Paul Rosenzweig, who spent four years as deputy assistant secretary in the department of homeland security until 2010, is sceptical that a cyber-only war will happen soon.
When one can attribute an attack that deliberately causes loss of life". Paul Rosenzweig, who spent four years as deputy assistant secretary in the department of homeland security until 2010, is sceptical that a cyber-only war will happen soon.
Some of the bestselling items yesterday were the Kindle family of devices, including the Kindle Fire HDX 7" which was offered at £30 off on Cyber Monday only.
According to China Radio International, the country's internet tsar, Lu Wei, told the gala that China would firmly safeguard its cyber sovereignty: "Only when every country performs its duty well in handling cyberspace safety can our shared cyberspace be safer and more orderly.
He warned that using sensational phrases such as "cyber armageddon" only inflames the situation.
As of 10am on Cyber Monday, only $.84 billion of a total $6.58 billion had arrived.
Another widely held web threat misconception is that cyber criminals only go after large enterprises or government organisations.
BCBG.com will offer free shipping, as well as up to 50% off items across its Web site, and Bluefly.com will give 10% off all items on top of other discounts on Cyber Monday only.
As per usual, Amazon didn't release sales figures for Cyber Monday, only saying that customers ordered "hundreds of millions" of products from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, with 140 million items bought from small businesses.
With Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday only weeks away, we'll see soon if shoppers flock online and to mobile platforms for deals and savings, as is predicted.
