Almost half have experienced a cyber attack while a third do not have anyone at board level tasked with cyber security.
Multiple security holes discovered in Linksys routers
As with every router vulnerability, a key issue is, “How many owners will hear about the issue and bother to update?”
News in brief: Google Home gets smarter; Hackers target South Korean missiles; Harry Huskey dies
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Ask Slashdot: How Do You Explain 'Don't Improve My Software Syndrome' Or DIMSS?
dryriver writes: I am someone who likes to post improvement suggestions for different software tools I use on the internet. If I see a function in a software that doesn’t work well for me or could work better for everyone…
Apple Hires Top Google Satellite Executives For New Hardware Team
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The iPhone maker has recruited a pair of top Google satellite executives for a new hardware team, according to people familiar with the matter. John Fenwick, who led Google’s spacecraft operations,…
Cycling To Work Can Cut Cancer and Heart Disease
randomErr quotes a report from BBC: Want to live longer? Reduce your risk of cancer? And heart disease? Then cycle to work, say scientists. The five-year study of 250,000 UK commuters also showed walking had some benefits over sitting on…
Developer of BrickerBot Malware Claims He Destroyed Over Two Million Devices
An anonymous reader writes: In an interview today, the author of BrickerBot, a malware that bricks IoT and networking devices, claimed he destroyed over 2 million devices, but he never intended to do so in the first place. His intentions…
All-Electric 'Flying Car' Takes Its First Test Flight In Germany
Today, Munich-based Lilium Aviation conducted the first test flight of its all-electric, two-seater, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) prototype. “In a video provided by the Munich-based startup, the aircraft can be seen taking off vertically like a helicopter, and then…
Mirai and Hajime Locked Into IoT Botnet Battle
A white hat hacker is believed responsible for the Hajime IoT botnet because its main objective appears to be to secure IoT devices vulnerable to the notorious Mirai malware.
Google Pleads for Better Cross-Border Exchange of Digital Evidence
Google asked for MLAT reform, and released its biannual Transparency Report revealing it received a record number of government requests for user data.