Category: Computer Security

Microsoft made ’em do it: The latest Kaby Lake, Zen chips will support only Windows 10 | PCWorld

Both the latest AMD Zen and Intel Kaby Lake microprocessors won’t be officially supported by either Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 — just Windows 10, >>>

Posted: August 30, 2016 in Computer, Security

European Copyright Leak Exposes Plans to Force the Internet to Subsidize Publishers | Electronic Frontier Foundation

A just-leaked draft impact assessment on the modernization of European copyright rules could spell the end for many online services in Europe as we know >>>

Posted: August 27, 2016 in Computer, Internet, Security

Having offended everyone else in the world, Linus Torvalds calls own lawyers a ‘nasty festering disease’

Time for a compendium of abuse Source: Having offended everyone else in the world, Linus Torvalds calls own lawyers a ‘nasty festering disease’

Posted: August 27, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social

Fantom Ransomware Encrypts your Files while pretending to be Windows Update

A new ransomware called Fantom was discovered by AVG malware researcher Jakub Kroustek that is based on the open-source EDA2 ransomware project. The Fantom Ransomware uses an interesting feature of displaying a fake >>>

Posted: August 26, 2016 in Computer, Security

Open source 25-core processor can be stringed into a 200,000-core computer | PCWorld

Researchers want to give a 25-core open-source processor called Piton some serious bite. Source: Open source 25-core processor can be stringed into a 200,000-core computer >>>

Posted: August 24, 2016 in Computer, CPU

GrrrGraphics.com website shut down because of Hillary Clinton Cartoon

UPDATE: As of 11:30 pm MDT site is back up- lame excuse given by hosting company, very suspicious. We are now working with a web >>>

Posted: August 23, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social

EFF slams Microsoft’s ‘blatant disregard’ for user privacy with Windows 10 | TheINQUIRER

Privacy campaigners warn that people will soon abandon the once trusted company Source: EFF slams Microsoft’s ‘blatant disregard’ for user privacy with Windows 10 | >>>

Posted: August 23, 2016 in Computer, Security

PCI Express 4.0 Brings 16 GT/s And At Least 300 Watts At The Slot

PCIe 4.0 will arrive in 2017 with double the bandwidth, but it will also boost the amount of power provided at the slot up to >>>

Posted: August 22, 2016 in Computer, Graphics

Hillary Clinton Vows To Shut Down Alternative Media

Hillary Clinton has threatened to shut down alternative news websites in America if she is elected President of the United States. Source: Hillary Clinton Vows >>>

Posted: August 20, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Internet, Security, Social

LKML: <1471274895@i2pmail …: Fake Linus Torvalds' Key Found in the Wild, No More Short-IDs.

Source: LKML: <1471274895@i2pmail …: Fake Linus Torvalds’ Key Found in the Wild, No More Short-IDs.

Posted: August 17, 2016 in Computer, Operating Systems, Security