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The Juniper VPN backdoor: buggy code with a dose of shady NSA crypto | CSO Online

Juniper was using a known flawed random number generator as the foundation for cryptographic operations in NetScreen’s ScreenOS and the safeguards it put in place >>>

Posted: December 23, 2015 in Computer, Security

Solar energy from discarded car batteries

An MIT development could benefit both the environment and human health. Source: Solar energy from discarded car batteries

Posted: December 23, 2015 in Energy, Environmental, Storage

Juniper Backdoor Picture Getting Clearer | Threatpost | The first stop for security news

Experts digging into the Juniper backdoor have determined attackers have subverted a NSA backdoor in the Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm used in NetScreen firewalls. Source: Juniper Backdoor >>>

Posted: December 22, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Internet, Security, Social, Software

AT&T, DirecTV Deliver ‘Merger Synergies’ By Raising Rates In Perfect Unison | Techdirt

Source: AT&T, DirecTV Deliver ‘Merger Synergies’ By Raising Rates In Perfect Unison | Techdirt

Posted: December 22, 2015 in Computer, Internet

Hillary Clinton Says She Wants a Manhattan Project for Encryption. The Fuck? 

Hillary Clinton suggested that tech companies work together with the government to create a “a Manhattan-like project” at tonight’s Democratic national debate. Source: Hillary Clinton >>>

Posted: December 21, 2015 in Computer, Security

Superfast Military Aircraft Hit Mach 20 Before Ocean Crash, DARPA Says

DARPA’s hypersonic glider sustained controlled flight at Mach 20 for three minutes. Source: Superfast Military Aircraft Hit Mach 20 Before Ocean Crash, DARPA Says

Posted: December 21, 2015 in Transportation

Mystery material stuns scientists

How does water on the surface of this bizarre material control UV light emission and also its conductivity? (credit: Mohammad A. Islam et al./Nano

Posted: December 20, 2015 in Chemistry

Why the DNC’s Actions Could Cost Democrats the Election | Progress Or Peril

ng Source: Why the DNC’s Actions Could Cost Democrats the Election | Progress Or Peril

Posted: December 19, 2015 in Computer, Security

Secret Code Found in Juniper’s Firewalls Shows Risk of Government Backdoors

Suspicious code found in Juniper’s firewall software underscores why governments shouldn’t be allowed to install their own backdoors in software. Source: Secret Code Found in >>>

Posted: December 19, 2015 in Computer, Security

Turnbull government to spend $1 billion on hepatitis C ‘miracle cures’ for all

The Turnbull government will spend more than $1 billion to make breakthrough hepatitis C cures available to all as part of an ambitious new plan >>>

Posted: December 19, 2015 in Biological