How the government shutdown is flushing away federal cyber-talent
Enlarge / The true consequences of the government shutdown for information security may not yet have been felt.
The US Federal government is in the midst of the longest gap …
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Verizon cuts 7 percent of staff in failing Yahoo/AOL division
Enlarge / A monitor seen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.
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Verizon this week is laying off 7 …
Malvertisers target Mac users with steganographic code stashed in images
Enlarge / One of the malicious ads displayed in a campaign from VeryMal.
Researchers have uncovered a recent malicious advertisement campaign that’s notable for its size, scope, and resourcefulness: a …
Sorry, Ajit: Comcast lowered cable investment despite net neutrality repeal
Enlarge / A Comcast Service Vehicle in Indianapolis, Indiana, in March 2016.
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Comcast’s cable division spent 3 percent less on capital expenditures last year, despite promises …
Emulator project aims to resurrect classic Mac apps and games without the OS
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It’s not an OS. It’s an application.
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Juran has gotten some classic games to run in his emulator. Here, the cinematic prologue to the 1987 award-winning game
If you installed PEAR PHP in the last 6 months, you may be infected
Officials with the widely used PHP Extension and Application Repository have temporarily shut down most of their website and are urging users to inspect their systems after discovering hackers replaced …
Terabyte-using cable customers double, increasing risk of data cap fees
Data cap cash.
US cable Internet customers are using an average of 268.7GB per month, and 4.1 percent of households use at least 1TB, according to new research by the …
GoDaddy weakness let bomb threat scammers hijack thousands of big-name domains
Remember the December 13 email blast that threatened to blow up buildings and schools unless recipients paid a $20,000 ransom? It triggered mass evacuations, closures, and lockdowns in the US, …
US appeals court says California can set its own Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Enlarge / Ethanol Plant, Milton, Wisconsin.
Late last week, the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit published an opinion (PDF) stating that California’s regulation of fuel sales based …
Pay for Trump’s border wall with $20 online porn fee, Ariz. lawmaker says
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An Arizona state lawmaker has proposed a $20 fee on people who want to view online pornography in order to raise money for building a …