John Carlisle, a consultant anesthetist at Torbay Hospital, used statistical tools to conduct a review of thousands of papers published in leading medical journals. While a vast majority of the clinical trials he reviewed were accurate, 90 of the 5,067…
Astronomers Discover Alien World Hotter Than Most Stars
Science_afficionado writes: An international team of astronomers has discovered a planet like Jupiter zipping around its host star every day and a half, boiling at temperatures hotter than most stars and sporting a giant, glowing gas tail like a comet….
53 Percent of Enterprise Flash Installs are Outdated
More than half of enterprises are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk by running out-of-date versions of Flash.
40,000 Subdomains Tied to RIG Exploit Kit Shut Down
GoDaddy, along with researchers from RSA Security and other companies, shut down tens of thousands of illegal established subdomains tied to the RIG Exploit Kit.
QakBot Returns, Locking Out Active Directory Accounts
QakBot, a worm-like, information-stealing strain of malware is back and locking users out of their Active Directory accounts.
Facebook denies parents access to dead daughter’s account
That sounds harsh – but the social media giant has a duty to protect users’ privacy, even after they’ve died – and it highlights the issues of what happens to our online lives after we die
Monday review – the hot 19 stories of the week
From Chrome’s secret recording bug that’s ‘not a flaw’ and AI detecting pain in animals to the latest attempt to drop ransomware on your PCs, and more!
Punching down the Judy Android adware: a SophosLabs analysis
What’s going on under the hood of the Judy apps we wrote about last month? We had a look – and didn’t like what we found
Why ‘I forgot my password’ won’t go down well with a judge
Two cases in Florida suggest that claiming you can’t remember your phone’s password mean you could end up in even more trouble
Facebook safety check: telling loved ones you’re safe is a good thing
Our data may be currency to Facebook, but being able to let your loved ones know you’re safe is priceless