A Life That Is Well Worth Honoring

via Katie Lang, writing for the DOD News, comes a short, but immensely powerful and important piece detailing the outstanding life of a U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor recepient – Captain Raymond Gerald Murphy.

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Location-Aware Malware Targets Japanese and Korean Endpoints

New malware samples use location awareness to specifically target Japanese and Korean endpoints. The malware uses two techniques to determine the location in which it is being executed and ensures that the payload will only be triggered in these region… Continue reading Location-Aware Malware Targets Japanese and Korean Endpoints

Social Networking Robot Actually Respects Privacy

[Fribo] the robot is a research project in the form of an adorable unit that hears and speaks, but doesn’t move. Moving isn’t necessary for it to do its job, which is helping people who live alone feel more connected with their friends. What’s more interesting (and we daresay, unusual) is that it does this in a way that respects and maintains individuals’ feelings of privacy. To be a sort of “social connector and trigger” between friends where every interaction is optional and opt-in was the design intent behind [Fribo].

The device works by passively monitoring one’s home and understands …read more

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Enemy at the gates: Reviewing the Magnitude exploit kit redirection chain

This post shines some light on a ‘gate’ belonging to the geo-targeted Magnitude exploit kit.
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This Gesture-Controlled Giant Mech Robot Looks Too Good to Be Real

The robot video was posted by Vitaly Bulgarov, a 3D modeler and concept artist. But damn, does it look cool. Continue reading This Gesture-Controlled Giant Mech Robot Looks Too Good to Be Real