Panel of experts discusses security and privacy at Armorblox Blox Party during the 2019 RSA Security Conference. TONY BRADLEY The RSA Security Conference was held in San Francisco at the beginning of this month. Nearly 800 vendors and more than 50,000 people invaded the Moscone Center and surrounding area to show off new products and … Read more
When most people think of a garden, they imagine a large field that has been plowed with long neat rows spaced 3 or 4 feet apart to allow cultivation by a tractor or tiller. Gardening on such a scale is impossible for city dwellers, considering that residential lot sizes continue to decrease and more and … Read more
Wednesday was officially the start of spring. What better way to celebrate the transitioning of seasons by cleaning your dorm or apartment? For many college students, cleaning is a tedious task that can take hours to accomplish, but once it’s done, the feeling of accomplishment is worth it. Try these five cleaning tips to start … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: The hacker, who earlier stole and posted personal data of close to 843 million users of various popular websites on a Dark Web marketplace, has now put up the fourth set of nearly 26 million hacked databases for sale. Hacker Gnosticplayers has put up the personal data of 26 million people using the services of six different companies globally … Read more
Howdy from Austin, Texas, where I’m filing today’s column from a taco shop as this year’s SXSW festival concludes. The security of electronic voting systems has become a hot button issue in recent years. Just this week researchers disclosed that they uncovered a critical flaw in an electronic voting system Switzerland plans to roll out. The vulnerability, … Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a bombshell announcement earlier this week that his company would pivot to a “privacy-focused communications platform” that prioritizes encrypted private messaging and groups over public-facing posts and the algorithm-driven News Feed. According to the company’s former security chief, Alex Stamos, the move could mean that some of Facebook’s toughest issues around moderating … Read more
Armstrong Flooring Inc. (AFI) traded on unusually high volume on Mar. 05, as the stock lost 4.6% to close at $13.90. On the day, Armstrong Flooring Inc. saw 267,863 shares trade hands on 2,125 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 90,321 shares a day over the last month, this represents … Read more
WASHINGTON: Huawei is owned by the Chinese government, has deep connections to their intelligence services and presents a national security threat, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cautioned, urging the countries to think twice before signing up with one the world’s biggest tech firms. Shenzhen-based Huawei has faced increasing headwinds in its push to make inroads in the … Read more
Tucson African Violet Society 61st Judged Show and Sale — Golden Pin Lanes, 1010 W. Miracle Mile. A diverse array of violets and gesneriads available for purchase, along with all the information and supplies one needs to get started growing African violets or to add to a collection or start a new hobby. 10 a.m.-5 … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The statement, which was reviewed by The Associated Press, has 58 signatures from prominent former officials, including … Read more