First Mac OS X Ransomware Targets Apple Users

Mac users, even you are not left untouched!

The World’s first fully functional Ransomware targeting OS X operating system has been landed on Macs.

Ransomware – one of the fastest-growing cyber threats – encrypts the important documents and files on infected machines and then asks victims to pay ransoms in digital currencies so they can regain access to their data.

Though Ransomware

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Subgraph OS — Secure Linux Operating System for Non-Technical Users

Information security and privacy are consistently hot topics after Edward Snowden revelations of NSA’s global surveillance that brought the world’s attention towards data protection and encryption as never before.

Moreover, just days after Windows 1… Continue reading Subgraph OS — Secure Linux Operating System for Non-Technical Users

Can Scientists ‘Upload Knowledge’ Directly into your Brain to Teach New Skills?

Imagine the world where you do not have to make any efforts to learn new skills or knowledge.

Just like new programs are uploaded to a Robot to teach them new skills, What if new skills are uploaded to your brain to make you learn, say, playing Guit… Continue reading Can Scientists ‘Upload Knowledge’ Directly into your Brain to Teach New Skills?

France could Fine Apple $1 Million for each iPhone it Refuses to Unlock

The United States is not the only one where Apple is battling with the federal authorities over iPhone encryption. Apple could face $1 Million in Fine each time the company refused to unlock an iPhone in France.

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Turing Award — Inventors of Modern Cryptography Win $1 Million Cash Prize

And the Winners of this year’s Turing Award are: Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman.

The former chief security officer at Sun Microsystems Whitfield Diffie and the professor at Stanford University Martin E. Hellman won the 2015 ACM Turing Award, which is frequently described as the “Nobel Prize of Computing”.

Turing Award named after Alan M. Turing, the British mathematician and computer

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FBI Admits — It was a ‘Mistake’ to Reset Terrorist’s iCloud Password

Yes, FBI Director James Comey admitted that the investigators made a “mistake” with the San Bernardino investigation during a congressional hearing held by the House Judiciary Committee.

Apple is facing a court order to help the FBI unlock an iPhone… Continue reading FBI Admits — It was a ‘Mistake’ to Reset Terrorist’s iCloud Password

FBI Director — “What If Apple Engineers are Kidnapped and Forced to Write (Exploit) Code?”

What If Apple Engineers are Kidnapped and Forced to Write (Exploit) Code?

Exactly this was what FBI Director James Comey asked in the congressional hearing on Tuesday.

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DROWN Attack — More than 11 Million OpenSSL HTTPS Websites at Risk

A new deadly security vulnerability has been discovered in OpenSSL that affects more than 11 Million modern websites and e-mail services protected by an ancient, long deprecated transport layer security protocol, Secure Sockets Layer (SSLv2).

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Raspberry Pi 3 — New $35 MicroComputer with Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

While celebrating its computer’s fourth birthday, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched a brand new Raspberry Pi today.

Great news for all Micro-computing fans – A new, powerful Raspberry Pi 3 Model B in town.

Months after introducing just $5 Raspberry Pi Zero, Raspberry Pi Foundation has introduced its third major version of the Raspberry Pi, the successor of the Raspberry Pi 2

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How To Keep Your Android Phone Secure

As the number of threats is on the rise, Android platform is no longer safe, which isn’t a surprise to anyone.

Most of us are usually worried more about the security of our desktops or laptops and forget to think about the consequences our smartphon… Continue reading How To Keep Your Android Phone Secure