Day: August 4, 2021

Passwordstate Customers Complain of Silence and Secrecy After Cyberattack

An anonymous reader shares a report: It has been over three months since Click Studios, the Australian software house behind the enterprise password manager Passwordstate, warned its customers to “commence resetting all passwords.” The company was hit by a supply chain attack that sought to steal the passwords from customer servers around the world. But…


Working LEGO Space Computers are a Chip off the Old Block

We all have our favorite classic LEGO bricks, and wouldn’t be surprised if one or more of the various space computers showed up on pretty much everyone’s list. [dyoramic] loves them so much that they built two different working versions that do different things. The first one is about six times the size of the…


Black Hat: Let’s All Help Cyber-Immunize Each Other

We’re selfish if we’re only mitigating our own stuff, said Black Hat USA 2021 keynoter Jeff Moss. Let’s be like doctors battling COVID and work for herd immunity. …read more Source:: Threatpost


2023 Cadillac Lyriq reservations open next month – Roadshow

The electric SUV will be ready for hand-raisers on Sept. 18. …read more Source:: CNet


The Suicide Squad’s David Dastmalchian is comic book movie royalty – CNET

On CNET’s I’m So Obsessed podcast, he discusses playing Polka-Dot Man and his personal connection to the character that James Gunn didn’t even know about during casting. …read more Source:: CNet


RingCentral shouts revenue growth from the rooftops while shareholders can’t help but notice deepening losses

Isn’t that work-at-home-workforce eyeing a return to the office? RingCentral is all about the integration of apps in the comms and collaboration sectors to boost productivity and efficiency, but the biz might just need someone to run the same rules over its own bloated overheads.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Retracted COVID Paper Lives on in New Citations

Researchers around the world have continued breathing new life into a retracted study, which suggested that common antihypertensive medications were harmful in patients with COVID-19. From a report: Published online on May 1, 2020 in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study relied on Surgisphere data to claim an association between renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)…


Cablecam Is An Exercise In System Integration

Drones have become the standard for moving aerial camera platforms, but another option that sees use in the professional world are cable cameras. As an exercise in integrating mechanics, electronics, and software, [maxipalay] created his own Cablecam. Cablecam is build around a pair of machined wood plates, with some pulleys and motor reduction gearing between…


New Part Day: An ESP With ZigBee

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Microsoft reaches limit of Windows 365 trials after Monday’s release – CNET

The hybrid workspace is still available for businesses to purchase. …read more Source:: CNet