Archive for July 2016

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/07/cybercrime-overtakes-traditional-crime-in-uk/ Cyber crime is huge issue!  →

http://opensourceforu.com/2016/07/linux-4-7-now-enhanced-security-advanced-graphics-support/ →

https://opensource.com/life/16/7/systems-administrators-should-use-revision-control?sc_cid=701600000011jJaAAI Programmers almost always use revision control for their code. System administrators less often, but this article shows that they could easily benefit from revision control system. →

http://gizmodo.com/facebook-admits-it-blocked-links-to-wikileaks-dnc-email-1784262270 Facebook wants to be a reliable news source, but this article shows how it has recently “accidentially censored” several high profile news stories. →

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/dmca-goes-on-trial?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29&utm_content=FaceBook →

http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/07/how-putin-weaponized-wikileaks-influence-election-american-president/130163/ Cyber security and politics meet in this story. →

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/how-charles-kao-beat-bell-labs-to-the-fiberoptic-revolution?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29&utm_content=FaceBook Interesting article on the history of fiber optics. →

https://opensource.com/life/16/7/hardwarex-open-access-journal New scientific open access magazine that could be useful for scientists and makers.  →

http://m.thevarguy.com/open-source-application-software-companies/open-source-hardware-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters →

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3097613/security/hackers-create-safe-skies-tsa-master-key-from-scratch-release-designs.html The security level provided by your TSA approved luggage locks is very low as the plans for all master keys are released to Internet – anyone can make or 3D print the keys to open luggage locks. This shows the dangers of easy to hack master keys on security systems. →