DARPA Announces Tasks for DRC Finals
Late last week, DARPA released the final rules document for the DRC Finals. This document includes the list of tasks that robots will have to...
The Company Securing Your Internet Has Close Ties to Russian Spies
Kaspersky Lab sells security software, including antivirus programs recommended by big-box stores and other U.S. PC retailers. (more…)
Disable Google’s Location History settings
I'll admit I'm pretty good about protecting my privacy as well as I'm a large fan of Google. This one however slipped under my radar...
China hacks into U.S. weather satellite network
China recently hacked into U.S. weather and satellite systems, forcing cybersecurity teams to seal off vital data, officials said Wednesday. (more…)
Video: President’s Plan to Save the Internet
US President, Barack Obama, is urging adoption of stronger NET NEUTRALITY rules, by asking the FCC to classify it as a public utility. In other...
Feds Seize Silk Road 2 and several other Dark Web markets
Update 11/10/14 : Hacker news reporting Operation Onymous has led to take-down of more than "410 hidden services" that sell illegal goods and services from drugs...
Legal Ruling Suspects Fingerprint may be used to UNLOCK his mobile device.
A Virginia Circuit Court judge has ruled that the Fifth Amendment does not protect one's fingerprint to unlock a device. However it does protect passcodes....
One dead in SpaceShipTwo test flight crash
SpaceShipTwo, the Virgin Galactic space plane, has crashed east of Mojave, according to the director of the Mojave Air and Space Port Stu Witt. The...
Secret U.S. Space Plane To Land After 22 Months In Orbit
This much we know: It's not a bird and it's not exactly a plane. Beyond that, the U.S. Air Force holds all the answers. The...
Why America’s Navy Is So Concerned About These Russian Missiles
Some folks question why the U.S. Navy would need such exotic weapons as the Phalanx and SeaRAM systems, or even electromagnetic rail guns. These Russian-made,...