The passing of Steve Jobs
The death of Steve Jobs was undoubtedly one of the biggest stories this year. He leaves behind a great legacy and innovation (some say mania) that will likely be unsurpassed by any other CEO. For Apple, this could well be a turning point in its history and for it to soldier on without one of the most iconic leaders the IT industry has ever had.
>>The Revolution According to Steve Jobs
The year of data breaches
This was probably one of the worst year when considering the number of data breaches, and an acronym APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats) has been the hot topic ever since. The spotlight was on RSA, and the loss of crypto-keys for its SecureID tokens.
Besides having to offer free replacements, the company also shook customer confidence. Then there was Sony who lost the personal data of some 70 millions subscribers and cost the company $170 million. Most of its users (like me) had to reset our Play Station Networks (PSN) passwords. And by year's end, intelligence analysis firm Stratfor had its customers details exposed, amongst them, US, UK and NATO military officials.
>>The RSA Hack: How They Did It
>>Sony Hacked Again; 25 Million Entertainment Users’ Info at Risk
>>Stratfor Hack: Anonymous-Affiliated Hackers Publish Thousands Of Credit Card Numbers
>>Stratfor Hack: Anonymous-Affiliated Hackers Publish Thousands Of Credit Card Numbers
Egypt shuts down the Internet
With social networks becomes an integral part of everyday communication; it invariably becomes an enabler of social and political activism. With the cooperation of international firms, Egypt took the unprecedented step of cutting off its mobile and Internet services in the country to prevent political dissent.
>>Egypt Shuts Down Internet, Cellphone Services
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>>Top tech stories of 2011: From Jobs to Android, Anonymous to Egypt - Computer World
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