Cyber Crime: Why It's Happening & Why We Can't Stop It

Cyber Crime: Why It's Happening & Why We Can't Stop It

Cyber crime - as we saw all too recently with the downed systems of Facebook, Twitter and others - occurs every day and costs billions of dollars in lost productivity and actual theft. Join Limor Schafman as she discusses with Mikko Hypponen of F-Secure what is the current status of cyber attacks, how organized crime works online, and why we can't seem to make this stop. Mr. Hypponen is the Chief Research Officer of F-Secure [F-Secure.com]. He was the first to warn of the Sasser attack in 2004 and named the Storm Worm in 2007. He will be a speaker at the upcoming NORDIC OSAC conference taking place in September [http://www.amcham.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=303 [http://www.amcham.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=303]]

DigIn! Radio: Alternative Reality Games for Training, Education, Exploration & Fun

Alternative Reality Games (ARGs) are gaining interest and acceptance as tools for bringing interactive, involving training and learning to people of all ages. ARGs combine video game play, with Web 2.0 networking tools, mobile and real world interactivity. Show host, Limor Schafman, is delighted to have Ken Eklund, producer and designer of the ARG "World Without Oil" on the show to talk about what ARGs are, how they are and can be used, and what he and players learned from game design and game play of "World Without Oil."

DigIn! Radio: High Tech and Global Business in Wales

DigIn! show host, Limor Schafman, is delighted to have with her two representatives from the Welsh Trade Mission coming to the U.S. the third week of June. Joining her will be William Fraser of International Business Wales; Albert Ellison, founder of ESI-Ellison Sensors, a sapphire-on-silicon pressure sensor company; and Stephen Justice, Operations Director of Kodit, developer of Seatag Safety Systems. In its largest international trade mission to date, International Business Wales (IBW), the economic development and trade arm of the Welsh Assembly Government, will encourage stronger U.S. – Welsh business relations during a week-long IBW mission to Washington, D.C., New York and California. Over 80 Welsh companies from the technology, aerospace, defense, life sciences, security and engineering industries will visit the U.S. to foster international corporate partnerships and promote international trade.

DigIn! Radio Presents: Communications Analyst Gary Arlen on WSJ's D Conference

The Wall Street Journal is holding its 7th Annual All Things Digital Conference [http://allthingsd.com/d/ [http://allthingsd.com/d/]] May 26-28 in San Diego. Gathering the thought leaders of the technology and digital media industries, this conference always yields interesting insights into the next wave of media-tech convergence. Join Gary Arlen, renown analyst and speaker and president of Arlen Communications, as he recaps with show host Limor Schafman, what he saw, heard and thinks about the trends coming out of this year's D Conference.

DigIn! Radio Presents: Jason Siegel of Qorvis Communications on Designing Mobiel Apps that Sell

Functional mobile applications are attracting not only users but also big clients for the agencies creating those applications. Case in point is the Going Out Guide developed for the Washington Post by Qorvis Communications. Downloaded over 250,000 times in the first month and 1m total, the app was a run away success and has intrigued other major corporations to also explore going mobile. Join Jason Siegel, Managing Director at Qorvis and head of the Creative Services Group, and show host Limor Schafman for an in-depth look at what clients are looking for today to mobilize their brands, how to develop apps that attract a market and service its need.