When you take your new computer out of the box and turn it on for the first time, I'm sure you, like most of us, assume that at that moment, it is as secure as it can be. After all, nothing has run on the machine other than the core of a freshly installed Windows. Well, think again. As you apply the … [Read more...]
May 2016: John Patrick on Net Attitude
As Bert Goff noted in his introduction, this was John R. Patrick’s 24th presentation at a DACS General Meeting. We invite him back because we learn something new every time. Year after year, John’s presentation is always our best-attended meeting. The kicker to all this is that it really puts the … [Read more...]
How to enter Windows 10 Safe Mode
From IT News: Safe Mode is like your bomb shelter when Windows explodes. Maybe you got the Blue Screen of Death, or some malware’s screwed up everything. So now you’re thinking, just press the F8 like we always have, right? Wrong! Windows 10 makes you jump through a lot more hoops. So hold … [Read more...]
Single Board Computer Workshop: April 20, Raspberry Pi 3
The topic this month will be the new Raspberry Pi 3. Reviewers say it's fast enough to substitute for a desktop computer. We'll see if it really is twice as fast as the Pi 2 while looking exactly the same. Bring your questions and concerns. … [Read more...]
Vintage Computer Festival East XI
Three days of family-friendly historic computing nerdity! When: April 15-17, 2016 (Friday thru Sunday) Where: InfoAge Science Center in Wall, New Jersey Come for a few hours or for all three days, VCF is my favorite computer event of the year. Keynote Speakers: Friday: John V. … [Read more...]
Major sites hit by ‘ransomware’ malvertising
Who would think that reading the news on the NY Times or BBC websites could get your computer encrypted with ransomeware? The weak link is advertising that comes from third parties.This may be the best argument in favor of using an ad-blocker in your browser. I use Ad Blocker Plus in Firefox. … [Read more...]
Top iPhone Hackers Ask Court to Protect Apple From the FBI
Top iPhone Hackers Ask Court to Protect Apple From the FBI … [Read more...]
Pentagon Launches the Feds’ First ‘Bug Bounty’ for Hackers
Of course you must break several parts of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to find these bugs, but what the h377 - it's only the Pentagon! Pentagon Launches the Feds’ First ‘Bug Bounty’ for Hackers … [Read more...]
The big data of bad driving, and how insurers plan to track your every turn
Big Brother is not always the government. There are others with whom you might not want to share your data. The big data of bad driving, and how insurers plan to track your every turn … [Read more...]
Inside the Cunning, Unprecedented Hack of Ukraine’s Power Grid
Is Ukraine's power system any more vulnerable than ours? Maybe, or maybe not. Inside the Cunning, Unprecedented Hack of Ukraine's Power Grid … [Read more...]
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