The ballad of the forgotten server

Fort Lauderdale, Florida - The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has fined the University of Greenwich £120,000 ($160,000) for leaving a server that linked to a school database unsecured. The university’s response: we forgot that server even existed.

Deputy Secretary Sullivan's Meeting With Brazilian Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Fred Arruda

Washington, DC - Wednesday, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met with Brazilian Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Fred Arruda.

Cell phone case does double duty

Yuma, Arizona - Softbank, a Japanese company, has introduced a product, which might be of interest to parents concerned that their iPhone-wielding children aren’t getting enough physical exercise. 

NIST Puts the Optical Microscope Under the Microscope to Achieve Atomic Accuracy

Washington, DC - Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered that the optical microscope can be used to detect, track and image objects much smaller than their traditional limit—about half the wavelength of visible light, or a few hundred nanometers.

Deputy Secretary Sullivan's Meeting With Indian Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh

Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met with Indian Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on the margins of the G-20 Summit. The two leaders affirmed the strong U.S.-India strategic partnership and India’s status as a Major Defense Partner of the United States.