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Credit to Author: Tony Tulathimutte| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 10:00:51 +0000
They are young but not selfish. Brilliant but not dorky. Engaged but not political. The current class of college-age hackers will shape our future. The post The Genial, Brilliant, Candy-Loving Hackers of Stetson West appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Sandra Henry-Stocker| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:45:00 -0700
The overall equation is pretty simple: If you want to understand network traffic, you really should install Wireshark. And, if you really want to use Wireshark effectively, you should consider this book. Already in its third edition, Practical Packet Analysis both explains how Wireshark works and provides expert guidance on how you can use the tool to solve real-world network problems.
Yes, there are other packet analyzers, but Wireshark is one of the best, works on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is free and open source. And, yes, there are other books, but this one focuses both on understanding the tool and using it to address the kind of problems that you’re likely to encounter.
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Credit to Author: Michael Kan| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:26:00 -0700
Hackers spreading ransomware are getting greedier. In 2016, the average ransom demand to free computers hit with the infection rose to $1,077, up from $294 the year before, according to security firm Symantec.
“Attackers clearly think that there’s more to be squeezed from victims,” Symantec said in a Wednesday report.
In addition, the security company has been detecting more ransomware infection attempts. In 2016, the figure jumped 36 percent compared with the prior year.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:00:40 +0000
Relying on companies to secure IoT at the device level hasn’t worked. Cloudflare has a different approach. The post A Clever Plan to Secure the Internet of Things Could Still Have Big Drawbacks appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Tony Tulathimutte| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 10:00:51 +0000
They are young but not selfish. Brilliant but not dorky. Engaged but not political. The current class of college-age hackers will shape our future. The post Meet the Brilliant Young Hackers Who’ll Soon Shape the World appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Martyn Williams| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 03:37:00 -0700
The BlackBerry KeyOne, an Android-based smartphone with a hardware keyboard, will be available in the U.S. and Canada from May 31, the phone’s maker said Thursday.
TCL Communications, the Chinese company that acquired rights to produce BlackBerry-brand handsets, originally had said the phone would go on sale in April, so the delay may disappoint potential users. This could be a bad time to test the patience of potential buyers, as Samsung and LG are both heavily promoting their new flagship handsets, the S8 and G6.
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Credit to Author: Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:51:15 +0000
At Trend Micro we have a long history of partnering with law enforcement whenever called upon. We believe that the skills and resources of the private sector can offer allow law enforcement to surge and scale on any particular threat. Combatting the threat posed by transnational cyber criminal groups is ultimately a shared responsibility and…
Credit to Author: Darlene Storm| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 08:54:00 -0700
Oh good, another case of exploding devices. This time the culprit was a Fitbit Flex 2, which allegedly caused second-degree burns on a Wisconsin woman’s arm. She was sitting and reading a book when her Fitbit “exploded” on her wrist. “It was either defective or really mad I was sitting still so long,” she told ABC News. “Either way, it burned the heck out of my arm.”
Dina Mitchell claimed the Fitbit is “totally melted” and her doctor “had to pick pieces of plastic out of her wound.”
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