In their endless search for the quick fix, politicians forget that strong encryption is what keeps us safe every day. Without strong encryption, credit card and bank transactions would be open to interception and alteration as they fly across the Internet. Sadly our intelligence agencies have a hard … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2017
The Petya ransomeware may be more malicious than Wannacry
This article from Wired Magazine offers evidence that Petya is a politically-motivated attack. Its primary purpose may be to seal user credentials that would enable future attacks. Is this cyberwar? This article from Healthcare IT News says Petya, initially released in Ukraine, was delivered … [Read more...]
A Cyberattack ‘the World Isn’t Ready For’
My favorite TV genre in the mystery. Cybersecurity has all the same elements: heroes, villains, and clues to how they did it. This article is about a mystery that we missed while the world worried about WannaCry. Read the article... … [Read more...]
DACS Linux Workshop for July 19th.
A presentation using LaTex will occur during our July meeting. Also a short description of the standard Ubuntu repositories will brought up. New issues and ideas are always welcome and may be presented by any of our workshop attendees. We welcome attendees from beginner to advanced with Linux. So … [Read more...]
DACS Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, June 7, 2017
The meeting was called to order at 7:04pm by the DACS President, Dave Green. In attendance were Board members Richard Corzo, Dick Gingras, Dave Green (President), and Andy Woodruff. Bert Goff was not present. The minutes were taken by Richard Teasdale. (Names in italics denote responsibilities … [Read more...]
May 2017 Single Board Computer Workshop Notes
The project this month was to set up a website on a Raspberry Pi3 and then put that website on the “Dark Web”. The project creates the website content using Joomla and adds other functionality that likely makes care and feeding easier. I'm still working on my version of this project and will soon … [Read more...]
Web Design Workshop on Hiatus
The Web Design Workshop is temporarily suspended until a new workshop leader is found. Being a DACS workshop leader is a great way to share information, learn new techniques, promote your business, network, and interact with like-minded people. No need to be a webdesign expert, only to have an … [Read more...]
July 2017 – Using the iPad with a person living with Dementia
With Ed Fitzgerald Date: Tuesday, July 11th, 7:30 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Creasy Auditorium At the DACS July General Meeting, Ed Fitzgerald, digital marketing and technology consultant to small businesses, and a former DACS member, will speak on the subject of using the iPad with a … [Read more...]
June 13th: Apple Workshop – WWDC 2017 Announcements
At the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this month Apple made announcements about their next versions of iOS (11), macOS (High Sierra), and watchOS (4). They also announced updates to the iPad Pro, iMac, MacBook, and MacBook Pro. The iOS 11 enhancements looks especially interesting on the … [Read more...]
DACS Linux Workshop for June 21st.
Our monthly workshop of discussions and demonstrations with software and hardware as they relate to Linux will resume this June at 7:30pm. We welcome attendees from beginner to advanced with Linux. So bring your laptop, and/or projects using boards such as Arduino or Raspberry Pi and show us a … [Read more...]