Collaborate Disseminate
KillNet, the group that claimed responsibility, has launched a series of attacks around the world on perceived enemies of Russia.
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You don’t often turn on a light and think, “That power company is sure on the ball!” You generally only think of them when the lights go out without warning. …read more Continue reading Human Google: Ruth Freitag, Issac Asimov, and Bibliographies
This year’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) triennial review (PDF, legalese) contained some great news. Particularly, breaking encryption in a product in order to repair it has been deemed legal, and a previous exemption for reverse engineering 3D printer firmware to use the filament of your choice has been broadened. The infosec community got some clarification on penetration testing, and video game librarians and archivists came away with a big win on server software for online games.
Moreover, the process to renew a previous exemption has been streamlined — one used to be required to reapply from scratch every three …read more
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The Library of Congress’ aging IT infrastructure and mismanagement of both of funds and personnel have put the future of one of the nation’s greatest resources at risk. Continue reading The Library of Congress Was Hacked Because It Hasn’t Joined the Digital Age
When was the last time you went to a library? If it’s been more than a couple of years, the library is probably a very different place than you remember. Public libraries pride themselves on keeping up with changing technology, especially technology that benefits the communities they serve. No matter your age or your interests, libraries are a great resource for learning new skills, doing research, or getting help with just about any task. After all, library science is about gathering together all of human knowledge and indexing it for easy lookup.
It doesn’t matter if you’re not a researcher …read more
