Month: November 2013

8:47 pm on November 27, 2013 · cybersecurity (80), isoc-hk (16)

WEBCAST TODAY: SecureHongKong 2013 #securehk #cybersecurity @isochk

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SecureHK 2013

SecureHK 2013

Today, Thursday November 28 2013, the Internet Society’s Hong Kong Chapter (ISOC HK) will co-present SecureHongKong 2013.

Continuing from the success of last year’s conference, jointly organized by (ISC)², Internet Society Hong Kong, Professional Information Security Association and Cloud Security Alliance – Hong Kong & Macau Chapter, SecureHongKong 2013 will continue to be the premier gathering for CSO/CISOs, IT security thought leaders, top executives and renowned academics in Hong Kong. The one day conference will focus on how security professionals can address the constantly changing security landscape. In addition, it will provide the attendees with an opportunity to understand emerging technologies and how its adoption can help them mitigate the risk their organizations face with the increased sophistication of targeted attacks, including Big Data, APTs, Mobile Forensics, etc.

SecureHongKong 2013 will be webcast live via the Internet Society Chapters channel. Hong Kong is UTC+8, thus 13 hours ahead of New York.

What: SecureHongKong 2013
Where: CyberPort HK
When: Thursday November 28 2013 – 1000-1715 HKT | 0200-0915 UTC | 2100-0415 EST
Program: http://www.isoc.hk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SecureHongKong2013_Agenda_v1.2.pdf
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters
Twitter: @isochk | #securehk

6:10 am on November 27, 2013 · access (43), infographic (1), itu (44), itu-d (2), report (14)

VIDEO INFOGRAPHIC: @ITU Measuring the Information Society Report 2013 #ITUdata

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MIS 2013

MIS 2013On 7 October 2013 the ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (ITU-D) released the 5th edition of its Measuring the Information Society (MIS) report, which details various metrics of communications adoption worldwide, including the ICT Development Index (IDI). The IDI captures the level of ICT developments in 157 economies worldwide and compares progress made during the last year. The MIS 2013 also presents the first comprehensive mobile-broadband price data set for almost 130 economies. It features a new model and data to measure the world’s digital native population – those young people who were born into the digital age  – and a quantitative overview of digital TV broadcasting trends.. An Executive summary is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. An animated video infographic is below:

View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/DWCEWv5OxqY
Twitter: #ITUdata

5:08 am on November 25, 2013 · cybersecurity (80), Oxford Martin School (1)

WEBCAST TODAY: Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre Opening Conference #cybersecurity #cyberox

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Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre

Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre Today, Monday November 25 2013, the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre at the James Martin 21st Century School in Oxford UK is holding its inaugural conference. The entire conference is being streamed live via YouTube.

What: Inaugural Cyber Security Capacity Centre Conference
Where: Oxford Martin School, UK
When: Monday November 25 2013 0900-1830 UTC
Agenda: http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/Programme%20Cyber%20Capacity%20Conf%2025%20Nov%202013.pdf
Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/user/21school
Twitter: #cyberox

5:06 pm on November 18, 2013 · cuny (4), opencuny (2), TA3M (12), tor (3)

TONIGHT: Hands-on Tor for Civilians: How to Setup and Use the Most Popular Anonymity Tool #TA3M

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TA3M

ta3mTonight, Monday November 18 2013, OpenCUNY will again host the OpenITP Techno-Activism Third Monday at CUNY Graduate Center NYC. This month’s event is a hands-on TOR workshop lead by George Rosamond. Bring your laptop and learn how to use the most popular anonymity tool in the world, Tor. This interactive workshop will take you from square one with Tor, to becoming a regular user, comfortable with going beyond the basics. For more technical users familiar with Tor, come prepared to help others join the world of online anonymity.

What: November Techno-Activism 3rd Monday
When: Monday, November 18, 2013 6:00PM-9:00PM (EST)
Where: CUNY Graduate Center,365 Fifth Avenue, Room 5414 (@ 34th St)
Register: http://hactivism.eventbrite.com/
Webcast: None
Twitter: #TA3M : @OpenITP
Contact: Sandra @ [email protected]

4:20 pm on November 18, 2013 · bruce schneier (9), new america foundation (14), nsa (10), oti (20), policy (40), sascha meinrath (2), surveillance (38), zoe lofgren (1)

VIDEO: @OTI Briefing on the Technological Impact of NSA #Surveillance #NSAreform

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On November 15, 2013 the Open Technology Institute hosted a Briefing on the Technological Impact of NSA Surveillance on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The briefing provided insight into how the technology and regulatory environment has led to the current situation and the ramifications of that surveillance on society and governance overall, while also considering the challenges confronting the Obama Administration’s external Review Group. Beyond the well-known issues over civil rights, this will be an important presentation on the technological implications of surveillance, and the dangers policy makers need to consider as they look to reform the government’s practices. Speakers: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose, Calif.) – Member, House Judiciary Committee & Member, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology; Sascha Meinrath – Director, Open Technology Institute and Vice President, New America Foundation, and Bruce Schneier, Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard & Author, Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Survive. Video is below.

View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/PkANFt_wIc0
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/m6xPVybyF7j3/
Twitter: #NSAreform

10:10 am on November 16, 2013 · cloud (19), new york technology council (3)

VIDEO: @NYTECHCouncil – The Economics of #Cloud Computing

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New York Technology Council – The Economics of Cloud Computing – Myths and facts about the true cost of cloud computing – at EisnerAmper NYC on November 7 2013.

Several high-profile companies have made statements over the past year, claiming that the cost of operating in the cloud is higher than they could achieve by building their own data centers. The NY Technology Council hosted a panel discussion on the economic issues of cloud computing.

Topics included:

  • How much does cloud computing really cost?
  • Can you perform an accurate TCO analysis of cloud computing?
  • When might a traditional data center make sense over the cloud?
  • Are there other benefits to cloud computing that need to be considered

PANEL:
Aaron Klein – Co-Founder, CloudCheckr Inc
Lenny Herold – Head of Infrastructure Solutions, Corsis
Dianne O’Brien – Senior Director of Business Development for Cloud & Enterprise, Microsoft

MODERATOR:
Andrew Brust, Founder/CEO, Blue Badge Insights


View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/g2gudoJoRRk
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/6dsRr78Sp8hR/

Video Sponsor: Internet Society New York Chapter – Http://isoc-ny.org
Webcast Support: NYI http://nyi.net
PUNKCAST #2537

4:15 am on November 14, 2013 · cooper union (2), law (47), legal hackers (13), reinvent law (1)

ReInvent Law NYC 2014 – free all day conference Feb 7 2014 – registration info #reinventlaw

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reinventlaw

reinventlawOn Friday February 7 2014 The ReInvent Law Laboratory at Michigan State University College of Law will host a full day conference ReInvent Law NYC 2014 at Cooper Union. ReInvent Law NYC 2014 is a free and open public conference devoted to law, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the legal services industry, and is sponsored by the Kaufmann Foundation. It is a follow up to earlier events in London (twice), Dubai, and Silicon Valley. Attend to hear about new innovations in the legal services industry (and beyond) and network with thought leaders and others interested in the next generation of law practice. Space is, obviously, limited so it’s worth reserving a seat sooner rather than later!

What: ReInvent Law NYC 2014
Where: Cooper Union, NYC
When: Friday February 7 2014 9am-5pm EST
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reinvent-law-nyc-2014-tickets-8997518821
Twitter: #reinventlaw

1:51 am on November 14, 2013 · aaron swartz (9), demand progress (2), do-not-track (5), film (3), privacy (69)

SUNDAY: “Terms and Conditions May Apply” online screening and Internet Town Hall @redditIAmA @TACmayapply

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Terms and Conditions May Apply

Terms and Conditions May ApplyThis Sunday November 17 2013 Demand Progress will present an online screening of Terms and Conditions May Apply – “an eye-opening presentation of how corporations and the government are tracking your every move on the Internet” – that has won several awards and been showing in selected theaters across the country over the summer. It was also shown to members of Congress at a special screening on Capitol Hill on October 29. Sunday’s online screening is free for the first 3,000 visitors (first come, first served at 4pm) and for $3 admission after all the free seats are filled. Early attendees will also be treated to a preview of “The Internet’s Own Boy”, a forthcoming Aaron Swartz Documentary. The film itself will screen at 5.15pm. At 6.35pm there will be an Internet Town Hall (via reddit AMA) with filmmaker Cullen Hoback, Ben Wizner of the ACLU, Tim Karr of Free Press, and Demand Progress staff. All times are EST (UTC-5). The film can also be bought or rented at the links below.

What: Terms and Conditions May Apply online screening
Where: http://www.demandprogress.tv/
When: Box office opens 4pm EST Sunday November 17 2013 (2100 UTC)
Twitter: @tacmayapply
Trailer:

Rent or Buy: iTunes | Vimeo: USA | Vimeo: Rest of World

3:54 pm on November 13, 2013 · Eben Moglen (11), internet freedom (81), surveillance (38)

WEBCAST TODAY 1630EST: Snowden and The Future Pt.3 w/ Eben Moglen #surveillance @futuresnowden #netfreedom

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Eben Moglen - Snowden and the Furure

Eben Moglen - Snowden and the FurureToday, Wednesday November 13 2013 at 4:30pm EST, Eben Moglen will give the third of his series of talks ‘Snowden and The Future‘ at Columbia Law School. The talks address the questions: What has Edward Snowden done to change the course of human history? How does the evolution of surveillance since World War II threaten democracy? What does it mean that information can be both so powerful and so easily spread? In a network embracing all of humanity, how does democracy survive our desire for security? The talk will be webcast live by the Columbia Law School.

What: Eben Moglen – Snowden and The Future
Where: Columbia Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Rm 101, NYC
When: Wednesday Novemeber 13 2013 4:30-5.30 pm EST | 2130-2230 UTC
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/clsit
Twitter: @futuresnowden

3:00 pm on November 13, 2013 · citi (45), columbia (19), governance (62), igf (242)

VIDEO : Is There A Third Way For The Internet: Neither The US Nor The UN But Independence? #governance

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CITI

CITIOn Tuesday November 12 2013 at 12:00pm EST the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) hosted an e-conference on Internet Governance titled: “Is There A Third Way For The Internet: Neither The US Nor The UN But Independence?” The conference asked the question “Are there models of internet governance that establish internet independence from the US without the UN or other governments expanding their influence or control? What are their advantages and disadvantages?” Speakers included:Eli Noam, Director, CITI; John Curran, President and CEO, American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN); Alejandro Pisanty, Director of Computing Academic Services, National Autonomous University of Mexico, ICANN Board Member; Fred Goldstein, Interisle Consulting Group, Senior Member of the IEEE; Milton Mueller, Professor, Syracuse University; Lorenzo Pupillo, Economist, Telecom Italia; Fred Golstein, Interisle Consulting Group, Senior member of the IEEE; and Robert Atkinson of CITI. Moderator was Dave Burstein of ISOC-NY. The conference was relayed via the Internet Society Chapters Webcast Channel and is archived below.

View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/ve9bTQvGmH8
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/p04RmtFRgkPm/
Download: video | audio
Twitter: none but, say, #thirdway