Low-Level RF Signals Allow Hackers to Grab Data From Laptops

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Today's Top Stories - 01.20.15 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "I don't care what is written about me as long as it isn't true" ~ Dorothy Parker On this Day: In 1930, the first radio broadcast of the "Lone Ranger" was done at WXYZ in Detroit. Low-Level RF Signals Allow Hackers to Grab Data From Laptops As anyone who has tried to use a portable AM or shortwave radio near a computer knows, computers emit a variety of RF signals over a wide range of frequencies. The emissions can extend into the VHF bands. Although these emissions are considered noise or interference, the reality is they contain information about what's happening inside the computer. Cloud Performance—Noisy Neighbors And Bare-Metal Servers ~ by Al Kovalick Utility computing and job performance are at odds. On one hand, the lure of utility cloud resources including compute, storage and networking is appealing for a number of reasons. On the other, utility implies resource-sharing and this in turn impacts the ability to guarantee a desired performance level during the lifetime of a workload. Oscars for Tech and Science Announced The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 21 scientific and technical achievements represented by 58 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. TV Technology's 'Guide to Closed Captioning' TV Technology takes a look at several important deadlines as well as new solutions to ensure compliance with FCC rules and enhance closed captioning services. News & Technology PEOPLE: Tightrope Media Systems Bolsters Staff USER REPORT: SportsNetNY Upgrades With Plura Monitors INT'L: Convergence India Slated for Jan. 21 CAPTURE: DP Timur Civan Relies on Fujinon Cabrio eBOOK: Guide to Virtualized Video Infrastructure Industry Roundup Virgin Mobile First Prepaid U.S. Carrier With LTE Data Sharing Plans (engadget) Open Letter To Everyone Tricked Into Fearing Artificial Intelligence (Popular Science) NHK Confirms 8K Plans (Advanced Television) NBA's 4K Telecast: Spectacular Views from London (Multichannel News) Tower Lighting Outages Makes for Big Fines (Radio World) TV Technology White Papers "Video Quality Testing for the IP and Internet Domains" from Video Clarity examines a new methodology for measuring video quality in the IP domain. "The HTTP-Live-Streaming Success Guide" from Encoding.com examines HLS adaptive bitrate technology, HLS encoding parameters and a comparison of HLS platforms. "Delivering Online Video to the Broadcast Quality Generation" from Limelight Networks explores the broadcast-quality generation and how their expectations impact the way you need to deliver video. "Today's Reality for Moving Large Content Files" from Signiant examines the major trends driving the need for large and fast file transfer, ad hoc delivery methods and the benefits of SaaS. "To Simplify Video Delivery, Integrate the Workflow" from Limelight Networks addressed how to instantaneously deliver high-quality video worldwide to every screen. "Playout in the Cloud," from Imagine Communications highlights "an entirely new range of opportunities for media companies to evolve their operations, transform and transport content free of geographic or other historical channel boundaries, extend and expand their brands." "Gaining Competitive Advantage from Switching and Extension," from ThinkLogical addresses changes in the post-production ecosphere and outlines best practices for the design of a future-proof, fiber-optic KVM signal management infrastructure. "Selecting Next-Generation Video Servers," from Rohde and Schwarz examines the rapid pace of technology development and the incorporation of information technology into broadcast and the broadcast operating environment.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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