Day: October 30, 2019

Ransomware Attack Hits Las Cruces, New Mexico Public Schools

The attack early in the morning of October 29 has taken all of the school district’s systems offline. …read more Source:: DarkReading


FYI, we’re now in the timeline where Facebook decides who is and isn’t a politician on its 2bn-plus-person network

It’s almost as if social media giant has ill-considered, naive, spectacularly stupid policies Comment Facebook’s controversial policy to exempt political ads from factual review has taken another dive after the social media giant appeared to state it gets to decide which politicians the policy applies to.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


IBM: AI Will Change Every Job and Increase Demand For Creative Skills

AI is likely to change how every job is performed, eliminating work related to repetitive tasks but increasing the need for creative thinkers, according to a new study. From a report: These findings are contained in a report released this week by the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab called “The Future of Work: How New Technologies…


Tracking Satellites Through Crowdsourcing

A newly announced project called TruSat uses crowdsourced data to track satellites in an effort to hold companies and nations operating in space accountable. From a report: Space junk is a growing concern for those in the space industry, as companies plan to send thousands of satellites to orbit in the coming years. Having reliable…


Get a 1-year subscription to CyberGhost VPN for just $33 – CNET

The company’s Halloween deal works out to only $2.75 a month. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple TV Plus will be free for students with an Apple Music subscription – CNET

Dickinson star Hailee Steinfeld announced the news on her Instagram Tuesday. …read more Source:: CNet


From Instagram to insta-banned: Facebook wipes NSO Group workers’ personal profiles amid WhatsApp hack rap

Go Zuck yourself, fam Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are today busy deleting the personal profiles of employees at NSO Group amid an ongoing legal battle.… …read more Source:: Register


WhatsApp Spyware Attack: Uncovering NSO Group Activity

John Scott-Railton with Citizen Lab, who helped WhatsApp investigate the NSO Group over the alleged WhatsApp hack, said the subsequent lawsuit is a “certified big deal.” …read more Source:: Threatpost


U.S. Universities Get Failing Grades for DMARC Adoption

Of the 200 schools in the report, the University of Pittsburgh and Georgetown University received top marks, with their DMARC policy set to “reject.” …read more Source:: Threatpost


What the Google vs. IBM debate over quantum supremacy means

Google claimed in Nature magazine it has achieved “quantum supremacy” over classical computers with its Sycamore chip. IBM contested the scope of Google’s achievement. Both are right, but you have to give the edge to Google. …read more Source:: ZDNet