Bits Blog: Mozilla Chief, a Foe of Gay Marriage, Steps Down Under pressure from employees and the public, Brendan Eich is leaving after barely a week as chief executive of the company behind the Firefox browser.






]]> Under pressure from employees and the public, Brendan Eich is leaving after barely a week as chief executive of the company behind the Firefox browser. http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640387/s/38f5b216/sc/7/l/0Lbits0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A40C0A30Ceich0Esteps0Edown0Eas0Emozilla0Echief0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/43195/guest@my.umbc.edu/4f9c12246cd7e4c56b4b3be1ba8b67bf/api/pixel appointments-and-executive-changes eich-brendan executives-and-management mozilla-foundation new same-sex-marriage-civil-unions-and-domestic-partnerships technology york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:19:19 -0400 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:48:38 -0400 Bits Blog: Tech Start-Ups Are Targets of Ransom Cyberattacks Several web companies have recently been hit with attacks that can knock them offline using a flood of traffic unless they pay ransoms in Bitcoins.






]]> Several web companies have recently been hit with attacks that can knock them offline using a flood of traffic unless they pay ransoms in Bitcoins. http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640387/s/38f5b218/sc/4/l/0Lbits0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A140C0A40C0A30Ctech0Estart0Eups0Eare0Etargets0Eof0Eransom0Ecyberattacks0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/43196/guest@my.umbc.edu/b20b9a0026a55a0d6976ecfed3865afa/api/pixel computers-and-the-internet cyberattacks-and-hackers extortion-and-blackmail meetup new security start-ups technology york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:11:29 -0400 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:21:20 -0400 Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal The social media site was unblocked after a two-week ban, following a ruling from the country’s highest court that the ban violated freedom of expression.
]]> The social media site was unblocked after a two-week ban, following a ruling from the country’s highest court that the ban violated freedom of expression. http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640387/s/38fc1643/sc/1/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A140C0A40C0A40Cworld0Cmiddleeast0Cturkey0Elifts0Eban0Eon0Etwitter0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/43216/guest@my.umbc.edu/19aa1ea126a8b852da35410926516504/api/pixel erdogan-recep-tayyip new social-media technology turkey twitter-twtr-nyse york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:59:58 -0400 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:59:58 -0400 Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending April 4, 2014)

A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.

How Gmail Happened: The Inside Story of Its Launch 10 Years Ago
This one is a fun read about the history of Gmail.
—Rachel Metz, IT editor, Web & social media

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Photos from the meeting are available at the meeting's local web page.

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Just a reminder that IV LIVE is tonight at 7:30pm in the Skylight Lounge! Tonight we will be focusing on prayer and preparing for our human trafficking awareness campaign. hope to see you there! -Frankie Cerquetti ]]> Hi everyone! Just a reminder that IV LIVE is tonight at 7:30pm in the Skylight Lounge! Tonight we will be focusing on prayer and preparing for our human trafficking awareness campaign. hope to see... http://umbciv.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/iv-live-tonight-at-730pm-in-skylight-lounge/ https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/43193/guest@my.umbc.edu/886e57f574b74578186d3e41359a108e/api/pixel posts Intervarsity Christian Fellowship https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/iv https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/094/dd82d58268453ca1c56996aa87e97fca/xsmall.png?1567536344 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/094/dd82d58268453ca1c56996aa87e97fca/original.png?1567536344 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/094/dd82d58268453ca1c56996aa87e97fca/xxlarge.png?1567536344 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/094/dd82d58268453ca1c56996aa87e97fca/xlarge.png?1567536344 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/094/dd82d58268453ca1c56996aa87e97fca/large.png?1567536344 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/094/dd82d58268453ca1c56996aa87e97fca/medium.png?1567536344 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/094/dd82d58268453ca1c56996aa87e97fca/small.png?1567536344 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/094/dd82d58268453ca1c56996aa87e97fca/xsmall.png?1567536344 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/094/dd82d58268453ca1c56996aa87e97fca/xxsmall.png?1567536344 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 0 0 false Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:24:14 -0400 Pres Hrabowski receives ACE Council of Fellows Award President Hrabowski was presented with the 2014 Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award in March at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education (ACE). ]]> President Hrabowski was presented with the 2014 Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award in March at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education (ACE). http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Hrabowski-Receives-2014-ACE-Council-of-Fellows-Fidelity-Investments-Mentor-Award.aspx https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/43188/guest@my.umbc.edu/df2b03bf16d7d78ad1038b7672a0286f/api/pixel President's Office What's New https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-426 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/11/xsmall.png?1793799644 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/11/original.png?1793799644 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/11/xxlarge.png?1793799644 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/11/xlarge.png?1793799644 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/11/large.png?1793799644 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/11/medium.png?1793799644 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/11/small.png?1793799644 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/11/xsmall.png?1793799644 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/11/xxsmall.png?1793799644 President's Office What's New 0 0 false Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:42:29 -0400 2014 Cybersecurity Summer Courses

The UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program is offering the following courses over the Summer 2014 session.

Each class will meet one or two days a week in the late afternoon or evening, depending on the length of the session where the course is offered.

Offered to students enrolled at the Universities at Shady Grove campus ONLY

The deadline to apply for Fall 2014 admission to the UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program is August 1, 2014.

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The UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program is offering the following courses over the Summer 2014 session.

Each class will meet one or two days a week in the late afternoon or evening, depending on the length of the session where the course is offered.

Offered to students enrolled at the Universities at Shady Grove campus ONLY

The deadline to apply for Fall 2014 admission to the UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program is August 1, 2014.

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The UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program is offering the following courses over the Summer 2014 session.

Each class will meet one or two days a week in the late afternoon or evening, depending on the length of the session where the course is offered.

Offered to students enrolled at the Universities at Shady Grove campus ONLY

The deadline to apply for Fall 2014 admission to the UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program is August 1, 2014.

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