a good thing if you use the product a lot, but it could mean that apple is going the way of microsoft and creating their own version of a streets and trips.  This could be a good thing for apple fans because it would possibly lead to a product that you could use on your Mac as well.  This could be an interesting development also because of the developing case between google and oracle over java.  That is going to turn out to be an interesting lawsuit to say the least, but I think that the introduction of a new apple based map program would be great for the industry and could give apple fans something to talk about.

Samsung Galaxy S III.....what it the point????

In todays Information Week daily update I was forced to read about the new Samsung Galaxy III that will compete with the iPhone and other smart phones.  Personally I don't see the point in it competing with other smart phones.  For people that love large screens this phone would be great because it is like a mini HDTV, but phones now are meant to be small and sleek and this thing is borderline brick.  I don't know why someone would want a screen that is so big that the phone almost won't fit in their hand.  Also i don't know what the point of anyone competing with the iPhone anymore.  I mean if you go by apples record breaking sales figures for last quarter and who has what in the mall you will see that 9 out of 10 people have iPhones.  With the incompatibility of ITunes and windows media it would be a real pain to reformat all of your music to work on your Samsung Galaxy.  You will have to make the decision on what phone to buy, but I don't see the point of these new so called competing smart phones.

Will Apple ever equal Sony????

I just read this crazy article in my information week daily update and it basically asks if Apple will ever equal Sony.  I think that this is kind of a iffy topic because the two companies are pretty much complete opposites and they are also somewhat similar.  Apple has been smashing the competition with its sales figures lately exceeding in all categories.  I think the problem with this article is that they pretty much are smashing the competition as well.  I think that they out sell sony in the categories that they compete in, however Sony has the market lead in blu ray, stereos, and TV's.  Apple does not have the blu ray technology and I think they will continue to fall short in their pursuit of sony and other electronics companies until they get this technology.  Now as far as cell phones, tablets, and computers Apple can't be touched.

Mac viruses now a foot????

I read an interesting article in today's Information Week daily update.  It claims that the recent attacks on the MAC framework mean that the glory days of these computers not getting attacked or the software being unhackable are over.  I know many hackers have probably tried unsuccessfully to attack MAC, but this may be where the world changes and they actually have to secure their computers.  When I bought my first MAC when I got back from Iraq this time I was told that I did not need a virus scanner on board because MAC's never get attacked.  I knew that this was too good to be true so I was able to download MacAffee for free through the army.  I do the normal updates and virus scans and have not had any problems as of yet.  I just wonder where these people would get a crazy idea like their MAC can't get a virus so you don't need any virus scanning software.  That is just crazy to me.

The NFL on technology.....

In my Information Week daily update yesterday, I read an interesting article on the NFL and technology.  They state that technology in the game has come along way in the last several decades in the game.  I totally agree with them on this and it shows now.  Years ago in order to communicate with the quarter back you would have to use hand signals.  In the mid 70 and early 80's wireless radios were used in the quarterbacks helmet in order to communicate with the quarterback and this was a big step in technology for the teams.  Now with todays technology Blue tooth technology has stepped in and the wireless communication between the sidelines and offensive and defensive players is even better.  Things have come a long way since the days of hand signals.

Obama Care and IT

I was reading my daily update from Information week when I about fell out of my chair.  They are reporting that IT will suffer is Obama Care is repealed because online prescriptions will slow down.  I don't think that this is really the case because people have been ordering prescriptions over the phone and online for years before this law went into effect.  I don't think it will make any difference if you are on government insurance or have your own.  People will keep doing the same thing they have been doing to get their scripts all along not just because a law changes.  IT has nothing to worry about with this issue.  Personally I think Information Week needs to find more creative things to report on.

Giving Facebook password to employers

I just read an interesting article from Information Week about this controversy over giving your Facebook password to your employer.  Now I think that this partly is an invasion of ones civil liberties because you as an individual are entitled to free speech and this would be considered spying.  I am sure these companies are paranoid about being able to spy on their employees and must be able to see what they are saying about their company or who they may be talking to that works at one of their competitors.  For me it would be a bad thing to give out any password to your company because that is asking you for your personal information.  On the other hand it may be a security issue depending on who you work for.  It may be a policy in certain fields of the military to see if you are passing on any secure information to help avoid a situation like the wikileaks fiasco.  With that it may seem like the government wants to spy on you, but it may be necessary for security purposes.  I feel that this issue could go either way and each person will have to interpret it on their own.

Information week daily update.

Last week I remember in the news hearing about a new type of phishing scheme that targets customers banking information.  I remember seeing that the types of emails and text alerts that the clients were receiving were looking alarmingly real.  Many people fell for the scheme and lost some sort of money.  In my daily information week update I read that arrests were made in Russia with a similar scheme.  The would be thieves would use Malware to fool the victims into entering their personal information.  The specific type of Malware used was Carberp and RDP-door Trojans.  It is important I feel to be aware of your surroundings at all times when you are dealing with personal information.  If it were me I would only access my account information from my own personal computer that is connected to a known safe network; namely mine.  When accessing information on a mobile device make sure that you use your own that is on a known safe network.  When I was in Iraq over this last year I did not access any personal information on any computers but my own.  Too many people were falling victim and I wasn't going to be one.  Remember you can't be too careful when you access your information from unknown or unsafe networks.

Good updates from Information Week

My whole college career; both undergrad and grad school; I receive daily update from Information Week.  This not only fills my need for my addiction to technology, but it keeps me informed as well.  Todays headline was way to stop insider attacks.  Cyber Security is a major issue now and the information from the CIA is priceless I think.  Insider attacks come I feel mainly when disgruntled employees or hackers as I call them become upset at a particular direction of their company and decide to do something to ry and topple it.  The whole playstation network fiasco that happened last year could have been seen as an insider attach and not depending on the way that you look at it.  Take that the network is mostly free to users even though it has not ben as successful as xbox live.  Why doesn't someone just attach Microsoft.  Well, my friends, Microsoft would be well prepared for any coming attacks.  Sony just had this little network that someone decided had to be messed with and poof.....it was down for 2 weeks while Sony tried to figure out what happened.  Now I for one think that it could have been an insider attach because PSN stinks.....you will have to decide.  So if you want to learn more about Information Security; sign up for Information Week and get daily updates.

Information Security

This is where I will be posting weekly updates of the world of information security