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Saturday, February 4, 2012
John Travolta has donated a jet plane to a museum in Georgia in honor of his late son
The aviation enthusiast – who is a qualified pilot – and his wife Kelly Preston were left devastated in 2009 when 16-year-old Jett died after hitting his head during a seizure while in the Bahamas and John has decided to pay tribute to him by bequeathing a G-2 Gulfstream executive jet to the Georgia Aviation [...]
Exclusive: Hacked companies still not telling investors (Reuters)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) ? At least a half-dozen major U.S. companies whose computers have been infiltrated by cyber criminals or international spies have not admitted to the incidents despite new guidance from securities regulators urging such disclosures.
Top U.S. cybersecurity officials believe corporate hacking is widespread, and the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a lengthy "guidance" document on October 13 outlining how and when publicly traded companies should report hacking incidents and cybersecurity risk.
But with one full quarter having elapsed since the SEC request, some major companies that are known to have had significant digital security breaches have said nothing about the incidents in their regulatory filings.
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp, for example, said last May that it had fended off a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on its networks. But Lockheed's most recent 10-Q quarterly filing, like its filing for the period that included the attack, does not even list hacking as a generic risk, let alone state that it has been targeted.
A Reuters review of more than 2,000 filings since the SEC guidance found some companies, including Internet infrastructure company VeriSign Inc and credit card and debit card transaction processor VeriFone Systems Inc, revealed significant new information about hacking incidents.
Yet the vast majority of companies addressing the issue only used new boilerplate language to describe a general risk. Some hacking victims did not even do that.
"It's completely confusing to me why companies aren't reporting cyber risks" if only to avoid SEC enforcement or private lawsuits, said Jacob Olcott, former counsel for the Senate Commerce committee. The chair of that committee, John D. Rockefeller, urged the SEC to act last year.
Stewart Baker, a corporate attorney and former assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said the SEC guidance was detailed enough that companies that know they have been hacked will "have to work pretty hard not to disclose something about the scope and risk of the intrusion."
Otherwise, "this is an opportunity for enforcement that practically hands the case to the SEC on a platter," Baker said.
Lockheed spokesman Chris Williams said hacking was covered under the company's most recent annual securities filing, which has as one of many risk factors "security threats, including threats to our information technology infrastructure, attempts to gain access to our proprietary or classified information, threats to physical security of our facilities and employees, and terrorist acts."
Williams said the May attack had "no material effect on our business."
Mantech International Corp, CACI International Inc and other defense and technology firms that have been reported by security researchers as hacking victims were likewise silent in their most recent filings. Neither Mantech nor CACI responded to interview requests.
"It's common knowledge" that most large defense contractors have been penetrated, said Olcott.
Sikorsky Aircraft, mindful of a strict New Hampshire law warning individuals at risk of identity theft, wrote to that state's attorney general in August that hackers had gotten into its system and could have accessed Social Security numbers of 55 employees who lived in the state.
Sikorsky said the employee data likely was not the hackers' target, which suggests that they might have been after designs or other trade secrets. But Sikorsky parent United Technologies Corp did not mention the May intrusion in subsequent SEC filings.
"Like other companies, our businesses are subject to (information technology) security attacks at times. We monitor systems and cooperate closely with the government when appropriate," said United Technologies spokesman John Moran.
DEARTH OF CONFESSIONS
Melissa Hathaway, a former intelligence official who led U.S. President Barack Obama's initial cybersecurity policy review and helped push the SEC to enact a disclosure policy, said she was "surprised" at the dearth of new confessions.
"The SEC division of corporate finance has an obligation to ask these companies why they didn't disclose," she said. "We need to have transparency on the state of the situation, and we need to have a national conversation regarding the near-term impact of economic espionage and the long-term health of the nation."
The SEC declined to comment. The agency's guidance officially clarifies previous policy instead of establishing a new rule, a process that takes longer and requires a vote of the commissioners. A person close to the agency said it expects fuller disclosures in annual 10-K filings that will begin appearing in volume this month.
Cybersecurity has been an increasing concern in Washington, and Obama asked during his State of the Union speech for action on legislative proposals. Security experts believe hackers are frequently targeting valuable digital information including strategic plans, blueprints and secret formulas.
But security experts in and out of government have complained for years that most companies don't disclose even very successful hacking attacks, because they never find out about them or simply don't want to spook investors, customers or business partners.
The U.S. National Counterintelligence Executive, in a landmark November report that openly accused China of sponsoring military and economic cyber espionage, said that it is hard for companies to estimate the impact of losses that might not be apparent for years.
One Pentagon contractor that did go into some detail recently about the threat was Northrop Grumman Corp, which warned: "Cybersecurity attacks in particular are evolving and include, but are not limited to, malicious software, attempts to gain unauthorized access to data, and other electronic security breaches that could lead to disruptions in mission critical systems, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information and corruption of data. These events could damage our reputation and lead to financial losses from remedial actions, loss of business or potential liability."
A few technology companies gave even more specific warnings, including Juniper Networks Inc, which makes gear for routing Internet traffic, and chip-maker Intel Corp. Intel had been one of the few to disclose a successful breach in the past, along with Google Inc, which has complained of attacks originating in China.
In a November filing, Intel repeated that hackers had gotten inside and warned that "the theft or unauthorized use or publication of our trade secrets and other confidential business information as a result of such an incident could adversely affect our competitive position and reduce marketplace acceptance of our products."
Some companies asserted that they had not been hacked, or at least averred that they had not been subject to a "material" or "catastrophic" intrusion.
Others confessed to breaches for the first time, including VeriSign and VeriFone Systems, which said it had experienced "security breaches or fraudulent activities related to unauthorized access to sensitive customer information."
The company did not respond to requests for elaboration. Point-of-sale terminals including VeriFone's models are popular targets for criminal hackers, who can tamper with them in order to record passwords and card numbers.
VeriFone has been reported as a supplier of machines to Michaels Stores Inc, a retail chain of hobbyist stores that had to replace more than 7,000 terminals last year after discovering tampering in 20 states.
Two other companies said they disclosed breaches because of the SEC guidance. Tumi Holdings, the luggage maker that is pursuing an initial public offering, said in a stock prospectus that security systems in some of its retail stores had been compromised in the past.
In an interview, Tumi Chief Financial Officer Michael Mardy said there had been no theft of a database or other massive breach. Instead, he said there had been occasions where store employees had conspired with outsiders on a small scale, for example by giving refunds to people who had not made purchases.
"We felt it was necessary to list as a risk factor because it actually is a risk factor," Mardy said.
University of Phoenix parent Apollo Group Inc, which in the past had noted attempted breaches, for the first time said some attempts had succeeded.
"We are facing an increasing number of threats to our computer systems of unauthorized access, computer hackers, computer viruses, malicious code, organized cyber attacks and other system disruptions and security breaches, and from time to time we experience such disruptions and breaches," it wrote in a 10-Q.
Apollo spokesman Rick Castellano declined to say how extensive the breaches had been. "Cybersecurity is an area of growing area of concern for all companies", Castellano said. "We devote significant resources to manage any potential threat."
(Reporting By Joseph Menn)
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Friday, February 3, 2012
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TV Recaps: 'Parks and Recreation,' ?Bowling For Votes? ? Weekend ...
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The Knope 2012 team capitalizes on the momentum Leslie?s campaign has gained and holds a focus group, whose irrelevant and petty criticisms frustrate Leslie. When one citizen states that he doesn?t think Leslie is the kind of person he?d go bowling with, Leslie can?t let it go, so she convinces Ben that organizing a free bowling night with Pawnee voters will be a good way of showing the public that she can be laid-back and fun. But of course, Leslie can?t help but ensure that the citizen who first made the bowling comment attends, and she can?t help but strive desperately toward convincing him that she is the right candidate for city council.
At Ben, April and Andy?s house, the rest of the gang gathers to make cold calls and try to fundraise. In an attempt to liven things up, Jerry offers two tickets to the megaplex as a reward for whomever raises the most money for Leslie?s campaign. Chris is irritatingly enthusiastic about winning, causing April to try in earnest to beat him (and her ability to read her caller?s personality and respond accordingly is astonishingly keen). Chris also discusses his elation over his imminent move-in with his girlfriend and Jerry?s daughter, Millicent.
But then, when Chris leaves the room for a probiotic tea break, Jerry reveals that Millie is planning to break up with Chris soon. Millie arrives later to go on a walk with Chris, intending to break up with him. Andy leaves the room for fear of the awkwardness. Donna tries to give Chris veiled warnings. April, at first, feels like ?a wizard? for having her wish that Chris cease to be so irritatingly happy come true, but ends up feeling guilty when she wins the tickets and Chris returns dejected.
In an unusually compassionate turn, April buys an extra ticket and offers it to Chris so that he can go to the movies with her and Andy. She even gives him a hug. Despite his sadness, the gesture touches him.
At the bowling alley, Ron, Tom, and Ann play their own game. Ron is disgusted when Tom gets strike after strike by rolling the bowling ball like a child. He ends up accidentally squishing Tom?s finger, causing Tom to squawk about it like ?Tweety.?
Later, Ron, returns to the bowling alley incognito and tests Tom?s theory that this is the perfect way to bowl. He bowls a 300. He swears the owner to silence.
Meanwhile, Ben continually tries, to no avail, to remind Leslie that she shouldn?t be focusing on just one voter, Derek. She can?t understand it when she lets Derek win and has a good time with him only to discover that he still inexplicably doesn?t like her. Infuriated, she declares that she intentionally lost, prompting Derek to challenge her to a rematch.
Leslie wins handily and expects Derek to follow through on his word and change his mind about her, but, of course, he doesn?t. Quite the opposite ? he says that on the ballot he?ll write in ?Bitch.? After all this, the tables turn, and it?s Ben who can?t control his feelings. He throws a clumsy punch to Derek?s nose, which Leslie finds to be ?totally awesome.? They make out a lot, just in time for the photo op.
At the ensuing press junket, Leslie refuses to fire Ben or let him resign (despite his attempts to persuade her otherwise). Instead, she starts out on-script, but changes her mind. She admits that she doesn?t feel sorry for what happened because Derek was drunk, aggressive, rude, and foul-mouthed, calling her a completely inappropriate and offensive term, and that when Ben punched him, she thought it was awesome. And they made out a lot. Should she have said it? No. But it was the truth.
Then the team has a follow-up focus group and, interestingly, everyone now likes Leslie ? she comes across as honest, tough, loyal, and relatable. Gotta love Leslie/Ben ? their contagious warmth and witty chemistry helped to make this one of the best installments of the season.
Source: http://www.idsnews.com/blogs/weekendwatchers/?p=10312
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
FDA approves Roche skin cancer drug Erivedge ? Health & Fitness ...
NEW YORK ? Federal regulators on Monday approved a pill that treats the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma.
The pill is called Erivedge and is made by Genentech, a unit of Swiss drug maker Roche. Erivedge is intended to treat locally advanced cancer for patients who are not candidates for surgery or radiation, and for patients whose cancer has spread to other parts of the body. The capsule is taken once per day.
Genentech said Erivedge is the first drug approved to treat advanced basal cell carcinoma. It said the drug will be available within one to two weeks.
The drug?s label will warn that it is linked to fetal death and severe birth defects when it is used by pregnant women. The most common side effects of Erivedge include muscle spasms, hair loss, weight loss, diarrhea, fatigue, changes or loss in sense of taste, decreased appetite, constipation and vomiting.
Curis Inc. of Lexington, Mass., which collaborated with Genentech on the drug, is getting a $10 million payment from Genentech now that the drug has been approved.
The approval comes ahead of schedule, as the Food and Drug Administration previously said it would make a decision on Erivedge by March 8. The drug was given a fast six-month review because there are no approved treatments for basal cell carcinoma.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Microscopy reveals 'atomic antenna' behavior in graphene
ScienceDaily (Jan. 31, 2012) ? Atomic-level defects in graphene could be a path forward to smaller and faster electronic devices, according to a study led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
With unique properties and potential applications in areas from electronics to biodevices, graphene, which consists of a single sheet of carbon atoms, has been hailed as a rising star in the materials world. Now, an ORNL study published in Nature Nanotechnology suggests that point defects, composed of silicon atoms that replace individual carbon atoms in graphene, could aid attempts to transfer data on an atomic scale by coupling light with electrons.
"In this proof of concept experiment, we have shown that a tiny wire made up of a pair of single silicon atoms in graphene can be used to convert light into an electronic signal, transmit the signal and then convert the signal back into light," said coauthor Juan-Carlos Idrobo, who holds a joint appointment at ORNL and Vanderbilt University.
An ORNL-led team discovered this novel behavior by using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy to image the plasmon response, or optical-like signals, of the point defects. The team's analysis found that the silicon atoms act like atomic-sized antennae, enhancing the local surface plasmon response of graphene, and creating a prototypical plasmonic device.
"The idea with plasmonic devices is that they can convert optical signals into electronic signals," Idrobo said. "So you could make really tiny wires, put light in one side of the wire, and that signal will be transformed into collective electron excitations known as plasmons. The plasmons will transmit the signal through the wire, come out the other side and be converted back to light."
Although other plasmonic devices have been demonstrated, previous research in surface plasmons has been focused primarily on metals, which has limited the scale at which the signal transfer occurs.
"When researchers use metal for plasmonic devices, they can usually only get down to 5 -- 7 nanometers," said coauthor Wu Zhou. "But when you want to make things smaller, you always want to know the limit. Nobody thought we could get down to a single atom level."
In-depth analysis at the level of a single atom was made possible through the team's access to an electron microscope that is part of ORNL's Shared Research Equipment (ShaRE) User Facility.
"It is the one of only a few electron microscopes in the world that we can use to look at and study materials and obtain crystallography, chemistry, bonding, optical and plasmon properties at the atomic scale with single atom sensitivity and at low voltages," Idrobo said. "This is an ideal microscope for people who want to research carbon-based materials, such as graphene."
In addition to its microscopic observations, the ORNL team employed theoretical first-principles calculations to confirm the stability of the observed point defects.
Coauthors are ORNL's Jagjit Nanda; and Jaekwang Lee, Sokrates Pantelides and Stephen Pennycook, who are jointly affiliated with ORNL and Vanderbilt. The research was supported by DOE's Office of Science, which also sponsors ORNL's ShaRE User Facility; by the National Science Foundation; and by the McMinn Endowment at Vanderbilt University. The study used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computer Center, which is supported by DOE'S Office of Science.
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- Wu Zhou, Jaekwang Lee, Jagjit Nanda, Sokrates T. Pantelides, Stephen J. Pennycook, Juan-Carlos Idrobo. Atomically localized plasmon enhancement in monolayer graphene. Nature Nanotechnology, 2012; DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.252
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