NTP 4.2.8p9 includes a patch for a vulnerability that could crash ntpd with a single malformed packet.

Microsoft confirmed Feb. 14, 2017 is the cutoff date for SHA-1 support in its Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 browsers.

Technology alone cannot protect you. Bad guys are constantly developing new ways to get past firewalls, anti-virus and filters. You are the best defense against any attacker.

Lawmakers seek to delay controversial rule granting US law enforcment officials wide-ranging freedom to hack computers – wherever they are

Barebones browser available for free in the App Store should also boost performance

Watch out for default settings when you’re programming – they can leave your users where they don’t want to be.

Instagram is continuing to add features to its service to woo Snapchat and Periscope users. Today, the company will be rolling out two big new features to Instagram Stories on iOS and Android: live video on Instagram Stories and disappearing…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Telegraph.co.uk: Panasonic has invested tens of millions of dollars in a robot that can reduce the time it takes to wash clothes by sorting clean items and folding them into neat piles. The…

Last week, French president Francois Hollande announced that France will shut down all its coal-fired power plants by 2023. This week, Canada’s environment minister, Kathleen McKenna, announced that Canada plans to phase out its use of coal-fired electricity by 2030….

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: President-elect Donald Trump has appointed two new advisers to his transition team that will oversee his FCC and telecommunications policy agenda. Both of the new advisers are staunch opponents of net neutrality…