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How to convert a PDF file for your Kindle

The Verge

I was delighted — but unfortunately, the copy she sent was formatted as a PDF file. I spent a frustrating three days squinting at my screen until somebody reminded me that you can email a PDF file to your Amazon account, and it will convert the file to Amazon’s.Mobi format, making the document much easier to read on a phone or a Kindle.

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4 Digestible Cloud Computing Facts

TechImpact

A great example of an IaaS is Amazon Web Services which provides users the ability to store, backup, and access files and information. Employees can share the latest versions of documents, reminders can be sent directly through the software, and update on their progress in one place. Documents are no longer landlocked to one device.

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Tesla sues Rivian over ‘disturbing pattern’ of alleged trade secret theft

The Verge

The lawsuit, filed late last week, names four former Tesla employees and Rivian as defendants, though Tesla says it has identified additional people who may have also stolen and brought confidential company information to the EV startup. Tesla claims two former employees admitted to taking documents after they were confronted.

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Apple cares about privacy, unless you work at Apple

The Verge

How could he be sure his personal messages and documents wouldn’t land on his work laptop? His manager told him to return his work laptop, and — per Apple protocol — said he shouldn’t wipe the computer’s hard drive. Still, he was too giddy about his new job as a firmware engineer to care. He went ahead and linked the accounts.

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Former Apple engineer pleads guilty to stealing self-driving vehicle secrets, faces decade in prison

TechSpot

He was accused of transferring 24GB of Apple's data onto his wife's laptop via AirDrop. The files included a 25-page document containing engineering schematics of. Back in 2018, Federal agents stopped Zhang at San Jose International Airport as he departed for Beijing using a ticket bought at the "last second."

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Apple targeted in $50 million ransomware attack resulting in unprecedented schematic leaks

The Verge

The documents appear to be accurate. The schematics also include warnings on nearly every page: “This is the property of Apple and it must be returned,” and they specify that the documents are not to be reproduced, copied, or published. These documents were stolen and are being leaked to extort Apple and Quanta.

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Securing USB drives

Robert Weiner

Last month I posted a list of best practices for managing a database and discussed, among other things, protecting data on USB drives and laptops. Else encrypted files may be lost when someone leaves the organization (or dies, for instance). I think the best solution is to take steps to keep sensitive data off laptops and desktops.

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