Category: Science / Technology

FBI-DHS Report Provides Insight Into Russian Malicious Cyber Activity

NEWS ANALYSIS: ‘GRIZZLY STEPPE’ Joint Analysis Report from Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation provides insight into the techniques allegedly used by the Russian government to hack the U.S After months of speculation and allegations about Russian hacking activities related to the U.S election, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a Joint Analysis Report on December 29, 2016, detailing the tools and techniques used by Russian intelligence services against the U.S. The 13-page report , titled ‘GRIZZLY STEPPE – Russian Malicious Cyber Activity’ does not contain all of the information collected by U.S Intelligence agencies on the various alleged hacking activities of Russia, as it is classified by DHS and FBI as being Traffic Light Protocol White.

My Thoughts on 2017

As the New Year is now here there’s an upbeat feeling in the business community bolstered by a feeling that 2017 will be a banner year for non-technology companies expanding their buying of technology startups. With 43 of those types of companies now under my belt, ranging from taking a company wire to wire, to being there at the start, middle and end of the process, there’s some key trends I’m seeing, both in VoIP as well as also in the collaboration space.

What the Mac needs in 2017

As sure as the Earth sweeps through its orbit around the sun, the changing of a calendar year is a time to reflect about what’s happened and ponder what’s to come. Last year I made a list of things I wanted to see from the Mac in 2016; the results were fair to middling .

Earth ‘will be destroyed in October 2017’ – and the …

Don’t bother sticking to those New Year’s Resolutions, because in autumn this year, a massive death planet is about to hit our planet, killing us all. Or at least that’s what ‘researcher’ David Meade, author of ‘Planet X: The 2017 Arrival’ reckons – saying that ‘overwhelming evidence’ proves that a planet will collide with Earth in September or October this year.

Tibaldo: My Story on Getting Past the Seasons

I WAS in my mother’s womb when Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was sent to explore outer space in early1961 with his Vostoc spacecraft. Baguio City was at its all-time record low of 6.3 degrees in January of that year when my mother was two months pregnant with me.

What I like and what I miss with my new GTD workflow

I recently switched from using Todoist as my main GTD system to using the three Google services Google Keep, Google Calendar and Inbox by Gmail together as one service for my GTD system and workflow. So below you can see the things I really like with my new GTD workflow and what I miss from Todoist.

USAID Project supports seed sector

The Feed the Future-Ghana Agriculture Technology Transfer Project is partnering reputable financial institutions in northern Ghana with a loan programme of $ 9 million to stimulate improved seed production, processing, and marketing. The programme is to fuel the nascent private sector seed business that serves farmers in Upper East, Upper West, and Northern Regions.

Fusion to Exhibit at @CloudExpo | @FusionConnectSM #IoT #SDN #AI #ML

CON Events announced today that Fusion, a leading provider of cloud services, will exhibit at SYS-CON’s 20th International Cloud Expo A , which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Fusion, a leading provider of integrated cloud solutions to small, medium and large businesses, is the industry’s single source for the cloud.

Why Philippe Starck is the – Robin Hood’ of design

As the newest restaurant he’s designed, for Hong Kong’s DFS, opens in Venice, the Frenchman talks mega yachts, Steve Jobs, why he stays away from fashion, and designing for Xiaomi despite not owning a mobile phone or computer Philippe Starck is removing the large cardboard sleeve of a Taschen book on Venice that’s on a coffee table in front of him. He looks at the sleeve intently, examining the folds that allow it to envelope the hardback, but also curiously allow the sleeve to stand up by virtue of another fold.

LG To Show Off New Robots At CES 2017

Robots are the way of the future as from what we can tell, the have many purposes such as being used to help automate production , clean your house , and provide you with companionship . If you are excited to see what the future of robotics holds for us, you’ll be pleased to learn that LG will be focusing on robots this coming CES.

What is your open source New Year’s resolution?

Jason is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments. He is particularly interested in data visualization/analysis, DIY/maker culture, simulations/modeling, geospatial technologies, and cloud computing, especially OpenStack.

Bay Area stalled in a wireless traffic jam

As wireless industry expert David Witkowski rose to present a guest at a San Jose conference, he pocketed his phone in defeat. Unable to call up the speaker’s resume – network coverage and WiFi had failed during the conference about Silicon Valley network reliability – Witkowski winged an introduction.

Rare comet will be visible from Earth for first time: NASA

A rare comet discovered by NASA scientists will be visible using just binoculars to skywatchers on Earth this week for the first time, before the object heads back into outer reaches of the solar system for an orbit lasting thousands of years. The comet, C/2016 U1 NEOWISE, “has a good chance of becoming visible through a good pair of binoculars, although we can’t be sure because a comet’s brightness is notoriously unpredictable,” said Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the US.

Donald Trump, hacking expert

So now Donald Trump is a hacking expert? After all of this time saying that he and no one else knows what is going on, that has changed 180 degrees to being a cyber security expert? Is this another sales pitch or is this the real deal? Apparently Mr. Trump feels he knows more than all of America’s intelligence agencies. In fact, Mr. Trump has continually defended Russian espionage while lambasting the US intelligence agencies who have unanimously reported Russian hacking in the last election.

[Gina Barreca] Don’t let your great ideas get away

Here’s the one thing you need to do in 2017: You need to write everything down. Write down the great ideas you have in the middle of the night, the plots to novels, the blueprints for inventions, the obvious next steps for launching ourselves into fabulous careers and simultaneously solving the problems of the universe.

7 hottest tech trends of 2017

Happy new year everyone! From the entire BYTES team, we wish you all a terrific 2017. This entire last week, I and the team reflected on the tech trends of 2016 and to be honest we were wowed ! In our last issue we showcased the top tech stories that made the headlines.

Database Content Administration Application in 15 Lines of PHP Code

Introduction We will learn how to build a fully functional, single-page database content administration application using phpGrid and other PHP components with a minimum amount of code. The application will perform common data operations such as Create, Read, Update, Delete, otherwise known as CRUD We will learn how to build a fully functional, single-page database content administration application using phpGrid and other PHP components with a minimum amount of code.

What is in store for Windows 10 in 2017

The company ended the free for all buffet in the first half of 2016, but not before pushing the free offer way to aggressively to the PCs of its customers. The second half saw the release of the Anniversary Update for the operating system which added much needed functionality to it.

Dark fibre vs Layer 2 WAN ?

Hello, can someone please explain the difference between a layer 2 WAN circuit and a dark fibre circuit A layer2 circuit has electronics and is normally a managed offering, so you basically have an Ethernet port at each end. A dark fibre circuit is exactly that – a piece of fibre that runs from one point to another.

China Central Bank Adviser Calls for 6%-7% Growth Target Range

China should set a more flexible 2017 economic growth target to give policy makers more room to enact reform, according to Huang Yiping, an adviser to the People’s Bank of China. He proposed a range of 6 percent to 7 percent for this year, compared with the 6.5 percent to 7 percent objective in 2016, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

French Supermarket Expands Chinese E-commerce Offerings

Carrefour’s Hubei regional office announced the launch of its Carrefour online store, which is the latest online-to-offline business of this French retailer in China. This marks Carrefour’s latest O2O e-commerce market development in China, following similar moves in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Kunming, Wuxi, and Jiangsu.

Reolink Wireless Security Cameras Adopt Dual Band WiFi Technology to Reduce Signal Loss

Reolink, a global innovator in home security and camera solutions, adopts 2.4/5 GHz dual band WiFi technology on its wireless security cameras, to help users get rid of WiFi sigal loss and interference to the largest degree. 2.4 GHz single wireless security cameras, though more widespread in usage , has only 3 non-overlapping channels for transmission, which are congested due to a lot of interfering devices, including microwave ovens, cordless phones, baby monitors, etc.

Invention Secrecy Activity in 2016

From the FAS site – Project on Government Secrecy Invention Secrecy Activity The Invention Secrecy Act of 1951 requires the government to impose “secrecy orders” on certain patent applications that contain sensitive information, thereby restricting disclosure of the invention and withholding the grant of a patent. Remarkably, this requirement can be imposed even when the application is generated and entirely owned by a private individual or company without government sponsorship or support.

NASA ‘mixtape’ highlights best of 2016 space research

The organization’s Goddard Space Flight Center just dropped the tape – in the form of a YouTube video – that samples some of its most notable efforts in 2016. The Maryland-based center is the nation’s largest organization of scientists and engineers who build spacecraft and technology to study the Earth, our solar system and the universe.

Mystery of the new iPhone full of celebrities’ numbers: iCloud…

Mystery of the new iPhone full of celebrities’ numbers: iCloud glitch makes social media manager’s device link with other people’s address books An iPhone user told yesterday how she was astonished to discover her new handset contained numbers for dozens of celebrities – including David Walliams, Olympian Greg Rutherford and TV presenter Gok Wan. Sophie Highfield mysteriously ended up with the contacts after an apparent iCloud glitch somehow made her Apple iPhone 5S sync with other people’s address books.

Protector seeks protection: Delhi cops to set up cyber security centre

The Ministry of Home Affairs has already approved the proposal, after the force expressed apprehension regarding cyber attacks by Pakistani and Chinese hackers Amid a vicious war against India’s net security, the police force is in the process of setting up a Security Operation Centre , estimated to cost Rs 7.5 crore, to save itself from any such attack. The Ministry of Home Affairs has already approved the proposal, after the force expressed apprehension regarding cyber attacks by Pakistani and Chinese hackers.