News & Commentary December 11, 2018 • by Quandary Peak Research Amazon, Apple, Bloomberg, and…Chinese Spies? The story feels like something out of a novel or a movie. In October, Bloomberg Businessweek published a lengthypiecedetailing how Chinese spies had, during the manufacturing process, installed chips in servers purchased by major tech companies—creating “a stealth doorway” into their respective networks. The report alleged that two of the companies were… Read More December 7, 2018 • by Jason Frankovitz Code is Tricky, Part 4: What Code Says Is Different Than What It Does Computer languages have an interesting quality not shared by many human languages: syntax is far more important than semantics. For example, in English, the sentence, “The colored clarifications eat sharply” is syntactically correct, but semantically meaningless. Computer programs care obsessively about syntax; the right syntax based on the rules of the specific… Read More December 5, 2018 • by Jason Frankovitz Code is Tricky, part 3: compiled vs. interpreted In the 1987 movie Moonstruck, Vincent Gardenia explains why expensive copper pipes are the best solution to a couple’s plumbing problem. He admits, “copper costs money” but concludes his speech with a pearl of wisdom. This same concept applies to important technologies regularly used in software development: programming languages that need compiling… Read More November 19, 2018 • by Quandary Peak Research Google the Latest to Feel Heat from Lawmakers The biggest names in tech have increasingly found themselves in lawmakers’ crosshairs at home and abroad. Facebook and Twitter have borne the brunt of the scrutiny domestically, whether for data misuse, failure to prevent harmful actions or hate speech, accusations of inaction with regard to foreign election tampering, and more. Google had… Read More November 9, 2018 • by Quandary Peak Research Quandary Peak Approved for Groundbreaking 5-year Health IT Oversight Role Quandary Peak was recently selected by a major EHR vendor to serve as a Software Quality Oversight Organization, charged with evaluating the company’s software and internal processes, and issuing software audit reports to improve the overall quality of their product, especially its ability to keep patients safe. Read More November 7, 2018 • by Quandary Peak Research The U.S. Justice Department vs. California on Net Neutrality As expected, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the state’s comprehensive net neutrality bill into law on September 30. His signature opened the door for the expected flurry of lawsuits from opponents, including one filed the same day in the District Court for the Eastern District of California by one of the state’s… Read More October 29, 2018 • by Quandary Peak Research California’s Tough Net Neutrality Law and Future Legal Battles In December 2017, the FCC repealed Obama-era net neutrality laws. Responses were predictably mixed – broadband providers heralded the rollbacks as a necessary removal of burdensome regulations, while consumer groups were considerably less enthused. Legislative response was swift, as 30 states introduced over 72 bills upholding certain net neutrality principles in the… Read More October 2, 2018 • by Quandary Peak Research U.S. Cities Turn to ‘Cyber Insurance’ in Response to Hackers While social media, ecommerce, healthcare, and more have all benefited from (or were made possible by) technology, the transfer of our lives to the internet has come at a cost. With more of our sensitive information online than ever – data that is tremendously valuable for both companies and individuals – there… Read More September 19, 2018 • by Quandary Peak Research Facebook Under Fire from British Lawmakers Policymakers worldwide show no signs of letting up their increased scrutiny of Facebook. A British parliamentary committee investigating Russian election influencing campaigns has recommended sweeping regulations on tech companies, while accusing the social media giant of being disingenuous or outright obstructing lines of questioning. “Facebook should not be in a position of… Read More August 30, 2018 • by Quandary Peak Research Department of Justice Arrests Members of FIN7 Hacking Group The US Department of Justice announced on August 1 that it had filed charges against “three high-ranking members of a sophisticated international cybercrime group operating out of Eastern Europe,” called FIN7. Dmytro Federov, Fedir Hladyr, and Andrii Kolpakov have been charged with 26 felony counts each, including conspiracy, wire fraud, computer hacking,… Read More « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next »
