That Extremely Racist Canadian Video Game Is Canceled
Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:08:08 +0000
Get that shit out of here.
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One of the Internet’s Gatekeepers Is Eyeing Sneaky Cryptocurrency Miners
Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:01:58 +0000
Websites are hijacking computers to mine digital coins.
Read MoreAIM Will Enter Instant Messenger Heaven on December 15
Credit to Author: Jason Koebler| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:39:27 +0000
AOL is putting up a permanent away message on one of the most important messaging services of all time.
Read MoreEx-NSA Hackers Are Not Surprised by Bombshell Kaspersky Report
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:21:16 +0000
Former NSA hackers respond to the revelation of yet another breach at the spy agency.
Read MoreExtinction of Starlight
Credit to Author: Carter Scholz| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:00:00 +0000
The price we’d pay for using technology to indefinitely cool the planet.
Read MoreiOS 11: 3 ways to really switch off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 06:44:00 -0700
Many iPhone and iPad users are annoyed at Apple’s decision to change the way Control Center’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth controls work, as they no longer work. Fortunately, you can still switch connectivity off quite easily.
What is the problem?
Apple in iOS 11 decided that when you tap the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth buttons in Control Center, the system now will disconnect you from any devices or networks you are currently on but no longer truly switches Wi-Fi or Bluetooth off.
This means that even though you thought you switched them off, they remain active for things like AirDrop, AirPlay, Continuity, Hotspot, Location services and devices such as the Apple Watch and Pencil.
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The Latest Batman Game Includes an Image of an Actual Dead Person
Credit to Author: Emanuel Maiberg| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:42:43 +0000
Warning: this story contains graphic images.
Read MoreStep aside, Windows! Open source and Linux are IT’s new security headache
Credit to Author: Preston Gralla| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2017 04:20:00 -0700
Windows has long been the world’s biggest malware draw, exploited for decades by attackers. It continues today: The Carbon Black security firm analyzed 1,000 ransomware samples over the last six months and found that nearly 99% of them targeted Windows.
That’s not news for IT administrators, of course. But this might be: Linux and other open-source software are emerging as serious malware targets. Several recent highly publicized attacks exploit holes in open-source software that many enterprise admins once considered solidly safe.
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