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US cyber-tsar: Tackle jailbroken iPhones

US cyber-tsar: Tackle jailbroken iPhones

...jailbroken iPhones on corporate networks, according to White House computer security specialist Howard Schmidt. Schmidt, who advises President Barack Obama on cybersecurity issues, talked to... Read more

24 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

SOPA: Cheat Sheet

...Office of Management and Budget, Aneesh Chopra, US chief technology officer, and Howard Schmidt, special assistant to the president and cybersecurity coordinator for National Security... Read more

20 January, 2012 by Natasha Lomas

White House pushes cybersecurity ID plan

...an "identity ecosystem" for the internet, said White House cybersecurity co-ordinator Howard Schmidt. The news effectively pushes the department to the forefront of the... Read more

10 January, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

White House names Howard Schmidt as cyber tsar

The White House has appointed Howard Schmidt as its new cybersecurity chief. Schmidt, a former Microsoft and eBay... Read more

22 December, 2009 by Tom Espiner
Schmidt: Proprietary code is more securely written

Schmidt: Proprietary code is more securely written

...making sure their code is safe, according to former White House adviser Howard Schmidt Read more

11 November, 2009 by Tom Espiner
Schmidt: Users need more browser control

Schmidt: Users need more browser control

...in love with Active-X and JavaScript, says ex-Whitehouse security advisor Howard Schmidt, but to close security vulnerabilities users need more control of how... Read more

10 November, 2009 by Tom Espiner
<endeca_term>Howard Schmidt</endeca_term> sees SME appeal in Windows 7

Howard Schmidt sees SME appeal in Windows 7

Howard Schmidt, chief executive of the Information Security Forum, talks to ZDNet UK... Read more

21 October, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Security expert: Cybercrooks to target mobile tech

...2008 conference in London, former adviser to the White House on cybersecurity Howard Schmidt said: "[Mobile is] going to become a rich target area for... Read more

25 April, 2008 by Tim Ferguson

Bluetooth security dangers ignored, say experts

Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned of the dangers of flaws in Bluetooth protocols, claiming... Read more

23 April, 2008 by David Meyer and Tom Espiner
Video: Facing security dangers

Video: Facing security dangers

...2007 RSA Conference in San Francisco, Dan Farber talks to security expert Howard Schmidt about topics ranging from Windows Vista to the White House's... Read more

13 February, 2007 by Dan Farber

Developers 'should be accountable' for security holes

...held personally accountable for the security of the code they write, said Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity advisor, on Tuesday. Speaking at Secure London... Read more

12 October, 2005 by Tom Espiner

Security guru warns of cyberpolice shortage

Howard Schmidt, former cybersecurity advisor for the White House, has claimed there aren... Read more

6 April, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Infosecurity Europe 2008: Preview

...preoccupations is the need to "reconceptualise security". Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt will also be discussing the state of international policy, and ZDNet... Read more

21 April, 2008 by ZDNet

Security guru demands two-factor authentication

Howard Schmidt, the chief security officer for eBay and former White House adviser... Read more

3 November, 2004 by Dan Ilet
Former White House adviser talks mobile threats

Former White House adviser talks mobile threats

Security strategist Howard A Schmidt discusses whether mobile attacks are overhyped and what new risks have been introduced by virtualisation Read more

23 April, 2008 by Tom Espiner

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archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

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It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

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DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

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Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

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UnderINK

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Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

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