Something to read whilst having a coffee this morning – it’s fun. Here is a follow up story to our “F12” hacking Governor – Mike Parson – from police department, he demanded investigate journalist Josh Renaud. So what great crime did the journalist commit – he used the F12 key …
Because it’s Friday – the first images from the James Webb Telescope and something funny about printers
This came out a few hours after I posted last week’s Because it’s Friday, but I could not miss out – so here it is just a week late! https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/02/11/photons-received-webb-sees-its-first-star-18-times/ For an excellent explanation why there are 18 stars in the image have a look at NASA’s video: Featured image …
Now we are going out again – do not forget your VPN
Now we are back out there using public Wi-Fi again here is a timely reminder from TechRepublic about keeping yourself secure. Don’t browse on public Wi-Fi without a VPN | TechRepublic A few weeks ago I was away, both for a break and to get some time away from the …
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At last – a call to ban Pegasus Spyware
The European Union Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is citing the risks and damage to personal freedom as reasons for banning the commercial spyware Pegasus. EU privacy watchdog wants Pegasus spyware banned – The Record by Recorded Future But banning it would probably just force it into the shadows – hackers …
This is not comforting news – Ukrainian websites hit by denial of service attacks
With global politicians trying to cool the situation between Russia and Ukraine a huge denial of service attack across multiple website is not good news. Flood of malicious junk traffic makes Ukrainian websites unreachable | Ars Technica DDoS attacks hit Ukrainian government websites – The Record by Recorded Future However …
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