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Lyft’s about to change the race for self-driving cars

Author: cwdevOn: Jul 26Categories: Uncategorized

The urban dream of a shared fleet of self-driving cars summoned by an app is inching closer to a reality. Uber, of course, has already been testing autonomous vehicles in Pennsylvania and Arizona. But on Thursday, its chief competitor, Lyft, revealed...

Your anti-virus software is not enough

Author: cwdevOn: Jul 11Categories: Technology

There was a time when anti-virus software was the height of computer security, especially if you were a Windows user. But the landscape of threats has changed, and we live in an era of sweeping, global campaigns, like the ransomware “WannaCry” infection...

Hackers Are Targeting Nuclear Facilities, Homeland Security Dept. and F.B.I. Say

Author: cwdevOn: Jul 07Categories: Technology

Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other countries. Among the companies targeted was the...

5 Things We Learned From Recent Ransomware Attacks

Author: cwdevOn: Jun 01Categories: Business, Technology

On Friday, some hospitals in the United Kingdom were struck with a peculiar attack: computers taken over, data inside encrypted and held ransom, all for the measly payment of just $300. The attack spread rapidly, hitting 150 countries and shutting down...

The biggest ransomware attack in history crippled UK hospitals

Author: cwdevOn: Jun 01Categories: Business, Technology

A serious ransomware attack called WanaCrypt0r is currently affecting a wide variety of people and companies in 74 countries. Among the first affected are multiple NHS hospitals in the UK, who have had crucial patient data taken hostage. The culprits...

Computer scientists are developing a ‘master’ fingerprint that could unlock your phone

Author: cwdevOn: Apr 14Categories: Uncategorized

Fingerprint readers, like the TouchID on an iPhone, exist to make your device extra secure while keeping the process of unlocking it easy. Computer scientists at New York University and Michigan State are poised to turn that security benefit on...

Ransomware attacks will double in 2017

Author: cwdevOn: Apr 14Categories: Uncategorized

Ransomware attacks quadrupled in 2016 and will double again in 2017, according to a report issued on Monday by Beazley, a provider of data breach response insurance. The “Beazley Breach Insights – January 2017,” found that enterprises...