Human activity decreased so much during coronavirus lockdowns that seismic noise fell by up to 50%. …read more Source:: CNet

Yahoo has replaced the comments section under its articles with a survey. Now, there’s a message that reads: “Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting. In the meantime, we welcome your…

ProtoVPN IP range fingrered as source of destructive attacks Poorly secured databases are being wiped and vandalized by the thousands in a seemingly automated attack.… …read more Source:: Register

Save 20% on a QHD webcam with dual microphones, exposure correction, and noise reduction. …read more Source:: CNet

Few people outside their home country have heard of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies or Tech Mahindra, India’s five biggest information technology (IT) consultancies. Yet even when enterprise software to manage marketing, production, inventory and the like comes from Oracle of America or Germany’s SAP, it is often the Indian companies that…

A high percentage of discovered bugs remain unremediated for a long time, a new study shows. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Originally planned for Monday, the meeting seeks to have four of tech’s most powerful CEOs answer to accusations of monopoly. …read more Source:: CNet

Now it’s not just the Apple fans having all the fun. …read more Source:: CNet

My DEF CON Safe Mode badge just arrived in the mail this afternoon. The Vegas-based conference which normally hosts around 30,000 attendees every year has moved offline in response to the global pandemic, and the virtual event spins up August 6-9. Known for creative badges, North America’s most well-known infosec con has a tick-tock cycle…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: San Diego Comic-Con — like just about every large conference, convention, and gathering in 2020 — has had to switch to an online-only virtual format this year due to the continuing pandemic. Media companies that usually have a large presence at events like SDCC worked hard…