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“Transfer Jet is based on a Sony-developed near-field communications system that the company envisages being built into a range of different portable consumer electronics devices to enable transfer without wires. Effective data rates of about 375M bps (bits per second) over a 560M bps physical layer can be realized with the system, which puts it faster on paper than USB2.0 and IEEE1394 FireWire interfaces.

A prototype of the system is on show this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In a demonstration, a digital camera equipped with Transfer Jet and about 45 images was placed onto a version of Sony’s photo reader box that also packed the technology. After a short pause, the images began transferring and within a few seconds the VGA-resolution images were inside the photo reader and could be viewed on a television.

Sony clearly sees big things ahead for the technology. During a CES news conference Steve Haber, a senior vice president with responsibility for mobile and imaging products, said Transfer Jet “could also play a key role for Sony moving forward.”

Transfer Jet has been under development by Sony for a couple of years and there’s about a year’s worth of work left before it’s ready for the commercial market, said Kentaro Odaka, general manager of Sony’s communication technology laboratory, in an interview.

Odaka said the technology is based on a completely new near-field system developed by Sony that isn’t related to its already-popular Felica system. Felica is widely used in smartcards across Asia but lacks the data throughput for more demanding applications. Transfer Jet uses a 4.5GHz system that is different but similar to ultra wideband, he said. The system has no security or encryption because it operates over a distance of a few centimeters.

Sony gave a few hints on where Transfer Jet might turn up. In the demonstration at CES it is embedded into a digital still camera and digital video camera. “Look for Transfer Jet technology in a variety of new products in the near future,” said Haber. “

“Sony has partnered with eBay’s Skype division and developed a portable version on the VoIP service for the PSP, effectively turning the gaming handheld into a Skype phone — with the same functionality, as well its limitations.

Here’s what we know:

In about 1-2 months, owners of the newer PSP model (the P-2000) will be able to download a firmware update and secure a free application that will allow users to make free PSP-to-PSP and PSP-to-PC calls so long as both parties are in a WiFi hotspot. PSP owners with the Skype firmware update can also make calls to conventional land lines (or cell phones) off the Skype network, however, a per-call charge will be assessed.”

“Under the new law, convicted sex offenders will have to let the State Parole Board know about their access to computers; submit to periodic, unannounced examinations of their computer equipment; and install equipment on their computer so its use can be monitored.

The State Parole Board currently supervises about 4,200 paroled sex offenders whose sentencing guidelines call for lifetime supervision — regardless of whether their original crime involved the Internet.”

Its noteworthy to mention that Paraben has made many advances in GPS forensic analysis.

DOJ press release

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“A former security executive for ABN AMRO and LaSalle Bank has been charged with pocketing $400,000 in return for steering $45 million in security work to a suburban firm, federal authorities said today.George Konjuch, formerly first vice president in charge of security for the banks, approved tens of millions of dollars in inflated invoices to allow Armando Navarette to kick back money to him from 2001 to 2006, the charges allege. Navarette owned Integrity Security Solutions of Wood Dale.

Konjuch, 54, of Des Plaines was charged with five counts of bank fraud, five counts of bank bribery and two counts of federal income tax fraud.Navarrete, 45, of Bloomingdale was charged with five counts of bank fraud, five counts of bank bribery and five counts of structuring monetary transactions. Integrated Security Solutions also was named as a defendant and faces five counts of bank fraud and five counts of bank bribery, officials said.

 Just as I commented in this blog regarding a similar method of cryptanalysis, “In theory, any password can be broken; it’s just a matter of time when employing the correct methodology.”

 Personally, I’m excited see this project through fruition.

A. The importance of the case to critical legal issues.
B. The demonstrated commitment of the defendant, and/or of the defendant’s attorney if the defendant has an attorney, to seeing his or her case through to conclusion, and to fighting for important legal issues.
C. The facts and circumstances of the particular case.
D. The level of investment made by the defendant, and/or by the defendant’s attorney if the defendant has an attorney, in time, money, and labor, in defending the case.
E. The legal posture of the case.
F. The need for assistance.
G. The need for technical expertise in the case.
H. The quality and commitment of technical expertise which may have been contributed to the case.
I. The competing needs of other cases.
J. And other similar factors.

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If you haven’t seen mobile device “hacking” then this should be an eye opener for you. I hope everyone is up to speed on personal device security.  Sshould you feel the need to “refresh your memory”, this book is a good start. Happy reading.