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LET’S ENCRYPT: FREE SSL CERTIFICATES ON WP ENGINE
At WP Engine, we’re committed to protecting our customers’ online business, while delivering secure and blazingly fast sites. That’s why we are happy to announce that WP Engine has made Let’s Encrypt certificates available to its 50K customers. Let’s Encrypt is a...
An Online Education Breakthrough? A Master’s Degree for a Mere $7,000
The master’s degree business is booming. College graduates looking for a leg up in the job market are flocking to one- and two-year programs that promise entry to lucrative careers. Top colleges are more than willing to provide them — for a price. Tuition for a...
The FBI wants Apple to create an iPhone backdoor: Here’s how it’s possible
IMAGE: FRANK DUENZL/PICTURE-ALLIANCE/DPA/ASSOCIATED PRESS A federal court judge has ordered Apple to assist the FBI with unlocking an iPhone used by one of the attackers responsible for the December mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Apple, for its part, is...
Google is testing signing into accounts using just your phone, no password required
Image Credit: Shutterstock / 360b Google’s battle against poor passwords is continuing. The company is now testing a new Google Account option that lets users login using their phone, skipping the part where you have to enter your password. The feature uses your phone...
Linux bug imperils tens of millions of PCs, servers, and Android phones
Vulnerability allows restricted users and apps to gain unfettered root access. For almost three years, millions of servers and smaller devices running Linux have been vulnerable to attacks that allow an unprivileged app or user to gain nearly unfettered root access....
Nine massive banks just teamed up to take the technology behind bitcoin mainstream
Nine of the world's biggest banks on Tuesday threw their weight behind blockchain, the technology that powers bitcoin. Barclays, BBVA, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, State Street, Royal Bank of Scotland, and UBS have all formed a partnership...