by ray | Jul 6, 2018 | Tech News
When it comes to choosing an Android phone, it may seem like the go-to option is the Samsung Galaxy S9 (or S9 Plus). But there are plenty of others that don’t cost as much, including the Google Pixel 2from 2017 and the OnePlus 6, which was released in May. The...
by ray | Jul 6, 2018 | Security, Tech News
One good thing about having a lot of Facebook friends is that you simply act as a honey pot when your friends click on malicious things. A few days ago I got a message on Facebook from a person I very rarely speak to, and I knew that something fishy was going on....
by ray | Jul 6, 2018 | Security, Tech News
“Ransomware” threat is on the rise, and cyber criminals are making millions of dollars by victimizing as many people as they can—with WannaCry, NotPetya and LeakerLocker being the ransomware threats that made headlines recently. What’s BAD? Hacker...
by ray | Jul 6, 2018 | Security, Tech News
Avery serious security problem has been found in the Intel/AMD/ARM CPUs. Spectre CPU Vulnerability CVE-2017-5753/CVE-2017-5715 breaks the isolation between different applications. It allows an attacker to trick error-free programs, which follow best practices, into...
by ray | Jun 14, 2018 | Security, Tech News
Researchers have demonstrated how sonic and ultrasonic signals (inaudible to human) can be used to cause physical damage to hard drives just by playing ultrasonic sounds through a target computer’s own built-in speaker or by exploiting a speaker near the...
by ray | Jun 14, 2018 | Tech News, General News
GitHub mug. The rumors were true: Microsoft has confirmed it’s buying GitHub for a whopping $7.5 billion in an all-stock transaction. Reports first emerged last week that Microsoft was in advanced discussions to acquire the code-hosting repository, and these...
