Second bank hit by ‘sophisticated’ malware attack, says Swift

News of a second case comes as law enforcement authorities in Bangladesh and elsewhere investigate the February cyber theft from the Bangladesh central bank account at the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Swift has acknowledged that that scheme involved altering Swift software to hide evidence of fraudulent transfers, but that its core messaging system was..

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Should you hire for bimodal IT? | CIO

Since Gartner coined the term of bimodal IT, plenty of CIOs have jumped on the bandwagon and separated their IT departments into two camps. But a recent report from Forrester suggests that bimodal IT only complicates things, and the real success lies in business technology units. Source: Should you hire for bimodal IT? | CIO

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ICIJ to Release Panama Papers Database May 9 2016

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists will release on May 9 a searchable database with information on more than 200,000 offshore entities that are part of the Panama Papers investigation Source: Coming Soon: ICIJ to Release Panama Papers Offshore Companies Data · ICIJ

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Upwork’s New Pricing – 20%

Starting in June 2016, Upwork will be adjusting its pricing model. 20% for the first $500 you bill your client across all contracts 10% for total billings with your client between $500.01 and $10,000 5% for total billings with your client that exceed $10,000 Are you in the need of a Software Outsourcing Information and..

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New satellite will test Einstein’s theory

A new satellite is launched that will test Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Alongside it is a miniature satellite, designed and built by students to monitor shipping around Greenland. Source: New satellite will test Einstein’s theory | ScienceNordic

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