07 January 2017
‘Ghost Hosts’ Bypass URL Filtering
by 1 other (via)Malware authors have found a way to evade URL-blocking systems by swapping bad domain names with unknown ones.
Amazon is building the next important OS, and Google can’t keep up
by 1 other (via)Alexa is an operating system, and that could mean trouble for Google.
04 January 2017
02 January 2017
31 December 2016
Parrot Security OS 3.3
by 1 other (via)Palinuro has announced the release of Parrot Security OS 3.3, a new release of the project’s Debian-based, specialist distribution with a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy and cryptography:
30 December 2016
Switcher: Android joins the ‘attack-the-router’ club
by 1 other (via)Recently, in our never-ending quest to protect the world from malware, we found a misbehaving Android trojan.
Another Massive DDoS Closes Out 2016, But Mirai Not To Blame
by 1 other (via)This past year has been one for the record books when it comes to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, so it is only proper that 2016 closes out with news of another massive DDoS attack, reported by Imperva researchers. According to them, the Imperva Incapsula network was forced to mitigate a 650 Gbps DDoS attack just a few days before Christmas.
23 December 2016
iBooks – A Game of Thrones: Enhanced Edition
by 1 other (via)Apple has announce several promo videos for Enhanced Editions of George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ including ‘A Game of Thrones’, ‘A Clash of Kings’, and ‘A Storm of Swords’.
22 December 2016
Solus and Ubuntu MATE build new application menu
by 1 other (via)Solus and Ubuntu MATE projects are working in collaboration to build a better application menu for the MATE desktop environment.
21 December 2016
Apple Releases Firmware Update for AirPort Base Station
by 1 other (via)Apple released new firmware updates for its Wi-Fi base stations, including the AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule.
20 December 2016
Fake Apps Take Advantage of Super Mario Run Release
by 1 other (via)Earlier this year, we talked about how cybercriminals took advantage of the popularity of Pokemon Go to launch their own malicious apps. As 2016 comes to a close, we observe the same thing happening to another of Nintendo’s game properties: Super Mario.
17 December 2016
The Pirate Bay and Other Pirate Sites Will Be Blocked in Australia
by 1 other (via)It’s been several years in the making and a move that required legislative change and cooperation between rightsholders and ISPs, but Australians will soon be subjected to the site-blocking phenomenon.
15 December 2016
Radio.Garden your internet map radio
by 1 other (via)By bringing distant voices close, radio connects people and places.
12 December 2016
New Phishing Campaign Targets Retailers’ Customer Service Reps
by 1 other (via)A new malware-ridden phishing campaign has been found targeting retailers’ customer service representatives and managerial staff, researchers warned.
11 December 2016
5 Ways to Secure Your Browser
by 1 other (via)What’s the one piece of software you use more than anything else, day in and day out? For most people, the answer is easy: their web browser.
08 December 2016
Apple Advertise New ‘Romeo and Juliet’ iPhone 7 Ad
by 1 other (via)Apple has advertised a new ad for the iPhone 7, ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
06 December 2016
Ubuntu Rolling HWE Kernel
by 1 other (via)Leann Ogasawara has announced that the next point upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 will arrive in January of 2017.
28 November 2016
Brace Yourself for Kaspersky’s “Hack-proof” Operating System
by 1 other (via)Kaspersky is a security software developer and cyber security firm that is trusted by people globally. So, when the company states that it has created a hack-proof operating system, users are bound to feel overjoyed.
26 November 2016
The WordPress megahack that wasn’t
by 1 other (via)Since 2013, WordPress has been updating itself, which is a good thing.
25 November 2016
Hackers Are Using MailChimp to Spread Malware
by 1 other (via)You probably know MailChimp either as an email newsletter service, or the company that seems to have adverts on every single podcast you’ve ever listened to.
Bruce Schneier: ‘The internet era of fun and games is over’
by 1 other (via)Internet pioneer Bruce Schneier issued a dire proclamation in front of the House of Representatives’ Energy & Commerce Committee Wednesday: “It might be that the internet era of fun and games is over, because the internet is now dangerous.”
24 November 2016
Oracle buys DNS provider Dyn
by 1 other (via)Oracle announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Dyn, the leading cloud-based Internet Performance and DNS provider that monitors, controls, and optimizes Internet applications and cloud services to deliver faster access, reduced page load times, and higher end-user satisfaction.
Debian considers merging /usr
by 1 otherThe bootstrap utility for the upcoming release of Debian 9 “Stretch” will feature the ability to merge utilities from the root file system into the /usr file system.
