Mutant Yuppies, LSD, and Cyberpunks: The Story of the Space Age Newspaper ‘High Frontiers’
Credit to Author: Emanuel Maiberg| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:48:23 +0000
We talked to full-time internet weirdo R U Sirius.
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Month: August 2017
The ‘Lucifer’ Heatwave in Europe Is Reportedly Fuelling Terrifying Wasp Attacks
Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:14:33 +0000
With climate change, bee and wasp attacks are expected to get worse.
Read MoreLegal Hacking Tools Can Be Useful for Journalists, Too
Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:54:35 +0000
Open source research tools used by security professionals can help journalists connect the dots.
Read MoreAsciidots Is the Coolest-Looking Programming Language
Credit to Author: Michael Byrne| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:48:30 +0000
Beats Java, at least.
Read MoreRussian Hackers Are Targeting Hotels Across Europe, Researchers Say
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:03:15 +0000
The hackers used booby-trapped Word documents and a leaked NSA hacking tool to get a foothold into the networks to then attack guests.
Read MoreRussia’s ‘Fancy Bear’ Hackers Used Leaked NSA Tool ‘Eternal Blue” to Target Hotel Guests
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000
The same hackers who hit the DNC and the Clinton campaign are now apparently spying on high-value travelers via Wi-Fi
Read MoreThe Primary Factors Driving Cybersecurity Investments in Education
Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:58:00 +0000
Today’s schools are technology-rich environments. For example, they have long used internal systems to keep and track a variety of records, including the personal data of their students and faculty. Today, however, that tech infrastructure must be optimized to accommodate the shift to a new digital education model. Teachers are increasingly adopting new digital learning tools, with $9 billion being spent on K-12 digital curriculum tools in 2016. While schools often provide some devices for faculty and students, bring your own device (BYOD)…
Read MoreAn analysis of GlobeImposter Ransomware by Quick Heal Security Labs
Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:34:51 +0000
GlobeImposter Ransomware has been increasingly active and observed recently to be appending different suffixes to files it encrypt. A few patterns observed are using 3 random numbers such as “.492, .490, .725, .726, and .707”, random alphanumeric words such as “.p1crypt, .A1crypt, .BRT92, and .mtk118” and suffixes like “.OCEAN, .SEA,…
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