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Threats to Data integrity in Director of National Intelligence's "Worldwide Threat Assessment."

Cyber is number one and read this: Most of the public discussion regarding cyber threats has focused on the confidentiality and availability of information […] we might also see more cyber operations that will change or manipulate electronic information in order to compromise its integrity (i.e. accuracy and reliability) instead of deleting it or disrupting …

Holding Data Hostage

Thousands of people will have their personal files held hostage this year, by software that uses virtually unbreakable encryption. http://www.technologyreview.com/news/534516/holding-data-hostage-the-perfect-internet-crime/

DNA on the cloud (+ Google)

‘Google invites geneticists to upload DNA data to cloud’ http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Google-invites-geneticists-to-upload-DNA-data-to-5325793.php and the PR http://www.fiercebiotech.com/press-releases/dnanexus-secures-15-million-series-c-financing-accelerate-commercialization   The company DNAnexus (www.dnanexus.com) “DNAnexus is powering the genomics revolution with an enterprise-level solution that combines cloud computing with advanced bioinformatics. The DNAnexus team is made up of experts in software, computational biology, and genetics who are on a mission …