The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 so far

	Nintendo's fan site hit by illicit logins, 24,000 accounts accessed | Google ordered to change its privacy policy in the UK
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	The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 so far This year we've had flying, high-tech sushi trays, radio-controlled Superman fling robots, Mission Impossible-like melting weapons and a kinder, gentler Linus Torvalds. And it's only July. Here we round up a bunch of the more interesting science and technology stories of the year so far. Read More WHITE PAPER: Stonesoft Corporation Stonesoft Firewall Appliances for Demanding Environments To keep up with today's sophisticated threats and complex network traffic, a first generation firewall will not do. View now In this Issue Nintendo's fan site hit by illicit logins, 24,000 accounts accessed Google ordered to change its privacy policy in the UK MIT researchers immerse you in your Gmail data Immediate action called for on server management flaws EU-US data sharing deals come up for review amid Prism scandal WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. 2013 Next Generation Firewall Security Value Map Read this case study to learn how ZapFi enabled comprehensive gateway security and granular application intelligence for large-volumes of wireless and VPN traffic. In addition, ZapFi eliminated overhead and latency, by integrating Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive, TZ Series and Global Management System (GMS) solutions. View Now Nintendo's fan site hit by illicit logins, 24,000 accounts accessed Nintendo said a main fan site was hit by a wave of illicit login attempts in Japan over the last month, with attackers gaining access to nearly 24,000 accounts containing users' real names, addresses, phone numbers and emails information. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Eight "Must-Have" Firewall Rules With the torrent of new threats resulting from Web 2.0, it's likely that your existing firewall is leaving you exposed. This checklist should help you understand the advanced features available in next generation firewalls and guide your evaluation process. Read Now Google ordered to change its privacy policy in the UK The U.K. Information Commissioners Office has ordered Google to change the privacy policy it introduced in March 2012 to make it more informative for users. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Getting the Most Out of Your Next-Generation Firewall Trends such as BYOD and the adoption of social media and other grey applications as legitimate business tools have had profound effects on organizations of all sizes. Read Now MIT researchers immerse you in your Gmail data A new visual data program called Immersion from the MIT Media Lab invites users to hand over their Gmail address and password in exchange for seeing how they really use the Google messaging system. Read More Immediate action called for on server management flaws Holes in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) summed up: 'You really don't want vulnerabilities in such a powerful service' Read More EU-US data sharing deals come up for review amid Prism scandal A European Union team will arrive in Washington DC on Monday to assess how the United States is using data it receives from the E.U. Read More
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