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We’ve seen employees of JetPack Aviation in the sky before… but now, it’s letting people like you and me fly its newest jetpack. Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’ve seen employees of JetPack Aviation in the sky before… but now, it’s letting people like you and me fly its newest jetpack. Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Speaking on a British morning show, the physicist worries about America’s direction and believes the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency should be fired. Source: CNet
Read MoreIn today’s competitive environment, marketing intelligence is more important than ever before. We look at seven tools for monitoring media mentions both on the web and in social media. Source: DIY IT
Read MoreThe FBI is actively investigating Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible cooperation from President Donald Trump’s campaign, agency director James Comey confirmed. The existence of an investigation isn’t a surprise, but Comey’s announcement Monday is the first time the FBI has acknowledged an active case. The FBI typically does not
Read MoreESPN and CBS Sports, which run the most popular bracket contests, are among those giving basketball fans another chance to win. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe bastion of the British high street joins the UK’s government and a host of others in suspending its advertising with the internet giant. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe digital voice assistant will debut soon on Samsung’s next flagship phone, and the company plans to quickly add it to more products. Source: CNet
Read MoreA new study published by French and US researchers might give you one more reason to cut down the time your kid spends playing video games. Source: CNet
Read MoreCompanies that use security products to inspect HTTPS traffic might inadvertently make their users’ encrypted connections less secure and expose them to man-in-the-middle attacks, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns. US-CERT, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, published an advisory after a recent survey showed that HTTPS inspection products don’t mirror the
Read MoreSocial engineering is the strongest method of attack against the enterprise’s weakest vulnerability, its people. Criminal hackers recognize this fact. In 2015, social engineering became the No. 1 method of attack, according to Proofpoint’s 2016 Human Factor Report. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (Insider Story) Source:
Read MoreA new spam campaign targeting German users uses victims’ real details and installs banking malware on compromised computers. Publish to Facebook: No Twitter Card Style: summary A spam campaign Symantec observed in January 2017 targeting people who live in Germany appears to be, once again, using detailed, real personal information to enhance the believability of
Read MoreIt’s almost four years since Edward Snowden leaked U.S. National Security Agency documents revealing the extent of the organization’s surveillance of global internet traffic, but he’s still making the headlines in Germany. At the Cebit trade show in Hannover, Germany, he’ll be looking back at that period in live video interview from Moscow on Tuesday
Read MoreIs it OK to take pleasure in another team’s misfortune? Social-media schadenfreude won the weekend when the Blue Devils went down. Source: CNet
Read MoreA price war in the world’s second largest mobile services market has brought two rivals together to bring 4G to villages, towns and cities across the country. Source: CNet
Read MoreEver wonder what lurks inside a title belt signed by WWE superstars? The YouTube channel What’s Inside opens one up so you don’t have to win one first. Source: CNet
Read MoreNew research is turning on its head the idea that legacy systems like Cobol and Fortran are more secure because hackers are unfamiliar with the technology. New research found that these outdated systems, which may not be encrypted or even documented, were more susceptible to threats. [ 18 surprising tips for security pros. | Discover
Read MoreA local privilege esclation flaw has been fixed in the Linux kernel, but several upstream distributions have yet to release updates. Administrators should plan on mitigating the vulnerability on Linux servers and workstations themselves and monitor the distributions for their update plans. The race condition flaw in the n_hdlc driver (drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c) in the Linux kernel
Read MoreQualcomm’s latest 205 chipset allows the simplest phones to enjoy fast data speeds. Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Oscar-winner might be singing along with Britney Spears, or filling in the phone number from a late-night TV commercial. Everything works, really. Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: In Canada, some say that Siri sends those looking for carnal company to an eSports bar. So I tried it and she did it to me too. Source: CNet
Read MoreTake this cheesy but cute little guy to your next potluck, where he’ll bowl over all the guests. Source: CNet
Read MoreMark Hamill shares an image from a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away — Tunisia, 1976, to be exact. Source: CNet
Read MoreGrab your barbed-wire baseball bats and hold on to your brains: The zombie show is about to step on the gas, showrunner says. Source: CNet
Read MoreJeff Jones’ departure comes as the company grapples with multiple controversies. Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: The famed former Lakers star and now TNT analyst says he drives from Florida to California and it sure seems flat to him. Source: CNet
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