Category Archives: General

Tighter Visa Restrictions Dramatically Decreased Research Capability in USA

Foreign-born researchers are significant contributors to U.S. science and technology endeavors.  In fact, between 1990 and 2004, more than one-third of all Nobel prizes in the United States have gone to foreign-born recipients.  The success of many U.S. universities and … Continue reading

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WordPress Mobile Plugin by Andy Moore

This blog uses WordPress Mobile Plugin by Andy Moore.  You can subscribe to this blog from your mobile device and it will look much better then earlier. I’ve tested it for 2 or 3 weeks and from different devices. It seems very … Continue reading

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We-Go – Enhancing Western Balkan e-Government

We-Go | Enhancing Western Balkan e-Government Expertise summit has been held at Belgrade University on October 4th, 2007. It was attended by University deans and professors, government officials and industry representatives from West Balkan countries and also Austria, Germany and Estonia. … Continue reading

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Salary Premiums for Security Certifications Increasing

Recent statistics show that a professional security certification will enable information technology security workers to earn higher salaries. For example, a Foote Partners study released the first week of July concludes that security professionals with security certifications earn up to … Continue reading

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GTECH Completes Acquisition of Sports-Betting Solutions Provider Finsoft Limited

Read press release here.        

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Gap between Rich and Poor Can Generate Security Problems

For the many years the gap between the richest American’s and the rest of the work force continued to grow. US I.R.S numbers for 2003 show that only Americans in the top 1% of the income bracket, or those who … Continue reading

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We’re All a Little Nervous in a Post-1748 World

Many things are almost the same after ~260 years. See: Schneier on Security: We’re All a Little Nervous in a Post-1748 World

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Nonsecurity Considerations in Security Decisions

Interesting – Schneier on Security: Nonsecurity Considerations in Security Decisions. Especially look at a diagram of a security decision.

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DNA-Based Watermarks Using the DNA-Crypt Algorithm

Actually this is not cryptography, despite the name, but it’s interesting:  BioMed Central | Abstract | 1471-2105-8-176 | DNA-based watermarks using the DNA-Crypt algorithm Read the complete article, available as a provisional PDF, here.

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GTECH to Acquire Sports-Betting Solutions Provider Finsoft Limited

News: GTECH to Acquire Sports-Betting Solutions Provider Finsoft Limited. Why is this on my security blog? Because I am CEO of BEG Finsoft, Belgrade branch of Finsoft Limited (see here). See also press release on GTECH Web site (here).

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