Day: May 27, 2020

Security 101: SQL Injection

A carefully crafted attack can convince a database to reveal all its secrets. Understanding the basics of what the attack looks like and how to protect against it can go a long way toward limiting the threat. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Bill Pullman is obsessed with augmented reality – CNET

For our new podcast series I’m So Obsessed, the actor talks about his iconic roles in Spaceballs and Casper, and his current turn as a detective in the crime series, The Sinner. …read more Source:: CNet


California, 22 other states sue Trump administration over fuel economy rules – CNET

California leads the lawsuit, which argues the Trump administration’s SAFE rule violates numerous laws, such as the Clean Air Act. …read more Source:: CNet


OpenSSH To Deprecate SHA-1 Logins Due To Security Risk

OpenSSH, the most popular utility for connecting to and managing remote servers, has announced today plans to drop support for its SHA-1 authentication scheme. From a report: The OpenSSH team cited security concerns with the SHA-1 hashing algorithm, currently considered insecure. The algorithm was broken in a practical, real-world attack in February 2017, when Google…


Court rejects suit against Twitter, Facebook over alleged anticonservative bias – CNET

The judgement comes as President Trump threatens to crack down on Twitter. …read more Source:: CNet


Over 40% of Republicans wrongly believe Bill Gates will use COVID-19 vaccines to implant microchips in them – CNET

A survey finds a false conspiracy theory about vaccines implanting tracking microchips is popular among Fox News viewers, Republicans and Trump voters. …read more Source:: CNet


At shareholder meeting, Bezos defends Amazon firing activist employees – CNET

He says the company has “no problem” with employees rights to protest. …read more Source:: CNet


Huawei CFO Meng Loses Key Court Argument in Fight Against Extradition To United States

Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou has lost a key aspect of the trial on her extradition to the United States, a Canadian court announced on Wednesday. From a report: Meng, a Chinese citizen, was arrested in December 2018 on a warrant issued by U.S. authorities, who accuse her of bank fraud and misleading HSBC…


Building an unbeatable business starts with the innovation stack

Jim McKelvey is the co-founder of Square and author of The Innovation Stack. McKelvey partnered with Jack Dorsey to build an invincible company. He shares valuable leadership and business lessons for entrepreneurs working on building completely new solutions. …read more Source:: ZDNet


HBO Max is live: Here’s everything you need to know – CNET

It’s the latest big-league streaming service, but it comes with a $15 monthly price tag and confusing upgrades for current HBO members. And if you want to watch on a Roku? No dice. …read more Source:: CNet