Day: November 19, 2020

OpenStreetMap is Having a Moment

Joe Morrison: The first time I spoke with Jennings Anderson, I couldn’t believe what he was telling me. I mean that genuinely — I did not believe him. He was a little incredulous about it himself. I felt like he was sharing an important secret with me that the world didn’t yet know. The open…


Remoticon Video: Firmware Reverse Engineering Workshop with Asmita Jha

Taking things apart to see how they work is an important part of understanding a system, and that goes for software as much as for hardware. You can get a jump start on your firmware reverse engineering skills with Asmita Jha’s workshop which was presented live at the Hackaday Remoticon. The video has just been…


Tis’ the Season for Online Holiday Shopping; and Phishing

Watch out for these top phishing approaches this holiday season. …read more Source:: Threatpost


AWS includes open-source Suricata for stateful inspection with Network Firewall service

Enhanced network security for AWS virtual private cloud – while Microsoft previews Azure Firewall Premium AWS has announced Network Firewall, a new service drawing on the open-source Suricata project.… …read more Source:: Register


Target Black Friday 2020: $50 off Apple Watch Series 6 now, Fitbit and Nest Mini deals start soon – CNET

Scan all the deals now — with price matching through Dec. 25. …read more Source:: CNet


The Yellow Brick Road to Risk Management

Beginning the journey to risk management can be daunting, but protecting your business is worth every step. …read more Source:: DarkReading


CDC recommends Americans avoid traveling for Thanksgiving – CNET

At a briefing Thursday, the CDC recommended increased precautions given the recent exponential increase in cases. …read more Source:: CNet


Legendary Arecibo telescope to be demolished after suffering damage – CNET

The massive Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico once starred in the James Bond movie GoldenEye. …read more Source:: CNet


As Antitrust Pressure Mounts, Google To Pull Back Benefit to News Sites That Adopted Its Preferred MobileTechnology

Four years after offering special placement in a “top stories carousel” in search results to entice publishers to use a format it created for mobile pages, called AMP, Google announced last week that it will end that preferential treatment in the spring. “We will prioritize pages with great page experience, whether implemented using AMP or…


UK’s Space Command to be ‘capable of launching our first rocket in 2022’

Also: Skyrora aims for 2023 for its XL, ISS gets ready for Nauka, and HALO moves forward In Brief British rocketeer Skyrora has been testing the third-stage engine for its Skyrora XL rocket with launch planned for 2023.… …read more Source:: TheRegister