Day: July 26, 2018

Congressmen demand answers after Amazon facial recognition matches them with mugshots – CNET

You can read their letters to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos right here. …read more Source:: CNet


Oh no, what a rough blow: Cosco at a lossco over ransomware tossco

Shipping giant locks down US network infected by file-scrambling software nasty International shipping giant Cosco says it is recovering from an apparent ransomware infection on its American computer network.… …read more Source:: Register


5 Ways Small Security Teams Can Defend Like Fortune 500 Companies

Keep your company protected with a mix of old- and new-school technologies. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Bugs in Samsung IoT Hub Leave Smart Home Open To Attack

Researchers found 20 flaws in Samsung’s SmartThings Hub controller – opening up supported third-party smart home devices to attack. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Mueller reportedly probing Trump’s tweets against Sessions, Comey – CNET

It’s the latest in a series of presidential actions that have attracted the scrutiny of the special counsel, according to The New York Times. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Search Now Provides More Details on Local Events

Google is quickly turning its event info from a nice-to-have extra into a major feature. From a report: If you’re searching from your phone, you’ll now find key details for events without having to jump to websites or apps. If it’s a concert, for example, you’ll find out where and when it’s taking place, directions…


Bringing Augmented Reality to the Workbench

[Ted Yapo] has big ideas for using Augmented Reality as a tool to enhance an electronics workbench. His concept uses a camera and projector system working together to detect objects on a workbench, and project information onto and around them. [Ted] envisions virtual displays from DMMs, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other instruments projected onto a…


Pesky ‘restructuring charges’ make off with Citrix’s cloudy cash

Otherwise all is well, insists corporate headshed You win some, you lose some. Citrix has embiggened its quarterly revenues – while at the same time shrinking profits by a couple of million dollars. How did they manage that?… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Amazon facial recognition thinks 28 Congressmen look like known criminals — at default settings – CNET

The ACLU says it’s evidence that Congress should step in. Amazon says ACLU didn’t test properly. …read more Source:: CNet


DRAM Industry Likely To Face Oversupply in 2019

While the global DRAM market still remains robust currently, the recent capacity ramps by Micron Technology and the planned kick-off of commercial production by China-based Fujian Jin Hua Integrated Circuit and Innotron Memory (previously known as Hefei ChangXin) could lead to oversupply for the memory in 2019, Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes reported Thursday, citing industry sources….