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Aug 19, 2018
Why Alien Life Would be our Doom — The Great Filter
Posted by Pat Maechler in category: alien life
Finding alien life on a distant planet would be amazing news — or would it? If we are not the only intelligent life in the universe, this probably means our days are numbered and doom is certain.
Aug 19, 2018
Get an Inside Look at SpaceX’s Astronaut Training Sims
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space travel
SpaceX’s first crew is starting training on cockpit simulators and replicas of the spacecraft that will take them to the ISS.
Aug 19, 2018
Super-resolution microscope reveals secrets of deadly Nipah virus
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
The deadly Nipah virus and others like it assemble themselves in a much more haphazard manner than previously thought, new UBC research has found. The discovery could allow scientists to develop more effective vaccines and rule out many approaches to fighting these viruses.
Aug 19, 2018
Security Experts Warn of New Cyber-Threats to Data Stored in Cloud
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cybercrime/malcode
Security experts from the SAN Institute speaking at the 2018 RSA Conference warn that enterprises should not assume that their data assets stored off site in cloud computing platforms are safe from cyber-attackers.
Aug 19, 2018
No Card Required: ‘Black Box’ ATM Attacks Move Into Europe
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: business, cybercrime/malcode
Fraudsters are now gingerly testing the waters in central and Western Europe with attacks that drain cash machines of their funds, according to a trade group that studies criminal activity around ATMs.
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The European Association for Secure Transactions, or EAST, says the attacks, sometimes referred to as “jackpotting,” rose 231 percent in 2017 compared to 2016. Last year, 193 incidents were reported compared to 58 in 2016.
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Aug 19, 2018
Visa app will track your location to prevent credit card fraud
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
New app could protect you from credit card fraud, but you’ll have to sacrifice some privacy to use it.