Report: Journalist Falls Victim to iCloud Hacking
Potential security flaws of Apple’s iCloud service were recently exposed following the hacking of a Wired technology journalist’s account. Mat Hanon recounted details of the hacking that compromised his Twitter account and erased data on his Apple devices including a Macbook, iPad and iPhone. The hacker, a 19-year-old male who calls himself Phobia, said the [...]
Google has acquired a Redwood City, Calif.-based social media marketing company with the goal of expanding opportunities for customers to engage on all platforms, Computerworld reports. According to John Ribiero’s article, Google’s buy of Wildfire is one of several transactions in the technology industry targeted towards social media. Within the last three months, Oracle has [...]
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The U.S. has closed its embassy in Syria but could still use social media to communicate with Syrians, NextGov reports. Experts told NextGov that State Department officials could still interact with Syrian activists and citizens on Facebook or Twitter. The department has not confirmed plans to conduct a virtual embassy, similar to what was done [...]
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The Department of Homeland Security announced last month it was looking into how it could use Twitter as an intelligence tool and how to monitor social media networks. DHS is now creating accounts to monitor site activity and establish an archiving system for the information it gathers, ABC News reports. “The NOC (National Operations Center) [...]
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Survey: Federal Agencies, Employees Embracing Social Media for Reasons Similar to Contractors
December 21, 2011 No CommentMore federal agencies are embracing social media in 2011, a sharp contrast from the apprehension they showed in 2010, according to a recent survey of 352 federal government employees by research firm Market Connections. A Professional Service Council summary of the survey in Service Contractor magazine said 19 percent of agencies surveyed continue to restrict access to some or all social [...]
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Salesforce, Rypple Aim to Create a Social Enterprise to Promote Agency Goals
December 20, 2011 No CommentLast week, Salesforce.com announced a social networking acquisition that has been long in the making, according to John Wookey, executive vice president of advanced applications. The company said it will acquire Rypple, a cloud-based performance management services provider, and bring on all of Rypple’s staff and offerings. Wookey will run Rypple’s operations, which Salesforce will rename [...]
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Operational efficiency, mobility, smart government and economic stability will be the key themes of government investment in information technology for 2012, according to a forecast from IDC Government Insights. As covered by InformationWeek, IDC predicts governments at all levels will spend nearly $82.4 billion on hardware, software and IT services in 2012. IDC found that [...]
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Cisco recently announced that it is making its chief technology officers available to chat about cloud on Twitter. Just #CiscoChat and ask anything about challenges, opportunities and trends around the cloud. Both Cloud CTO Lew Tucker (@LewTucker) and CTO Padmasree Warrior (@Padmasree ) will be available for direct questioning. Come Dec. 6, the two will host a live chat, from 10:00 a.m. to [...]
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