Thursday, February 16, 2017 Space is limited. Registration required. Rice University Shepherd School of Music | 6:15 pm: Reception | 7:00 pm: ProgramReelAbilitiesHouston.org/tickets.php Take a look at the best antivirus, anti-malware, anti-spy, etc. software Powered by WPeMatico
Month: February 2017
Technology Bytes Links – Feb 08, 2017
News How to Keep Amazon Echo and Google Home From Responding to Your TV Amazon’s cashier-free Go stores may only need six human employees New experiments harness satellite communications for wireless networks, show fiber-class speeds in results U.S. Visitors May Have to Hand Over Social Media Passwords: DHS The Next Big Blue-Collar Job Is Coding… Continue reading Technology Bytes Links – Feb 08, 2017
Mozilla Thunderbird 45.7.1 Final
Thunderbird is Mozilla’s next generation e-mail client. Thunderbird makes emailing safer, faster, and easier than ever before with the industry’s best implementations of features such as intelligent spam filters, a built-in spell checker, extension support, and much more. Thunderbird gives you a faster, safer, and more productive email experience. We designed Thunderbird to prevent viruses… Continue reading Mozilla Thunderbird 45.7.1 Final
High-End Phishing Kit Automates Attacks on PayPal Accounts
7th February 2017 By Catalin Cimpanu Security researchers from Proofpoint have come across a sophisticated phishing kit that automates the process of building and deploying high-end phishing pages, and which is extremely efficient at collecting login credentials and user details from PayPal users. According to researchers, the phishing kit can be used to… Continue reading High-End Phishing Kit Automates Attacks on PayPal Accounts
Erebus Ransomware Utilizes a UAC Bypass and Request a $90 Ransom Payment
February 7th, 2017 By Lawrence Abrams A sample of a potentially new ransomware called Erebus has been discovered by MalwareHunterTeam on VirusTotal. I say that this is a potentially new ransomware because TrendMicro had reported another ransomware using the same name was previously released back in September 2016. Though I do not have a sample… Continue reading Erebus Ransomware Utilizes a UAC Bypass and Request a $90 Ransom Payment
New Method Can Catch Smartphone Thieves In 14 Seconds
7th February 2017 By Steve Zurier New research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows promise in quickly identifying smartphone hackers. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev claim they have developed a technique based on sequences of gestures that identifies a smartphone thief in under 14 seconds. “It can even be… Continue reading New Method Can Catch Smartphone Thieves In 14 Seconds
Facebook Schrems legal case will have ‘sweeping’ impact on EU-US privacy
Computer Weekly Reporter 07 Feb 2017 The US government says the legal case by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner could have sweeping ramifications for EU-US data sharing and could undermine international co-operation The Irish data protection commissioner has begun a major legal action in the commercial court in Dublin, which will require the… Continue reading Facebook Schrems legal case will have ‘sweeping’ impact on EU-US privacy
Hackers Steal Personal data of Defense Personnel using WhatsApp Malware
Hackers have targeted two elite defense organizations in India through Whatsapp. They had distributed two malicious files targeting defense and security personnel of the National Defense Academy (NDA) and the National Investigation Academy(NIA). These notorious virus files are named “NDA-ranked-8th-toughest-College-in-the-world-to-get-into.xls” and “NIA-selection-order-.xls”. They look seemingly authentic and dupe users into opening them. The National Defence… Continue reading Hackers Steal Personal data of Defense Personnel using WhatsApp Malware
Technology Bytes Podcast – February 1, 2017
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Geek Gathering – Friday, February 3
We will be meeting at our regular hangout, Khon’s Wine Darts And Coffee located at 2808 Milam. There’s plenty of free parking and Khon’s offers a great beer and wine selection with many dining options nearby. The event starts around 7:30 and goes until ? You don’t have to be a geek to attend. Heck,… Continue reading Geek Gathering – Friday, February 3