Topic: Republic of Georgia

Dangerous Times for Big Iron

BY leigh beckett
Relevancy Score: 76
Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 10:22 PM

The joke about owners of sports utility vehicles being in constant readiness to invade Poland became all the more poignant last week, with reports that Russia had deployed ‘peacekeeping forces’ to Georgia. With the distant echo of ...READ»

CREDIT CARD THEFT | 1 comment

The Biggest Hack Exposed: How Safe is the Web Really?

BY Rip Empson
Relevancy Score: 73
Fri Aug 15, 2008 at 12:23 PM

Last week, the Department of Justice cracked the biggest case of credit card and identity theft in U.S. history. Oh, snap. Last Tuesday, Federal prosecutors charged 11 hackers with the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and ...READ»

GLOBALIZATION | Comment

Antiwar Games

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 27
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:03 AM

While a student in Serbia, Ivan Marovic cofounded Otpor ("resistance"), which helped topple Slobodan Milosevic's dictatorship. Now Marovic, 32, is out with a video game, A Force More Powerful: The Game of Nonviolent Strategy. He talks about why gamers make the best revolutionaries.READ»

DDOS ATTACKS | Comment

Facebook and Twitter Attacks Were Political, and Personal

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 18
Fri Aug 7, 2009 at 8:20 AM

The attacks that took Facebook and Twitter offline had a bizarre, and disturbing twist: They were aimed at a single user's web presence.READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | 1 comment

Join the Circus

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 13
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

In 21 years, Cirque du Soleil has grown from a funky band of street performers into a half-billion-dollar global company. It's a high-wire act of smart risk-taking, innovating around the clock, and staying uncomfortable.READ»