• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Oct-22-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Attackers hijack CCTV cameras and network-attached storage devices to launch DDoS attacks

We’ve reached a point that security researchers have long warned is coming: insecure embedded devices connected to the Internet are routinely being hacked and used in attacks.The latest example is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack detected recently by security firm […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Oct-22-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Attackers hijack CCTV cameras and network-attached storage devices to launch DDoS attacks

We’ve reached a point that security researchers have long warned is coming: insecure embedded devices connected to the Internet are routinely being hacked and used in attacks.The latest example is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack detected recently by security firm […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Oct-22-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Computer clocks can be easily scrambled, undermining encryption and bitcoin trades

In 2012, two servers run by the U.S. Navy rolled back their clocks 12 years, deciding it was the year 2000.The servers were very important: they’re part of a worldwide network that helps computers keep the right time using the […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Oct-22-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Computer clocks can be easily scrambled, undermining encryption and bitcoin trades

In 2012, two servers run by the U.S. Navy rolled back their clocks 12 years, deciding it was the year 2000.The servers were very important: they’re part of a worldwide network that helps computers keep the right time using the […]