Archive for November 2016

https://www.latesthackingnews.com/the-best-20-pictures-of-a-programmers-life/ →

C programming language has been there for 44 years: C was originally developed by Dennis Ritchie between 1969 and 1973 at Bell Labs, and used to re-implement the Unix operating system. C is not cluttered with obscure features so it should easy! So it’s easy to claim that you know C. How well do you →

http://www.idgconnect.com/abstract/22842/open-source-hardware-makers-unite-start-certifying-products?utm_content=41573223&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter →

http://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/87590-of-organizations-wont-survive-a-cyberattack?utm_content=42849784&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin According to this article most organizations are not properly prepared against cyber attack. Many of them might not be able to properly recover from such attack. →

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source or mains power fails. The on-battery runtime of most uninterruptible power sources is relatively short (only a few minutes) but sufficient to start a standby power source or properly shut down the protected equipment. →

https://www.hackread.com/mirai-botnet-hacks-surveillance-camera-in-98-secs/ This article reports how Mirai botnet got access to security camera. The security of networked security cameras needs to be improved – the devices with default password can get hacked faster than you can find how to change the password! →

https://www.wired.com/2016/11/great-now-even-headphones-can-spy/ Very many gadgets have microphone that can be used for spying. And in some cases even headphones that don’t have microphones can be used for recording sounds… →

http://electronicsofthings.com/research-articles/regulations-for-the-iot-need-to-address-issues-of-minimum-specifications-2/?utm_source=eotpage&utm_medium=eotpage&utm_campaign=eotpage&utm_content=eotposts The could be need for some regulation… hopefully people in charge do not mess this by making stupid regulations. →

http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-do-linux-and-open-source-companies-make-money-from-free-software/ →

http://electronicsofthings.com/expert-opinion/standards-body-wants-standards-for-iot-vendors-dont-care/?utm_source=eotpage&utm_medium=eotpage&utm_campaign=eotpage&utm_content=eotposts →