The Danbury Hackerspace and DACS are beginning to cross-promote our events. In coming months, we will list their events in each dacs.doc newsletter and in the calendar on our website www.dacs.org. Following are the Danbury Hackerspace events for September: September 5, 7-9pm – Danbury.AI … [Read more...]
Largest FREE Microsoft eBook Giveaway
From Eric Ligman, Microsoft Director of Sales Excellence: Largest FREE Microsoft eBook Giveaway! I’m Giving Away MILLIONS of FREE Microsoft eBooks again, including: Windows 10, Office 365, Office 2016, Power BI, Azure, Windows 8.1, Office 2013, SharePoint 2016, SharePoint 2013, Dynamics CRM, … [Read more...]
DACS on Net Neutrality
The basic rules that uphold the openness and freedom we love on the internet are under attack. ref: Save Net Neutrality | Consumers Union also https://www.fcc.gov/search/#q=17-108 The free and open nature of the internet — what we call net neutrality — is in grave danger. Industry … [Read more...]
The Encryption Debate Should End Right Now
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...]
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...]
Stealthy Mac malware spies on encrypted browser traffic
This insidious and dangerous malware can see and steal your bank login credentials (or any other browser traffic) even though your connection to the bank website is encrypted. It does this magic thru an ingenious man-in-the-middle attack that involves TOR to hide it's tracks. The phishing email … [Read more...]
Your Home Router may be Vulnerable – Again!
The Internet of Things is striking once again, or more accurately, the IoT is being exploited again for nefarious purposes. The Bad Guys (yes, them again) have taken a reported vulnerability in many home routers and turned it into massive botnets. This article includes a test to see if your router … [Read more...]
Apple device? iCloud account? Change Your Password – NOW!
Hackers threaten to wipe millions of Apple devices, demand ransom A group of hackers is threatening to wipe millions of iOS devices in two weeks if Apple doesn't pay them US$150,000. Read More ▶ … [Read more...]
International Pi Day at Microsoft Store (rescheduled)
Saturday, March 25, 2017, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Rescheduled due to the storm on the actual Pi Day, the Danbury Microsoft Store is having a Raspberry PI show and tell. They want to invite anyone in the area to bring their Raspberry PI projects and show them off. They plan to have a prize for the … [Read more...]
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