2017-10-11 ---------- Here’s why we’re making TNW New York invite-only https://thenextweb.com/events/2017/09/21/heres-making-tnw-new-york-invite/ Dica de Bruno Dobrovolski 2017-09-25 ---------- Analyst: Enterprises Trust Red Hat Because It 'Makes Open Source Boring' https://linux.slashdot.org/story/17/09/25/0649247/analyst-enterprises-trust-red-hat-because-it-makes-open-source-boring Google AMP Flaw Exploited By Russian Hackers Targeting Journalists https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/09/24/2236249/google-amp-flaw-exploited-by-russian-hackers-targeting-journalists Richard Stallman vs. Canonical's CEO: 'Will Microsoft Love Linux to Death?' https://linux.slashdot.org/story/17/09/24/2132218/richard-stallman-vs-canonicals-ceo-will-microsoft-love-linux-to-death ARM TrustZone Hacked By Abusing Power Management https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/17/09/23/2113243/arm-trustzone-hacked-by-abusing-power-management Do Strongly Typed Languages Reduce Bugs? https://developers.slashdot.org/story/17/09/23/2043235/do-strongly-typed-languages-reduce-bugs Popular Chrome Extension Embedded A CPU-Draining Cryptocurrency Miner https://slashdot.org/story/17/09/23/1816214/popular-chrome-extension-embedded-a-cpu-draining-cryptocurrency-miner 2017-09-20 ---------- GNOME Foundation partners with Purism to support its efforts to build the Librem 5 smartphone https://lwn.net/Articles/734325/ An intro to machine learning (Opensource.com) https://lwn.net/Articles/734319/ Testing kernels https://lwn.net/Articles/734016/ Moore: The 2017 Linux Security Summit https://lwn.net/Articles/734143/ Antipatterns in IoT security https://lwn.net/Articles/733512/ Signing programs for Linux https://lwn.net/Articles/733431/ Malicious software libraries found in PyPI https://lwn.net/Articles/733853/ Verified cryptography for Firefox 57 https://lwn.net/Articles/733675/ Bill Gates Says He's Sorry About Control-Alt-Delete https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/09/20/233221/bill-gates-says-hes-sorry-about-control-alt-delete Ransomware Hack Targeting 2 Million an Hour https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/09/20/196232/ransomware-hack-targeting-2-million-an-hour Turning Off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in iOS 11's Control Center Doesn't Actually Turn Off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth https://apple.slashdot.org/story/17/09/20/182226/turning-off-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-in-ios-11s-control-center-doesnt-actually-turn-off-wi-fi-or-bluetooth Popular Steam Extension 'Inventory Helper' Spies On Users, Says Report https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/09/19/221257/popular-steam-extension-inventory-helper-spies-on-users-says-report Twitter Suspends 300,000 Accounts Tied To Terrorism In 2017 https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/09/19/2120231/twitter-suspends-300000-accounts-tied-to-terrorism-in-2017 In a 'Plot Twist', Wikileaks Releases Documents It Claims Detail Russia Mass Surveillance Apparatus https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/09/19/1914251/in-a-plot-twist-wikileaks-releases-documents-it-claims-detail-russia-mass-surveillance-apparatus Why You Shouldn't Use Texts For Two-Factor Authentication https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/09/18/2039207/why-you-shouldnt-use-texts-for-two-factor-authentication AI Just Made Guessing Your Password a Whole Lot Easier https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/09/18/2054205/ai-just-made-guessing-your-password-a-whole-lot-easier 2017-08-29 ---------- Someone Published a List of Telnet Credentials For Thousands of IoT Devices https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/08/28/2011214/someone-published-a-list-of-telnet-credentials-for-thousands-of-iot-devices How the NSA Identified Satoshi Nakamoto https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/08/28/1725232/how-the-nsa-identified-satoshi-nakamoto Google Takes Blame For Internet Disruption Across Japan https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/08/28/1515242/google-takes-blame-for-internet-disruption-across-japan Massive New Spambot Ensnares 711,000,000 Email Addresses https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/08/30/010248/massive-new-spambot-ensnares-711000000-email-addresses Researchers Find a Way To Disable Intel ME Component Courtesy of the NSA https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/08/29/2239231/researchers-find-a-way-to-disable-intel-me-component-courtesy-of-the-nsa Japan Activated Air Raid Sirens During North Korea's Missile Test Monday https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/08/29/2216203/japan-activated-air-raid-sirens-during-north-koreas-missile-test-monday One Day Left To Comment on the FCC's Plan To Kill Net Neutrality https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/08/29/2020212/one-day-left-to-comment-on-the-fccs-plan-to-kill-net-neutrality 2017-08-28 ---------- As Prosecutors Submit Evidence, WannaCry Hero's Legal Fund Returns All Donations https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/08/28/0411206/as-prosecutors-submit-evidence-wannacry-heros-legal-fund-returns-all-donations OpenJDK May Tackle Java Security Gaps With A Secretive New Group https://developers.slashdot.org/story/17/08/28/0156209/openjdk-may-tackle-java-security-gaps-with-a-secretive-new-group A Platoon Of Networked Self-Driving Trucks Will Be Tested in the UK https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/08/27/058231/a-platoon-of-networked-self-driving-trucks-will-be-tested-in-the-uk Who's Responsible For IoT Security? https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/08/25/2246208/whos-responsible-for-iot-security Microsoft Claims PowerShell Now More Secure https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/08/26/225220/microsoft-claims-powershell-now-more-secure Employers Want More Open Source Workers, Says Linux Foundation Study https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/08/26/0327204/employers-want-more-open-source-workers-says-linux-foundation-study How Open Source Advocates Celebrated The 26th Anniversary of Linux https://linux.slashdot.org/story/17/08/26/0131212/how-open-source-advocates-celebrated-the-26th-anniversary-of-linux 2017-08-22 ---------- Verizon to start throttling all smartphone videos to 480p or 720p https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/08/verizon-to-start-throttling-all-smartphone-videos-to-480p-or-720p/ Fourth US Navy Collision This Year Raises Suspicion of Cyber-Attacks https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/08/22/2020254/fourth-us-navy-collision-this-year-raises-suspicion-of-cyber-attacks GnuTLS 3.6.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/731694/ 2017-08-20 ---------- FBI Warns US Private Sector To Cut Ties With Kaspersky https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/08/19/0446251/fbi-warns-us-private-sector-to-cut-ties-with-kaspersky Google Warns Webmasters About Insecure HTTP Web Forms https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/08/19/2213210/google-warns-webmasters-about-insecure-http-web-forms How Hackers Can Use Pop Songs To 'Watch' You https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/08/18/2216225/how-hackers-can-use-pop-songs-to-watch-you Bing is 'Bigger Than You Think', Says Microsoft https://search.slashdot.org/story/17/08/18/164235/bing-is-bigger-than-you-think-says-microsoft Secret Chips in Replacement Parts Can Completely Hijack Your Phone's Security https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/08/18/1418219/secret-chips-in-replacement-parts-can-completely-hijack-your-phones-security How Security Pros Look at Encryption Backdoors https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/08/18/144215/how-security-pros-look-at-encryption-backdoors 2017-08-17 ---------- YouTube Has An Illegal TV Streaming Problem https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/08/16/203246/youtube-has-an-illegal-tv-streaming-problem Email Provider ProtonMail Says It Hacked Back, Then Walks Claim Back https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/08/16/2021257/email-provider-protonmail-says-it-hacked-back-then-walks-claim-back A canary for timer-expiration functions https://lwn.net/Articles/731082/ Debian debates software for proprietary services https://lwn.net/Articles/730940/ 2017-08-10 ---------- Researchers Build True Random Number Generator From Carbon Nanotubes https://science.slashdot.org/story/17/08/09/2324250/researchers-build-true-random-number-generator-from-carbon-nanotubes Disney Ditching Netflix Keeps Piracy Relevant https://yro.slashdot.org/story/17/08/09/216243/disney-ditching-netflix-keeps-piracy-relevant Disney Sued For Allegedly Spying On Children Through 42 Gaming Apps https://games.slashdot.org/story/17/08/09/2010212/disney-sued-for-allegedly-spying-on-children-through-42-gaming-apps Prison Time For Manager Who Hacked Ex-Employer's FTP Server, Email Account https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/08/09/1851258/prison-time-for-manager-who-hacked-ex-employers-ftp-server-email-account In Less Than Five Years, 44 Trillion Cameras Will Be Watching Us https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/17/08/09/1910203/in-less-than-five-years-44-trillion-cameras-will-be-watching-us A milestone for control groups https://lwn.net/Articles/729215/ The NOVA filesystem https://lwn.net/Articles/729812/ Security updates for Wednesday 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