Category: Computer Security

White Hat Hackers Would Have Their Devices Destroyed Under the TPP

It could leave the internet of things fundamentally insecure. Source: White Hat Hackers Would Have Their Devices Destroyed Under the TPP

Posted: October 12, 2015 in Computer, Security

The One Vision That Intel, AMD And Nvidia Are All Chasing – Why Heterogeneous Computing Is The Future

While Intel, AMD and Nvidia are arguably very different, they do share one universal vision for the future of the industry. Source: The One Vision >>>

Posted: October 12, 2015 in Computer, CPU, Graphics, Processors

Apple reportedly blocking its own News app in China – CNET

Deactivation of the mobile newspaper viewer comes as the tech company expands its retail presence in the country. Source: Apple reportedly blocking its own News >>>

Posted: October 11, 2015 in Biological, Internet, Security

Minnesota Man Arrested, Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail for Having a Wind Turbine On His Property

Minnesota man Jay Nygard’s only crime appears to be self-sufficiency. Source: Minnesota Man Arrested, Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail for Having a Wind Turbine >>>

Posted: October 6, 2015 in Editorial, Energy, Graphics, Wind

Crucial hurdle overcome in quantum computing

The significant advance, by a team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney appears today in the international journal Nature. Source: Crucial >>>

Posted: October 5, 2015 in Computer, Quantum Physics

Scottrade Client Names Stolen in Online Breach Ending in 2014

Names and addresses were stolen from a database with information on 4.6 million clients of online brokerage Scottrade Financial Services Inc. in 2013 and 2014, >>>

Posted: October 3, 2015 in Computer, Security

‘Superman’ Memory Crystal Would Last 1 Million Years

The crystal can store 360 terabytes of data, which would typically take about half a million conventional CDs. → Source: ‘Superman’ Memory Crystal Would Last >>>

Posted: October 1, 2015 in Chemistry, Computer, Storage

First light-based memory chip puts SSDs on notice

Source: First light-based memory chip puts SSDs on notice

Posted: September 28, 2015 in Computer, Storage

Cookies can facilitate attacks on secure web sites

A new directive from CERT warns that inadequately secure cookie authorisation opens up an attack vector for secure websites, with all modern browsers vulnerable. Source: >>>

Posted: September 27, 2015 in Computer, Internet, Security

Mathematician Suspicious of Election Fraud Hires Lawyer to Force Kansas to Hand Over Voting Records

“I don’t understand why those patterns are there.” Source: Mathematician Suspicious of Election Fraud Hires Lawyer to Force Kansas to Hand Over Voting Records

Posted: September 27, 2015 in Computer, Security