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Friday, June 7, 2013

Prohibit the use of Google Glass in casinos

Casinos in several cities in the United States are banning punters using Google Glass, lenses mounted device with which you can take pictures, shoot videos, and surf the internet. The Regulatory Division Sets New Jersey issued a directive Monday ordering  the 12 Atlantic City casinos prohibit customers to use the device, as reported by  The Press of Atlantic CitySimilar restrictions were applied casinos  Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Connecticut, among other places. "If you carry these lenses during a poker game, could be used to transmit a customer's hand an accomplice or be used in a collusive manner , "he wrote in a memorandum to the casinos  David Rebuck, director of the division. Such use would constitute a crime in New Jersey. But it would be difficult to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the lenses were certainly used for cheating "wrote Rebuck. New Jersey casinos should ask whom sized glasses to remove them, and may expel any customer who refuses. The ban on photographing or videotaping in casinos is not just for Google lenses. New Jersey Regulators require file a notice five days in advance, and the explicit approval of the regulatory division play-for you to take any photographs or video on the premises of a casino, and Las Vegas has similar restrictions. But as new technology, the glasses are calling the attention of regulators who are updating their regulations to keep pace.

Microsoft and the FBI attack a worldwide network of 'cybercrime'

Microsoft and the FBI supported by authorities in over 80 countries, launched a major attack on one of the largest networks of cybercrime, which is believed to have stolen more than 500 million dollars (381 million euros) from bank accounts in the past 18 months. Microsoft says its Digital Crimes Unit turned off at least 1,000 of an estimated 1,400 malicious computer networks known as 'botnets Citadel'. Citadel infected five million personal computers in the world and, according to Microsoft, was used to steal from dozens of financial institutions. These organizations include American Express, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, eBay PayPal, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada and Wells Fargo. Although the criminals are still at large and the authorities do not know the identities of the leaders, international coordination to disable dealt a significant blow to their cyber capabilities. "The bad guys will feel the blow to the stomach," said Richard Domingues Boscovich , deputy general counsel Digital Crimes Unit at Microsoft. The botnets are armies of infected PCs, or 'bots', running software that requires registration and obey servers operated by the hackers. The botnets are used to commit financial crimes, send 'spam', deliver viruses to attack computer networks. Citadel is one of the largest botnets currently operating. Microsoft says its creator software versions joined the 'pirates' of the Windows operating system and used to control computers in the United States, Western Europe, Hong Kong, India and Australia. Reuters The FBI says it is working closely with Europol and other foreign authorities to try to capture the criminals, of which his identity is unknown.Has obtained search warrants as part of what it calls a criminal investigation quite advanced. "We are stepping up the ante on our level of commitment to go after the creators and distributors of the 'botnet'," he says in an interview FBI Assistant Executive Director Richard McFeely. "This is a concerted effort with our foreign partners to assist us to identify, locate and, if we can, to bring the creators and distributors of the botnet to criminal prosecution," he adds. Microsoft has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, North Carolina, against the 'pirates' computer and obtained an order to terminate the botnets.

The Israeli military covers the use of social networks after the photo of the soldiers in underwear

The Israel Defense Forces elaborate a new guideline for the use of social networks afterscandal provoked by pictures appeared on Facebook of female soldiers lightly dressed , in uniform or armed with rifles, the army confirmed Thursday. The military announced the development of the new code of conduct on social media on Wednesday, but did not specify if it related to the recent images uploaded to the social network, in which you see a soldier in underwear showing flanked by two the thong, and have given back to the world"The possible restrictions are effective for the minority of soldiers who, for the position play , should be more cautiouswith the information they manage. The same will be constrained to go up in the uniform personal photos or photos of bases or acts of the Israel Defense Forces, "he told Efe the Army Spokesperson. The soldiers who serve in units will especially secret forbidden open profiles on Facebook or any other social network, while other members as pilots, intelligence officers and soldiers in sensitive units, have restricted the use of social networks, said the newspaper HaaretzThe Army emphasizes that the proposal to limit the use of social networks by soldiers is "only amatter of security of information "and" has not yet been ratified by the appropriate authorities." Restrictions on social networks, he adds, would not affect the "vast majority of soldiers serving in positions where minimum constraints exist regarding the 'information security'". Under the new rule, the military may not identify themselves as soldiers , or upload photos in uniform or be identified in this type of photos usually are hung in these online forums, the paper said. Also will be prohibited from disclosing your location by using the registration service available to many networks on the Internet. The career soldiers who hold certain ranges will also be subject to limitations, while the Israeli army has yet to decide whether to apply the same measures majors and lieutenant colonels. The new guideline, according to " Haaretz , states that the Department of Information Security Israeli army monitor networks and ensure that military personnel comply with the new regulations. The commanders of the units also have the authority to raise the severity of the rules if necessaryFollowing the exhibition of photographs of soldiers in various attitudes in recent years, even some patently offensive with respect to the treatment of Palestinians, the army increased monitoring of social networks and developed ethical codes of conduct for the knowledge of the police. Thus, units like Navy Seals' Shayetet 1 ' had already banned its members flatly accounts in Facebook and ordered close the existing profilesThe new directives will be released later this month and must have the signature of the chief of staff, General Benny Gantz, to take effect immediately.

Gulf countries investigate the "terrorist organization" Hezbollah

Interior Minister of Bahrain Sheikh Rached Ben Abdallah al-Khalifa , announced the opening of an investigation into possible illegal activities of the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah, which they consider a "terrorist organization". The investigation will cover "financial and commercial activities, money transfers and all activities under cover of charitable organizations," developed by Hezbollah, now involved in fighting in defense of the Syrian dictatorship of Bashar al Assad. Last April, the Bahraini cabinet decided to include the Lebanese Shiite movement in the list of "terrorist organizations", on the recommendation of Parliament. The other Gulf monarchies, which support the Syrian revolt against the Assad regime, announced they will take "measures against the interests" of Hezbollah in their territories, in retaliation for its military intervention in the Syrian conflict. "We have decided to take action against Hezbollah interests in member countries of theGulf Cooperation Council (GCC), "said the group's secretary general, Abdellatif Zayani, following a ministerial meeting of member countries, held in Jeddah, a town in western Saudi Arabia. Bahraini Foreign Minister, Ghanem al-Bouainain, whose country holds the presidency of the GCC, called Hezbollah "terrorist" group. "It is a terrorist organization for the GCC countries," he said. He clarified, however, that actually include it in the list of terrorist groups in the Council is a process that will take time and a technical procedure legal. The GCC groups Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Oman and QatarBouainain advocated a "common action" of the GCC monarchies to "put an end to the aggression against the Syrian people , "he said referring to Iran and Hezbollah, main supporters of the dictatorship of Al Assad in the conflict that has claimed 94,000 dead since March 2011. Also, the Arab League has condemned the "foreign intervention in Syrian affairs , particularly the Lebanese movement Hezbollah, which fought alongside the Syrian army against the opposition. " This was stated by the Secretary General of the League, Nabil al Arabi, concluding a diplomatic conference in Cairo of the member countries of this organization.