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HTC caught storing fingerprint data in unencrypted plain text
2015-08-10 22:24:47| Extremetech
A new security report illustrates that fingerprint scanning on Android devices is fundamentally broken on a number of devices. HTC is in particularly bad shape.
NASS to gather conservation data nationwide
2015-08-10 17:24:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The USDAs National Agricultural Statistics Service is contacting 24,000 producers this month as part of a national survey, National Resources Inventory Conservation Effects Assessment Project, on conservation practices. read more
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Data Centers Demand Rises as High as the Cloud(s)
2015-08-10 16:45:00| National Real Estate Investor
About 65 percent of American adults now own a smartphone, according to Pew Research, and the cloud technology that services them has joined demand from the financial, technology, social media and health care sectors to drive up demand for data centers nationwide. read more
3 x Data Processing Systems and Applications Engineer
2015-08-10 14:04:58| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company that improves the quality and efficiency of essential services that matter to millions of people around the world. The work we do for national and local governments involves us in the most important areas of public services, including science and defence. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. For our activities in EUMETSAT, we are currently looking for three Data Processing Systems and Applications Engineers. Tasks and Responsibilities The core task of each of the 3 Key Persons, as members of the Processing Applications Engineering PAE Team within the SEP DPSA CA, shall be to support the maintenance and evolution of the facilities and systems in one of the following areas Support to EPS level 0 and MSG level 0, 1 1.5 data processing EPS FEP PGF and MSG IMPF IDRS, and SARAL mission Ground Segment Support to EPS level 1 2 and MSG level 2 data processing EPS PPFs and MSG MPEF Support to JASON Ground Segments. The tasks will include Maintenance and development of the Data Processing SystemsApplication Software it should be noted that for many of the facilities the first line maintenance is being performed by EUMETSAT in conjunction with the industrial contractor the second line maintenance is being performed by the industrial contractor under supervision and with support from EUMETSAT Support to procurement activities for maintenance and evolution activities, such as specification and maintenance of requirements for new or enhanced Data Processing SystemsApplications Software components that are going to be implemented by external contractors monitor their detailed design and implementation generate the test plans, test specificationprocedures, perform the acceptance of the externally developed components, support the integration testing in the ground segment and the operational validation Contribute to the definition and design of architectures of data processing ground segments and their components, their interfaces, and the validation and verification methods Coordinationinputs to planning and preparation of releases Coordination with other EUMETSAT Teams andor contractor to prepare introduction of newupgraded components Generation and maintenance of technical baseline documentation Support the operations of existing data processing ground segments Participation in technical meetings and formal reviews Analysis of the maintenance requirements and identification, procurement or implementation of the tools required to fulfil them Settingup and implementation of maintenance policies and procedures Perform routine tasks in operational systems under configuration control such as o Anomaly investigations, documentation and classification o Participation in relevant Anomaly Review Boards o Follow up of the delivery of SW resolutions for these anomalies o Support to Configuration Management change control practices o Support to building and distribution of application software releases and patches o Verification of correct facility installation for the assigned facilities o Support to the development, integration and configuration management of software developed by third parties, its installation, and configuration and testing o Perform SW testing in a structured approach to verify that delivered SW is fulfilling the requirements or to demonstrate that problems have been corrected. Requirements Essentials The Key Persons shall have the following mandatory attributes, skills and significant and relevant experience in Engineering of large, UNIX or LINUX based, complex, realtime data processing systems, including requirements specification, design, software maintenance or development, formal software testing and system integration Very good technical writing skills, in particular in the area of formal technical documentation e.g. requirements specification and design documentation, test plans and procedures, maintenance procedures CC programming Configuration management processes and applications Scripting languages e.g. PERL, shell Software build environments and tools e.g. IBM XL C and GCC compilers, make, automake, autoconf, RPM Source code control systems e.g. Subversion, Git Software anomalies analysis, debugging, profiling, fixing and processing Managing the technical interface with external partnerscontractors, based on a solid system engineering understanding. Desirables Practical knowledge and experience of as many as possible of the following areas will be an advantage Operating systems and application software upgrades andor porting to new platforms Distributed computing and parallel processing e.g. MPI, OpenMP, pthreads Objectoriented software design, implementation, and maintenance, including the use of UMLSysML based tools for supportingdocumenting the design, at least at the architectural level Web technologies and programming e.g. Apache, CGI, JavaScript, XML User interface design and programming Other programming languages e.g. Java Socket programming e.g. BSD sockets. The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the position is English and therefore the consultants must be able to work effectively in this language. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Important Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. Data Protection By submitting a job application you agree to the storage of any personal data provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources in particular professional and other social media throughout the entire application process CV, references, letter of application, interviews as applicable. To facilitate subsequent contact for professional purposes only, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may revoke your consent to this agreement at any time. The same shall also apply if you are contacted by SERCO GROUP regarding vacancies that match your existing profile. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in our corporate careers website httpwww.serco.comcareersindex.asp Position 3 x Data Processing Systems and Applications Engineer Reference G015193EUM Application closing date 14092015 Start date Q12016
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Carphone shares lower on data attack
2015-08-10 09:50:31| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The FTSE 100 rises, but shares in Dixons Carphone fall after the company said its Carphone Warehouse business had been hit by a cyber-attack.
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