Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

rss

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Miraculous Osama: Do not Go to al-Qaeda

Osama bin Laden had prepared a will for his family. One of them, ordered his wives not to remarry. Ironically, the son and grandson, al-Qaeda terrorist leader was just asking them not to join al-Qaeda.

"Tell my kids, I apologize for only having a bit of time for you, and spend the time for jihad," according to excerpts of Osama testament. As reported by The Telegraph, Osama will consist of four sheets of the document.

The will was published in a Kuwaiti newspaper. Will was absolutely no mention of property ownership, even if bin Laden is believed to have inherited wealth from his father's £ 18 million which is a major Construction Company in Saudi Arabia.

Osama testament to the 24 children not to follow in his footsteps jihad, carried a quote from an Islamic hadith which says that Umar bin Khattab, the successor to the leader of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, also left a written testament to his son, Abdullah, to not launch a holy war.

Meanwhile, the fourth wife of Osama commanded not to seek a new husband and married again. The foursome was asked to focus on raising their children. "Do not think about getting married again, and devote yourself to your children, to escort them in the right direction," said Osama in his will.

The will was signed by "your brother, Muhammad Abu Abdullah Osama Bin Laden." Will it be said dated December 14, 2001, several months after the September 11 tragedy. At that time, U.S. intelligence had found Osama radio transmissions in Tora Bora - the hills with caves in Afghanistan-Pakistan border that was once the hiding place of Osama from the pursuit of the U.S. military.

The Washington Post had reported in 2002, bin Laden will have been circulated among the Arabs. But when it's al-Qaeda declared that the document was false. However, the Western intelligence will respond to the document seriously.

Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia reported, Osama believes that someday he would be betrayed by the people in the circle it, and he will enter heaven as martyrs.
READ MORE - Miraculous Osama: Do not Go to al-Qaeda

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Sony’s Response to the U.S. House of Representatives

the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing in Washington, DC on “The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers.”

Kazuo Hirai, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sony Computer Entertainment America, submitted written answers to questions posed by the subcommittee about the large-scale, criminal cyber-attack we have experienced. We wanted to share those answers with you (click here).

In summary, we told the subcommittee that in dealing with this cyber attack we followed four key principles:

1. Act with care and caution.
2. Provide relevant information to the public when it has been verified.
3. Take responsibility for our obligations to our customers.
4. Work with law enforcement authorities.

We also informed the subcommittee of the following:

* Sony has been the victim of a very carefully planned, very professional, highly sophisticated criminal cyber attack.
* We discovered that the intruders had planted a file on one of our Sony Online Entertainment servers named “Anonymous” with the words “We are Legion.”
* By April 25, forensic teams were able to confirm the scope of the personal data they believed had been taken, and could not rule out whether credit card information had been accessed. On April 26, we notified customers of those facts.
* As of today, the major credit card companies have not reported any fraudulent transactions that they believe are the direct result of this cyber attack.
* Protecting individuals’ personal data is the highestpriority and ensuring that the Internet can be made secure for commerce is also essential. Worldwide, countries and businesses will have to come together to ensure the safety of commerce over the Internet and find ways to combat cybercrime and cyber terrorism.
* We are taking a number of steps to prevent future breaches, including enhanced levels of data protection and encryption; enhanced ability to detect software intrusions, unauthorized access and unusual activity patterns; additional firewalls; establishment of a new data center in an undisclosed location with increased security; and the naming of a new Chief Information Security Officer.

We told the subcommittee about our intent to offer complimentary identity theft protection to U.S. account holders and detailed the “Welcome Back” program that includes free downloads, 30 days of free membership in the
PlayStation Plus premium subscription service; 30 days of free service for Music Unlimited subscribers; and extending PlayStation Plus and Music Unlimited subscriptions for the number of days services were unavailable.

We are working around the clock to have some PlayStation Network services restored and we’ll be providing specific details shortly. We hope this update is helpful to you, and we will continue to keep you posted as we work to restore our network and provide you with both the entertainment and the security you deserve.
READ MORE - Sony’s Response to the U.S. House of Representatives

Playstation network back online

Playstation network back online - Sony has said that the most features of the PlayStation Network is back online. The company suffered a massive security vulnerability in the past two weeks with the personal data of 77m users, including credit card number and fell into the hands of hackers. The company said that will provide online gameplay for PlayStation 3 and PSP and access to account management features to go live this week. However, other features such as downloadable games-shop, not back online until later this month. Apologize for its users, Sony, users 30 free days each PlayStation Plus premium services, as well as a selection of free downloadable content. All PlayStation 3 users are required to download a system update and change their passwords on the original PlayStation console, which they originally registered with the network.

"Soon after a criminal cyber-attack on the corporate data in San Diego, California center, Sony Network Entertainment International turned on the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, employs more specialist information security companies in the course of several days and conducted a comprehensive review of the system," said the company in a statement.

"Since then the company has undertaken a variety of new security measures to provide better protection of personal information. SNEI and its third-party experts with extensive tests conducted to ensure the security strength of the PlayStation Network and Qriocity to review services.

He said, include the initial phase of the rollout, but is not limited to:

* Restore the online game through the PlayStation 3 and PSP systems
* This includes titles require online verification and downloaded games
* Access to Music Unlimited by Qriocity for PS3/PSP powered to existing subscribers
* Access to account management and password reset
* Access to the threat of movie rentals on PS3, PSP and MediaGo Download
* PlayStation Home
* List of friends
* Chat functionality

The company already planned a parade of the system to a new data center accelerated at a different location that was under construction and development for several months.

"This criminal act against our network had a significant impact not only our customers but our entire industry," said Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President, Sony Corporation.

"These illegal attacks clearly highlight the widespread problem of computing and network security. We take the security of our users privacy very seriously and are committed to helping our consumers protect their personal information. In addition, the organization has been working around the clock to this services back online, and do so only after we had reviewed a higher level of security in our networks "

"Our global audience of PlayStation Network and Qriocity consumers was disrupted. We have learned lessons along the way about the valuable relationships with our customers, and to this end, we will initiate a customer evaluation program for registered consumers as an expression of our gratitude for their loyalty restored during this network downtime, as we work even harder and to place their trust in us and our services, "said Hirai.
READ MORE - Playstation network back online

Friday, April 29, 2011

Reggie Bush: Really Unhappy or Sloppy Reporting?

I'm sure most of you have read the article in question by now, but Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports has come out and said that Reggie Bush and the Saints are expected to part ways. What I can't tell is if he's taking an educated guess based on the drafting of Mark Ingram coupled with Bush's twitter reaction or if he's actually got inside information?

Here's two points Cole makes in the article that are news to me. I follow the Saints about as closely as any non-reporter on the entire planet, so either I just missed the boat here or I'm not privy to Cole's sources. Both are plausible I guess, but I still question these statements:

1. Cole says, "he has so far declined to take a pay cut when the subject was broached before the NFL lockout began."

2. Cole says, "Bush said in January that he didn’t expect to return to the team"

Star-divide
Have either of these items been public knowledge before this article came out? If anything, in January I remember Bush specifically saying he was willing to re-work his contract and that he wanted to remain a Saint. Then, prior to the draft, Sean Payton came out and said:

A. We want to keep him

B. He has a good handle on the economy and the market, and I believe we'll be able to work out a reasonable contract to keep everyone happy.

Neither of those public comments by Payton made just recently give Cole's "facts" any sort of validity whatsoever. Am I missing something here?

The one thing that gives me pause is that no one is blasting Cole for being a liar. My gut tells me he's running with a story based solely on what he saw transpire last night and he's taking a ridiculous amount of liberties. He could still be right about Bush leaving. Let's face it: that's a real possibility that's probably helped by his twitter comment, but I question the statements he uses to back up his claim.

But why aren't the Times-Picayune writers calling him out for having his facts wrong? Why isn't anyone on the Saints coming out and publicly saying that that's not accurate? Yahoo! sports is hardly the mecca of football news, but still, it's respected enough that you would think their writers wouldn't blindly make stuff up.

So what do you think? Is this news to you as well? Is Cole a sloppy journalist or does he have information on the negotiations that apparently no one else is privy to?

source http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/2011/4/29/2142230/nfl-draft-2011-reggie-bush
READ MORE - Reggie Bush: Really Unhappy or Sloppy Reporting?

Prince Harry: Chillin' with Pippa and Chelsy

His brother Prince William may have been the man of the hour today, but Prince Harryundefined definitely had plenty of female attention as well.

The crimson-haired Royal entertained his longtime on/off girlfriend Chelsy Davy during the massive wedding festivities in London, England.

But Harry also had another gorgeous woman to attend to- bride Kate Middleton’s beautiful sister/maid of honor Pippa.

Of course the media would love to see something spark up between Harry and Pippa, though it seems unlikely since Chelsy appears to have Harry’s heart.

READ MORE - Prince Harry: Chillin' with Pippa and Chelsy