Samsung’s squashing of malicious Tizen smart TV bugs is turning messy
After 40 critical vulnerabilities on Samsung’s Tizen — used in smart TVs and smartwatches — were exposed this week by Israeli researcher […]
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US lawmakers demand to know how many residents are under surveillance
Two powerful U.S. lawmakers are pushing President Donald Trump administration’s to tell them how many of the country’s residents are under surveillance […]
DARPA semantic program seeks to glean truth from obfuscation
In this era where disinformation, alternative facts and other falsehoods are the rule of the day, the researchers at DARPA are looking […]
CyberX assesses industrial environments for cyber risks, provides continuous monitoring
This column is available in a weekly newsletter called IT Best Practices. Click here to subscribe. The U.S. Department of Homeland […]
So, Bad News: Now Militants Are Using Drones as Projectiles
The recent weaponization of drones has seen its share of inventiveness. But now, militants in Yemen are foregoing clever hacks and add-ons […]
The US Strike on Syria Underscores Trump’s Media-Fueled Worldview
On Thursday night, two US Navy warships fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase after President Bashar al-Assad’s regime used […]
Trump & Co. Just Picked the Wrong Fight With Twitter
Christie Hemm Klok/WIRED Another week, another eruption of abuse on Twitter. This time, it was Breitbart writer and self-anointed “supervillain of the Internet” Milo Yiannopoulos, […]
US trade lobbying group attacked by suspected Chinese hackers
A group of what appears to be Chinese hackers infiltrated a U.S. trade-focused lobbying group as the two countries wrestle with how […]
Remove Fastoplayer Ads from Web Sites
Fastoplayer advertisements are injected into web sites that you are browsing by various adware programs that you may have installed. For example, […]
Remove the CPU.exe Monero Miner
The CPU.exe Miner is a Trojan that utilizes a victim’s computer processor to mine the Monero, or XRM, digital currency. When installed, […]