Errata Security: There’s no conspiracy behind the FBI-v-Apple postponement
The FBI says it may have found another way to get data off an iPhone, and thus asked to postpone a hearing about whether Apple can be forced to do it. I thought I'd write a couple of comments....
View ArticleLWN.net: Library Freedom Project, Werner Koch win 2015 FSF awards
The Free Software Foundation has announced the winners of its 2015 Software Freedom Awards: the Library Freedom Project won the award for projects of social benefit, while GnuPG maintainer Werner Koch...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: BREIN Shuts Down Torrent Release Group 2Lions-Team
Anti-piracy group BREIN has won ex-parte injunctions against several members of the Dutch torrent release group 2Lions-Team. Together with several other members, the trio must pay damages totaling...
View ArticleSchneier on Security: Observations on the Surveillance that Resulted in the...
Interesting analysis from The Grugq: Bottom Line Up Front Intelligence agencies must cooperate more rapidly and proactively to counter ISIS' rapid and haphazard operational tempo. Clandestine...
View ArticleLWN.net: Security updates for Tuesday
CentOS has updated openssh (C7; C6: two vulnerabilities). Fedora has updated gnome-photos (F23: code execution) and seamonkey (F23: multiple vulnerabilities). openSUSE has updated shotwell (Leap42.1;...
View ArticleBackblaze Blog | The Life of a Cloud Backup Company: What’s the Diff: Time...
What’s the Diff is here to explain in plain language what makes up the computer terminology we talk about, to help give you a clearer idea of what it is and how it works. Apple tries to make things...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Google Now Card Offers Deadpool Piracy Advice
Millions of users of Android and iOS devices are using Google Now, the personal digital assistant that can respond to questions and offer intelligent recommendations. Surprisingly, however, Google Now...
View ArticleKrebs on Security: Hospital Declares ‘Internal State of Emergency’ After...
A Kentucky hospital says it is operating in an "internal state of emergency" after a ransomware attack rattled around inside its networks, encrypting files on computer systems and holding the data on...
View ArticleLWN.net: Andy Grove——dead at 79 (Ars Technica)
Ars Technica reports that former Intel CEO, chairman, and first employee hired Andy Grove has died. "Intel may have been a footnote in history were it not for Grove. The company started its life...
View ArticleLWN.net: KDE Plasma 5.6 Release
KDE Plasma 5.6 has been released. This version brings many improvements to the task manager, KRunner, activities, and Wayland support. The look and feel has been enhanced with a slicker Plasma theme...
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Man Faces Prison Sentence For Circumventing UK Pirate Site...
The UK's Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit has charged a man for operating several proxy sites and services that allowed UK Internet users to bypass local pirate site blockades. In a first of its...
View ArticleAWS Security Blog: How to Use the New AWS Encryption SDK to Simplify Data...
The AWS Cryptography team is happy to announce the AWS Encryption SDK. This new SDK makes encryption easier for developers while minimizing errors that could lessen the security of your applications....
View ArticleAWS Blog: Additional Pricing Options for AWS Marketplace Products
Forward-looking ISVs (Indepdendent Software Vendors) are making great use of . Users can find, buy, and start using products in minutes, without having to procure hardware or install any software....
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Медийно право : Аниш Капур
Anish Kapoor ‘Descension’ Киното в Сан Джиминяно, Италия “Човекът изпитва големи затруднения, когато трябва да мисли за празното, за отсъствието на съдържание”Filed under: Uncategorized
View Articlexkcd.com: Tire Swing
This post was syndicated from: xkcd.com and was written by: xkcd.com. Original post: at xkcd.com
View ArticleTorrentFreak: Pirated ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Blu-Ray Leaks Online
The official Blu-Ray release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is scheduled to be released in two weeks time but an early copy has just leaked on various pirate sites. Considering the hype around the...
View ArticleSchneier on Security: 1981 US Document on Encryption Policy
This was newly released under FOIA at my request: Victor C. Williams, Jr., Donn B. Parker, and Charles C. Wood, "Impacts of Federal Policy Options for Nonmilitary Cryptography," NTIA-CR-81-10, National...
View ArticleLWN.net: [$] KubeCon EU 2016, part 1: Kubernetes 1.2
KubeCon EU, held in London March 10th, was the second conference dedicated to the Kubernetes container orchestration system. The sold-out attendance of 500 showed how popular the project has become...
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Darknet – The Darkside: FBI Backed Off Apple In iPhone Cracking Case
So the big furore this week is because the FBI backed off Apple in the whole Apple vs the World privacy case regarding cracking the iPhone Passcode of the phone belonging to the San Bernardino gunman...
View ArticleAWS Security Blog: Register for and Attend This March 30 Webinar—Best...
As part of the AWS Webinar Series, AWS will present Best Practices for Managing Security Operations in AWS on Wednesday, March 30. This webinar will start at 10:30 A.M. and end at 11:30 A.M. Pacific...
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