Last week, all of Licking County’s government offices were completely shut down by ransomware, a type of malicious software created to obstruct access to an online network until the victims cough up a certain amount of cash. The ransomware even shut down the network of the county’s police force…
More Than 2,000 Tech Executives Are Calling for Trump to Rescind His Muslim Ban…
The tech world, specifically in NYC, is not putting up with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on immigration, which bars people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. On Monday, more than 400 leading executives and investors signed an open letter to President Trump detailing the long-term humanitarian and economical damage…
Facebook Ordered to Pay $500M in Damages over VR Suit…
Facebook’s Oculus lost a case against game maker ZeniMax, leaving the tech company on the hook for $500 million. A jury ordered Facebook to pay $500 million in damages to ZeniMax due to theft of intellectual property on Wednesday. Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg told CNBC’s Julia Boorstin that she was “disappointed in certain elements of the […]
Chinese Government Engaged in ‘Holistic’ Cyber Effort to Infiltrate U.S. Industries…
The Chinese government is engaged in a systematic cyber-economic campaign across industries in the United States, according to expert testimony before a congressional commission. Jeffrey Johnson, president and CEO of SquirrelWerkz…described them as a “holistic” attempt by the Chinese government to infiltrate information technology, finance, media, and the entertainment industry…
Massive Networks of Fake Accounts Found on Twitter…
The largest network ties together more than 350,000 accounts and further work suggests others may be even bigger. UK researchers accidentally uncovered the lurking networks while probing Twitter to see how people use it. Some of the accounts have been used to fake follower numbers, send spam and boost interest in trending topics…
The Next Big Threat to National Security Is ‘Spoofing’…
Imagine terrorists using new technology to trick planes into crashing into buildings. It may sound like a Die Hard movie, but the premise, which involves “GPS spoofing,” troubles our nation’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Spoofing became a big deal when University of Texas professor Todd Humphreys accepted a challenge a few years ago from […]
Pentagon Successfully Tests Micro-Drone Swarm…
The Pentagon may soon be unleashing a 21st-century version of locusts on its adversaries after officials on Monday said it had successfully tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones. The important step in the development of new autonomous weapon systems was made possible by improvements in artificial intelligence, holding open the possibility…
Terror Suspects, Convicted Criminals or Those Identified as a General Threat to Be Forced to Wear Electronic Tags…
Do you get it yet? Do you see what becomes possible when they create the problem in the first place? If you think this would just be used on “Islamic extremists,” read the statement from Heiko Maas carefully: “The use of ankle tags should not be only available for convicted criminals after release from prison, […]
Microsoft Will Be First Company to Reach $1 Trillion Dollar Valuation…
In an article for Equities, Michael Markowski said Microsoft will beat other competitors to the landmark valuation as a result of its recent acquisition of LinkedIn, which he predicts will grow exponentially in the coming years as more people turn to the site to build their professional profile…
China Connects East & West with Longest Bullet Train Line…
One of the world’s longest high-speed railways has started operating in China, linking the country’s prosperous eastern coast to the less-developed southwest… It cuts the travel time from Shanghai to the capital of Southwest China’s Yunnan province Kunming from 34 to 11 hours…
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