http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/09/microsoft_freebsd/ Makes sense to have their own FreeBSD for Azure cloud use. Good addition after their own Linux distribution http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/2016/03/10/microsoft-has-released-a-debian-linux-switch-os-repeat-a-debian-linux-switch-operating-system-%e2%80%a2-the-register/ →
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/06/tech-firms-want-to-save-the-auto-industry-and-the-connected-car-from-itself/ Symantec has security software that monitors car’s CAN bus operation because connected cars need to be made more secure. →
Here is some very interesting reading related to the obvious buzzword of the year, The Internet of Things. This article series I was tipped to take a look is about embedded firmware hacking and reverse engineering of an IoT device, a TomTom Runner GPS Smartwatch. Hacking Smartwatches – the TomTom Runner, part 1 article introduces →
https://google.github.io/styleguide/shell.xml Guide how to write Linux shell scripts at Google style. →
https://thestack.com/security/2016/06/06/zuckerberg-dadada-linkedin-ourmine-breach/ This shows the real danger of password reuse at the time of big data breaches happening all the time. →
https://thestack.com/security/2016/06/06/vk-100-million-clear-text-passwords-stolen/ The breach was reported by LeakedSource, which has added the 100,544,934 records to its database of 1.8 billion purloined records, and has provided a searchable interface for the data. The question is what went wrong? It seems that the passwords were in clear text, system could be hacked and hack was not detected soon →
http://diply.com/viral-news/math-hacks/214065 Check out these math tips and hacks. →
93% of phishing emails are now ransomware http://www.csoonline.com/article/3077434/security/93-of-phishing-emails-are-now-ransomware.html As of the end of March, 93 percent of all phishing emails contained encryption ransomware, according to a new report from anti-phishing vendor. That was up from 56 percent in December, and less than 10 percent every other month of last year. The skyrocketing growth is due to →
Toa Mata Lego Band Actually Rocks article tells that [Opificio Sonico] has been at the Lego-based robot music making business for a while now. He has released videos on YouTube that shows a definite evolution of his style and the Lego ‘bots technical range. Awesome! Toa Mata Band is known as the World’s first LEGO →
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601451/why-autocorrect-for-passwords-is-a-great-idea/ Autocorrect for passwords looks like a bad idea at first sight. But turns out that it is actually a good idea when done properly! →