The lucrative business of dealing in code vulnerabilities is central to espionage and war planning, which is why brokers never spoke about it—until now.
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Apple Fixes One of the iPhone’s Most Pressing Security Risks
By hardening iMessage in iOS 14, the company has effectively cut off what had been an increasingly popular line of attack.
Hasbro Pulse Reveals Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Products and More
Collecting // JANUARY 29, 2021 This will be a Fan First Friday long remembered. No matter what era of Star Wars you love most, Hasbro has you covered. That was made clear in today’s Hasbro Pulse Fan First Friday, in which the action figure and toy masters revealed special product celebrating Lucasfilm’s 50th anniversary and […]
How to use EOMONTH() to return the last day of the month and more in Excel
There’s more to EOMONTH() in Microsoft Excel than the last day of the month. Learn how to put it to use in your spreadsheets.
How to limit reservable bandwidth in Windows 10 to increase download speeds
By default, Microsoft reserves the right to limit network bandwidth by as much as 80% to accommodate system activities. You have the power to change this setting, if you need to.
Hackers Used Zero-Days to Infect Windows and Android Devices
Google researchers say the campaign, which booby-trapped sites to ensnare targets, was carried out by a “highly sophisticated actor.”
US government warns of cyberattacks targeting cloud services
Such attacks often occur when employees work remotely and use a mixture of personal and business devices to access cloud services.
This $40 Cast-Iron Pot Is the Secret to Baking a Perfect Loaf
An inexpensive, so-simple-it-hurts pan has come to rule our food writer’s kitchen.
Zero Day Patches Get Your Zero Day Patches
Zero Day – vulnerability is an undisclosed and uncorrected computer application vulnerability that could be exploited to adversely affect the computer programs, data, additional computers or a network. It is known as a “zero-day” because once a flaw becomes known, the programmer or developer has zero days to fix it. Microsoft releases emergency patch for […]
Confusion at the Border: Photography Versus Astronomy
One of the biggest confusions that you might notice as you venture into astrophotography is that photographers and astronomers measure their equipment differently. Photographers tend to refer to their lenses in terms of their focal length, while astronomers refer to their telescopes by the diameter of their opening. Thus, a 75mm f/6 telescope has a focal length of 450mm. Meanwhile, a 75mm camera lens at f/6 has an aperture of 12.5mm. If a photographer is told that someone is shooting a 155mm lens hand-held, it would not raise an eyebrow, but an astronomer told the same thing would be incredulous! I can only barely lift my 155mm telescope onto its mount!
