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November 10, 2016 Feds Urge You Uninstall QuickTime from Windows Computers Immediately
As much as we all love the digital world we currently live in, the issue of security is an annoyance we could all do without. One of the latest security risks was announced by the Department of Homeland Security’s United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) with an alert urging customers to uninstall QuickTime from […]
COMPUTERS November 10, 2016 IRS Ups Deduction vs. Depreciation to $2,500 for Computers, Phones
The Internal Revenue Service has increased the amount small businesses can expense versus depreciate on their taxes each year. It’s a change that should simplify record keeping and increase the amount of a capital investment you can write off in a year. Specifically, the federal agency has boosted the so-called “IRS safe harbor” limit businesses […]
COMPUTERS October 3, 2016 Google Looks to Protect Today’s Encryption From Future Quantum Computers
Home | Internet | Internet News Google Looks to Protect Today’s Encryption From Future Quantum Computers Tasneem Akolawala, 11 July 2016 Share on FacebookTweetShareShareEmailReddit Google Looks to Protect Today’s Encryption From Future Quantum Computers HIGHLIGHTS Google aims to protect data from future quantum computers The experiment will not compromise user security It will be replaced […]
ALL DEALS October 3, 2016 Facebook Sidesteps Ad-Blocking on Desktop Computers
Facebook Sidesteps Ad-Blocking on Desktop Computers HIGHLIGHTS Facebook ads on desktop are being made to look so much like natural content This can bypass ad-blocking software easily Facebook has also made it easier to use its ad preferences tools Facebook on Tuesday began letting marketing messages slip past ad-blocking software on desktop computers. The update […]
ELECTRONICS October 3, 2016 Raspberry Pi Sells 10 Million Computers, Celebrates With New Starter Kit
HIGHLIGHTS The Raspberry Pi is widely used as an educational tool for programming Starter Kit includes a Raspberry Pi 3, 8GB SD card, NOOBs OS and more The Starter Kit is priced at GBP 99 and will be available in a few weeks Raspberry Pi has come a long way (in a very short package) […]
COMPUTERS September 25, 2016 Singapore Blocking Internet Access on Government Computers
Singapore confirmed Wednesday it would cut off Internet access for government work stations within a year for security reasons, a surprise move in one of the world’s most wired countries. The decision will not disrupt government operations, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said after local daily The Straits Times reported that some 100,000 computers would […]
COMPUTERS September 25, 2016 Hardware as a Service: HP Gets Ready to Lease Computers to Businesses
HIGHLIGHTS HP to offer hardware products on lease as PC demand weakens Will monitor its device’s health and offer replacements accordingly Promises to ensure that all data is wiped-off post device’s use HP Inc., the second largest PC-maker in the world after Lenovo, on Thursday said that it will start offering computers and other hardware […]
COMPUTERS September 23, 2016 Google Looks to Protect Today’s Encryption From Future Quantum Computers
HIGHLIGHTS Google aims to protect data from future quantum computers The experiment will not compromise user security It will be replaced within two years Many tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and IBM are working on with quantum computers, and while it comes with many benefits, one of those is also a potential threat – the […]
COMPUTERS September 23, 2016 Facebook Sidesteps Ad-Blocking on Desktop Computers
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook ads on desktop are being made to look so much like natural content This can bypass ad-blocking software easily Facebook has also made it easier to use its ad preferences tools Facebook on Tuesday began letting marketing messages slip past ad-blocking software on desktop computers. The update to the leading social network’s advertising […]
COMPUTERS September 23, 2016 Raspberry Pi Sells 10 Million Computers, Celebrates With New Starter Kit
HIGHLIGHTS The Raspberry Pi is widely used as an educational tool for programming Starter Kit includes a Raspberry Pi 3, 8GB SD card, NOOBs OS and more The Starter Kit is priced at GBP 99 and will be available in a few weeks Raspberry Pi has come a long way (in a very short package) […]
COMPUTERS August 8, 2016 ‘BadBarcode’ Vulnerability in Barcode Sensors Can Be Used to Hack Computers
Imagine somebody walking to a checking counter at an airport, and using his boarding pass to hack a nearby computer. That isn’t a plot taken from sci-fi movies, it’s something that can be in news in the coming days. A researcher has demonstrated a method of creating malicious barcode strings that could allow an attacker […]
COMPUTERS August 8, 2016 Raspberry Pi Mini Computers Vulnerable to Attacks, Company Acknowledges
Users of Raspberry Pi mini computers could be exposed to security issues due to a vulnerability in the operating system. The so-called vulnerability, as a developer has pointed out, leads the device to generate predictable secure shell (SSH) keys. Raspberry Pi Ltd confirmed the aforementioned limitation in Raspbian to us, and said that it is […]
