Day: November 16, 2018

Most ATMs Can Be Hacked in Under 20 Minutes

An extensive testing session carried out by bank security experts at Positive Technologies has revealed that most ATMs can be hacked in under 20 minutes, and even less, in certain types of attacks. From a report: Experts tested ATMs from NCR, Diebold Nixdorf, and GRGBanking, and detailed their findings in a 22-page report published this…


Gmail Glitch Offers Stealthy Trick for Phishing Attacks

The issue comes from how Gmail automatically files messages into the “Sent” folder. …read more Source:: Threatpost


DIY Telepresence Robot Built From Off-The-Shelf Parts

Petite, but it does the job. Note the huge LED headlight in the center. Telepresence hasn’t taken off in a big way just yet; it may take some time for society to adjust to robotic simulacra standing in for humans in face-to-face communications. Regardless, it’s an area of continuous development, and [MakerMan] has weighed in…


Microsoft may add banner advertisements to the Windows 10 Mail and Calendar apps

Microsoft is continuing to look to banner advertising as a way to monetize Windows. Windows 10’s built-in Mail and Calendar apps could potentially be the next place these ads show up. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Is this the hotly rumored ‘Pixel 3 Lite’ budget phone? – CNET

Google is rumored to launch a third, cheaper Pixel 3 variant with a headphone jack. …read more Source:: CNet


The week in networking? It’s SD-WAN all the way down

Also: Huawei cloud lands in Africa, Nokia OpenStack, Cisco Nexus BIOS bugs Riverbed made two announcements covering its SteelHead SD-WAN solution this week – a bunch of enhancements, and subscription pricing options.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Google Maps Has Introduced So Many New Features and Design Changes in Recent Months That Getting Directions On It is Becoming an Increasingly Challenging Task

Earlier this week, Google announced it is bringing business messaging to Maps, the latest in a myriad of features it has introduced to its mapping platform in recent months. A business that wants to participate will need to use Google’s “My Business” verification system and its associated app to send and receive messages. While that…


Black Friday 2018 streamer deals start this weekend: Roku, Fire TV and Chromecast starting at $20 – CNET

It’s never been cheaper to get Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, ESPN, DirecTV Now and more to your TV. Here are the best discounts (so far) on our favorite streamers. …read more Source:: CNet


Definers says it wasn’t hired by Facebook for opposition research – CNET

Facebook ended its contract with the PR firm following a bombshell report from The New York Times. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Play Protect analyzes every Android app that it can find on the internet

Play Protect, a security service included in the Play Store app, lives up to all the hype that Google created last year. …read more Source:: ZDNet