Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Tech News

Average reading time, excluding linked material:  45s


Human DNA embedded with malware. Beta News:
Security researchers have managed to infect a computer with malware embedded in a strand of human DNA.
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Once the malware-infected synthetic DNA strand was sequenced, the machine got infeced [sic] and essentially granted unlimited access of the system to the hacker.
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C|Net.  A must read for Daryl fans. An interview with Norman Reedus, of "The Walking Dead."
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Wired: Would you be creeped-out by an insect-like six-legged, crawling robot?
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Do you use a password manager? Is it secure? From Security Week:
A password recovery firm has claimed that the overall security of password managers is debatable. "Are password managers more secure than keeping a list of passwords in a single Excel spreadsheet?" it asks. "Not necessarily," it concludes.
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BackReaction: It's not the universe that makes you look fat.
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ArsTechnia: Here's a Tab trick for you Chrome users.
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BGR: How Cox upped their monthly fee $50 and no one noticed:
Make no mistake about it: Cox has gone sideways to end up at a point where, to get the same plan that you enjoyed a year ago, you have to pay $50 more.
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Security Week: Public clouds more secure than private and hybrids.
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Computer World: MicroSoft is having a hard time figuring out how to support Windows 10. (Doesn't that sound exactly like a headline from "The Onion"?)
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Information Week: The Future of Data and Analytics.

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