US ATM Makers Warn About hackers Targeting Cash Machines through “jackpotting”

Diebold Nixdorf Inc and NCR Corp, two of the world’s largest ATM makers, have warned that cybercriminals are targeting U.S. cash machines with tools that force them to spit out cash in hacking schemes known as “jackpotting.” The two ATM makers did not identify any victims or say how much money had been lost. Jackpotting …

Forrester’s top 2018 cybersecurity predictions

The year 2018 will bring more connectivity, digital transformation initiatives, and data to companies, along with a number of new cybersecurity threats and landscape changes, according to a new report from Forrester Research. Last year, Forrester predicted that 2017 would see a cybersecurity crisis for the Trump administration in its first 100 days, that healthcare …

Lawrence Strickling: “There is no hard and fast deadline for transition”….U.S. Must Be Prepared to Renew the ICANN Contract

As written by Brett D. Schaefer, Paul S. Rosenzweig and James L. Gattuso on Heritage.org Time Is Running Out: The U.S. Must Be Prepared to Renew the ICANN Contract Last March, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an arm of the Commerce Department, announced that it intended to “transition key Internet domain name functions …

ICANN, Regulators and Stopping Illegal Activity Online, Who has the Final say?

There has been a compelling report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) the other day about ICANN and illegal online pharmacies as a result of a six-month investigation, the reporter, Jeff Elder, calls into question ICANN’s effectiveness in investigating complaints of suspected illegal activity on domain names it has a contractual relationship with. Jeff Elder …

ITU Plenipotentiary Conference elects China’s Houlin Zhao as next Secretary-General

Busan, 23 October 2014 – ITU’s 19th Plenipotentiary Conference roundly endorsed Houlin Zhao of China as its next Secretary-General. Zhao will take office on 1 January 2015 for a term of four years, with the possibility of re-election for one additional four-year term. The election took place in Busan, Republic of Korea, during the Plenary …

Persist Until Something Happens (P.U.S.H) – A Clarion call for Africa the 2014 CUNY YAL Symposium, New York by Sophia Bekele

Themed “Standing on The Shoulders of Giants: Our History. Our Legacy. Our Destiny.”, The 2014 CUNY Young African Leadership Symposium (YALS) brought together 200+ African youth in the diaspora to collectively think about the following questions the lessons that could be learned from Africa’s giants and how they guide our journey to moving Africa forward, …

CentralNIC the DotConnectAfrica registry partner to invest US$1.5 in a new gTLD Company, Issues Interim revenue results

CentralNIC who are the registry partner for the .africa applicant DotConnectAfrica is set to invest US$1.5 in a new gTLD Company. CentralNIC announced in the press statement below Notice of Intention to Invest CentralNic plc (AIM:CNIC), the internet platform business which derives revenues from the global sale of domain names, today announces that the Group …

Twitter, Netflix and Reddit stage net neutrality protest

They are among dozens of firms worried that proposed new regulations will mean extra charges for fast internet access. The US Federal Communications Commission said its proposals were designed to protect net neutrality. Many groups taking part will display the spinning wheel, an icon for slow loading speed, but will run normally. Indicating that it …

The Internet Power Vacuum Worsens, A looming threat

The U.S. hasn’t even abandoned its Web protection yet, and authoritarians are making their move. by wsj.com The Obama administration plan to give up U.S. protection of the open Internet won’t take effect for a year, but authoritarian governments are already moving to grab control. President Obama is learning it’s as dangerous for America to create …