A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chemist and his son were charged yesterday with Insider Trading. The chemist was granted access to confidential data regarding drug approval reviews. The chemist, it turns out, had access to a database. The chemist then abused these privileges to purchase advance stock of those companies granted approval. According to the report, the chemist was able to profit $3.6 million.
You‘d be kidding to think the Armed Forces’ only role is strategic defence and security! Today is April Fool’s Day. You‘d be exposing yourself to the world as the greatest fool on earth if you also think the Armed Forces will just sit on the fence and watch one of the greatest events of the 21st century pass them by. In case you were thinking along this line, let’s help cure you of your 12-hour folly as life is not all about war-war and strategising, but first and foremost, it has been given to us by the Creator as a prize to celebrate and give thanks. So let it be with our Armed Forces as they plan to take the time off from the trenches to join the world to celebrate the royal wedding in a colourful ceremony, after all, the Prince is one of their gallant officers!
Infosecurity Europe has called for an IT security education following reports that an audit of NASA's IT resources has revealed that the space giant's computer systems are at risk of cyber-attack, Claire Sellick, Event Director with Infosecurity Europe, says that this illustrates that almost every IT manager has something to learn on the security front.
As McAfee has jointly published a report with SAIC - claiming to show that cybercriminals are now focusing on intellectual property as a means of extracting revenues from companies - Idappcom says its own observations confirm that hackers are no longer simply after the money: electronic, physical or otherwise.
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