Opening Day for Hartford Public Schools Delayed After Ransomware Attack on Critical Network Systems

The city of Hartford, Connecticut, was forced to delay the first day of school on Tuesday after a ransomware attack took down critical network systems, including the system that communicates transportation routes to the school bus operator. “There will… Continue reading Opening Day for Hartford Public Schools Delayed After Ransomware Attack on Critical Network Systems

Using an FPGA to Navigate China’s Railroads

If you’re headed over to mainland China as a tourist, it’s possible to get to most of the country by rail. China is huge though, about the same size as the United States and more than twice the size of the European Union. Traveling that much area isn’t particularly easy. There are over 300 train terminals in China, and finding the quickest route somewhere is not obvious at all. This is an engineering challenge waiting to be solve, and luckily some of the students at Cornell Engineering have taken a stab at efficiently navigating China’s rail system using an FPGA. …read more

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