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So you think you know C?

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 →

66% of Organizations Won’t Survive a Cyberattack

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. →

Trust UPS teardown

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. →

$55 surveillance camera hacked by Mirai botnet within 98 seconds

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! →

Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You

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… →