Turning Off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in iOS 11’s Control Center Doesn’t Actually Turn Off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:07:50 +0000
And it’s a feature, not a bug.
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The Largest Ever Amazon Restoration Project Is Set to Happen in Brazil
Credit to Author: Ankita Rao| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:02:51 +0000
But the Brazilian government is still encouraging miners and loggers in the region.
Read MoreNew System Knows How Hard You’re Thinking Based on Thermal Imaging
Credit to Author: Michael Byrne| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:00:00 +0000
No privacy implications here. Move along.
Read MoreA WikiLeaks Russia Dump Reveals Just Enough—But Not Too Much
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:56:37 +0000
This week, WikiLeaks turned its sites on Russia—and while it didn’t reveal much, something beats nothing at all.
Read MoreFTC providing partial refunds for Advanced Tech Support victims
Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:00:35 +0000
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| Last month, the FTC announced the recovery of 10 million dollars from Advanced Tech Support. If you were a victim of ATS, also known as Inbound Call Experts (ICE), you might be able to get a partial refund of what they scammed from you. Categories: Tags: Advanced Tech SupportfraudFTCscamtech support scamTSS |
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Read MoreIoT Device Security At Home
Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:16:10 +0000
My girlfriend read something that worried her about the security risks posed by Internet of Things (IoT) devices at home. She had recently purchased a new TV, and she has an older home security system. She asked if her privacy might be at risk. We talked about the kinds of problems an unprotected home…
Florida’s Ayahuasca Church Wants to Go Legal
Credit to Author: Josh Adler| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0000
Inside Soul Quest’s bid for government recognition.
Read MoreFor Cybercriminals, IoT Devices are Big Business, Part Two
In part one of this article, Anthony Giandomenico described how cybercrime has become not only a business, but a big business, designed to generate revenue with predesigned attacks focused on attack vectors that are easy to exploit: IoT devices. Opportunity is also the land of innovation Because cybercriminals are focusing more on attacks that target critical infrastructure based on new, interconnected technologies, they don’t have to spend enormous resources and development cycles on figuring out how to break into these systems…