On Friday, access to major websites, including twitter, Netflix and the New York Times, was shut down as the result of a massive distributed denial-of-service attack just after 7 a.m. When Twitter couldn’t be reached officials originally thought that Donald Trump was simply sending out too many tweets complaining about media bias following his botched …
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The attack on Dyn’s managed DNS services hit sites ranging from CNN to Twitter. Managed DNS provider Dyn was hit by a series of massive DDoS attacks on Friday, October 21, which left several major sites inaccessible for hours, including Box, CNN, HBO Now, PayPal, Pinterest, Reddit, Spotify, Squarespace, Twitter, Weebly, Wired, Wix, Yelp, Zendesk …
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In a new report, Nucleus Research identifies which of this year’s hot tech topics — including AI, IoT, security, and supply chains applications — will become even more focused and implementable in 2017. 6 Signs You Need A Multi-Cloud Strategy (Click image for larger view and slideshow.) Those enterprises and IT departments that believe they …
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Philip K Dick saw the future when he wrote Ubik in ’69, a place in which artificially intelligent infrastructure took control. Today we are building the Internet of Things, and the recent massive DDoS attack in which DVRs and connected cameras made by Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology were subverted to create a giant attack on the …
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Thanks to the success of its home assistant software Alexa and the Echo hardware that brings it to life, Amazon, one of the original digital disruptors in retail, is beating tech giants like Google and Apple at their own game these days. In a repeat of its early gains against brick-and-mortar retailers, Amazon astutely recognized the …
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Last week, on Friday, a massive disturbed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack was made by hackers on Dyn, a company which provides core Internet services to websites like Spotify, Reddit, SoundCloud, and Twitter. This caused slowdown and even outages across various accounts, confusing users around the world. The attack was huge, disrupting some big-name consumer services like …
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A coordinated botnet attack effectively choked internet access to a large number of popular sites last week, and the attack itself was made possible in large part due to the spread of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Yet a new survey just released by IT security firm ESET and the National Cyber Security Alliance …
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Apple says their voice recognition app Siri is improved. USA TODAY’s Jefferson Graham puts Siri through a few tests to find out. Video by Robert Hanashiro The Tap is similar to Echo, but requires you to press a button to speak to Alexa.(Photo: Amazon) FOSTER CITY, Calif. — There’s no question about the influence that …
Microsoft is holding an event on October 26 in New York. This event is going to be toned down substantially with fewer announcements and a lot less hardware. That means we will see many new products and less new features in Windows 10. Here’s what we are expecting from Microsoft October Event. Next chapter of Windows 10 …
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Gwyneth Paltrow would like us to get one thing straight: She will not be consciously uncoupling from Goop anytime soon. This summer, “Page Six” started a rumor that Paltrow would distance herself from the newsletter and e-commerce business she founded eight years ago. “The funniest thing about that is that they’ve never been more wrong,” …
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