Posted in The Register Citizen, this may be of interest to our members. Take a look.. "For Connecticut college students who are studying computer science, the Connecticut Technology Council’s Skills Challenge is like the Super Bowl. And for Connecticut technology companies in need of skilled … [Read more...]
Researchers crack open unusually advanced malware that hid for 5 years
Advanced indeed! Anything that can remain undetected in the wild for five years has some kind of stealth. This is software for espionage. Read the story... … [Read more...]
Envisioning Bitcoin’s Technology at the Heart of Global Finance
Think back to John Patrick's May, 2016, presentation... The technology at the heart of Bitcoin is the blockchain, also called a distributed ledger. Is it a solution looking for a problem or is it about to become a part of world banking? This article has many interesting links to more information. … [Read more...]
Ironic Windows Vulnerability Shows Why Backdoors Can’t Work
Remember when the FBI wanted Apple to add a backdoor to the iPhone? Well here's why Apple refused. Read the article... … [Read more...]
Windows 10 Anniversary Update: Everything you need to know
The title says it all. The update is not really optional, so it's nice to know what's coming. Read on... … [Read more...]
Meet Moxie Marlinspike, the Anarchist Bringing Encryption to All of Us
Encryption and the applications that use it don't just appear by magic and the complexity takes time (and money) to code and test. Apps are only recently appearing that are both unbreakable secure and easy to use. It takes a true believer to make all this happen and true believers are not your … [Read more...]
Edward Snowden to Help Develop a Safer Phone for Journalists
Why would journalists need a "safer" phone? Safer from what? Surveillance, of course. The incident in the article was a journalist using a satellite phone to report from a war zone. The Syrian army targeted the source of her radio emissions with a mortar attack and killed her. That example is … [Read more...]
When Yahoo Ruled the Valley: Stories of the Original ‘Surfers’
More than a little nostalgia here. Looking back to when Yahoo "organized" the web. … [Read more...]
Microsoft Has Significant Plans for Blockchain as a Service
Well, once again John Patrick gave us the future. At our May general meeting, John talked about how the blockchain, the underlying technology of Bitcoin, will become important for the future. This article explains how Microsoft plans to implement the blockchain as a service to enable its use in … [Read more...]
Clever Attack Uses the Sound of a Computer’s Fan to Steal Data
Steve Jobs is laughing and saying, "I told you fans are no good!" Read the article... … [Read more...]