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IT Security: Hacker puts up 167 million LinkedIn passwords for sale

IT Security: Hacker puts up 167 million LinkedIn passwords for sale

Email addresses and passwords for over 100 million LinkedIn members have been put up for sale on the Darknet by...

IT Security: Cybercriminals are increasingly embracing a sophisticated business-model approach

IT Security: Cybercriminals are increasingly embracing a sophisticated business-model approach

   Criminal hacking groups can employ HR specialists, marketers, and training gurus.   Cybercriminals can call on an extensive network...

IT Security: HTTPS hijacking click-fraud botnet infects almost 1 million computers

IT Security: HTTPS hijacking click-fraud botnet infects almost 1 million computers

   The malware replaces search results with ones from an affiliate program.   Over the past two years, a group...

IT Security: Petya ransomware is becoming more dangerous

IT Security: Petya ransomware is becoming more dangerous

   The master boot record killer now can install a second file-encrypting program.   The Petya ransomware now bundles a...

IT Solutions: Not lost in translation: Researchers ‘teach’ computers to translate accurately

IT Solutions: Not lost in translation: Researchers ‘teach’ computers to translate accurately

   Algorithms provide a human touch to computers when translating words.   Online translators are getting better, but there is...

IT Solutions: 5G might be far more life-changing than many think

IT Solutions: 5G might be far more life-changing than many think

   Sometimes it is diffcult to realise how great a technology is until you are forced to use previous generations....

IT Security: Ransomware should haunt you all the time

IT Security: Ransomware should haunt you all the time

   The problem is much more complex than whether or not to just pay the ransom.   When the ransomware...

IT Security: Designer cyber threats increasing

IT Security: Designer cyber threats increasing

   Cyber attackers are crafting spam to deliver malware that uses vernacular, brands and payment methods for better cultural compatibility....

IT Solutions:The future of data storage: DNA storage

IT Solutions:The future of data storage: DNA storage

    Microsoft just bought 10 million strands of DNA.   Microsoft’s scientists are set to buy 10 million long oligonucleotides...

It Solutions: Virtual Desktop for VR is a glimpse at a future without monitors

It Solutions: Virtual Desktop for VR is a glimpse at a future without monitors

   The power of virtual reality is that it allows users to redefine their experience of space and location and...

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