UMBC and southwest county one of eight areas to target investment, economic development, report suggests.
The area around UMBC, Halethorpe and neighboring communities in the southwest area of the county is one of nine investment areas identified in a new strategic plan released by the Baltimore County Department of Economic Development. The report identifies challenges and assets that can be leveraged to improve economic growth employment, according to the report. “It’s a good first draft,” councilman Tom Quirk said of the report. “It’s good to have a macro vision." Among the assets cited in the report that provide a competitive advantage for this area: An existing technology and industrial business community A large federally designated “historically underutilized business” (HUD) zone along Washington Boulevard in Halethorpe, which offers …
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"I do whatever I feel is right," says the "gray hat" hacker, of leaks made in LulzSec case.
He is slender, with steel-gray eyes and close-cropped light brown hair. He looks even younger than his 22 years, belying his experience in the world of high-stakes cybercrime. Mike Major, Jr., of Halethorpe calls himself a “gray hat” hacker–neither clearly a good guy nor a bad guy, but one who navigates the virtual realm of cybercrime guided by his own internal sense of justice. “I do whatever I feel is right at the time,” he said. Major said he has no regrets–or fear of reprisals–for his role in disrupting the international hacking group Lulz Security, or LulzSec, which claims responsibility for attacks on several high-profile government and corporate web sites. Known online as “Hann,” Major said he and a friend known as “m_nerva” leaked …
Sean Tully
9:03 pm on Tuesday, July 5, 2011
I think the only way corporations are ever going to really take the protection of personal information seriously is if they are severely fined when someone hacks into their systems. I have absolutely no sense of security when it comes to my personal information being "out there" in cyberspace. more ›