Inside the Thriving Subculture of Eclipse Chasers
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 14:00:00 +0000
“The experience is just so powerful that it becomes a major driving force in our lives.”
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Cybersecurity Wants You!
Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:00:48 +0000
At Black Hat in Las Vegas last week, Trend Micro’s Kevin Simzer spoke about the global, dire need for cybersecurity talent. The number of open jobs in cybersecurity continues to increase dramatically. A report from Cisco stated that there were over one million unfilled positions globally in 2016. Symantec’s CEO said the shortfall will rise…
‘Did You Like Your Baby?‘: VR Puts Your Face on an Infant to Make You Want to Procreate
Credit to Author: Marissa Clifford| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:30:00 +0000
“The concept is that by seeing your own face on this child, a lot of authenticity is added to the experience.”
Read MoreWe Anonymously Controlled a Dildo Through the Tor Network
Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:08:46 +0000
Sex toy makers are increasingly connecting their products to the internet, but privacy is often an afterthought. One researcher showed that an alternative is possible.
Read MoreInside a Hospital For Turtles
Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000
Please respect turtles.
Read MoreTornado warning: Commingling of public and IoT clouds?
Credit to Author: James Cabe| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:52:00 +0000
Clouds are tricky things. It’s hard to tell where the foundations of a cloud reside. You could point at the physical infrastructure. Some of the best side-channel attacks target hardware. There is the operating system that runs everything. And there is the middleware, billing, hypervisors, drivers and web front ends. The potential attack surface of a cloud service provider (CSP) or consumption market platform is gigantic.
Read MoreRise of the Funnel Cloud: When Good Clouds Go Bad
Credit to Author: James Cabe| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:50:00 +0000
In the simplest terms, the cloud allows users to store and access data and programs on someone else’s hardware, usually over the internet, rather than using their local device or network resources. But it is much more than simply offsite storage. It also includes services that allow users to replicate some or all of their local environment, from running applications to designing complex infrastructures. And it needs to be able to scale to lots of users. Simply put, you do not have a “cloud” unless…
Read MoreBreaking electronic locks — just like in those hacker movies
Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:00:36 +0000
A hacker connects a mysterious device to a lock, picks its code within a few seconds, and unlocks the door. That’s how it always happens in the movies, but is it the same in real life?
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