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1. How did you first get interested in computers and security? Anu first got interested in computers and security indirectly when she opened up to math, since computers and math are intertwined. Until the sixth grade, she was scared by math, but her teacher changed her perspective on the subject. She saw her first computer in her junior year of high school, at which point she fell in love with computers and knew that computer science was what she wanted to study....

Dark has finally won a GSL Code S Finals after being Starcraft 2’s best Zerg throughout pretty well the entirety of Legacy of the Void. It has been a rough few years for Zerg in the GSL—the last time the race made the finals of a GSL was over two years ago, when soO lost what was easily his best chance at his first GSL title to an upstart GuMiho....

Sync Text Files Jotterpad X is an app that allows for distraction-free writing, saving your work as you go. Files are saved as plain text, and you can either store it in your device or sync it with Dropbox. You can download the app free from the Play Store. When you first open it, you’re prompted to create a new document. By default, new documents are saved locally on the device....

Researchers at cybersecurity company Group-IB analysed activity on underground forums and said there’s been a sharp increase in the number of offers to sell access to compromised corporate networks, with the number of posts offering access tripling between 2020 and 2021. Crooks are claiming to offer access to compromised Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) login credentials, as well as web shells, reverse shells, Cobalt Strike penetration testing tools and more....

Crossplay is one of gaming’s newer buzz words that only distinguish a smattering of online titles from the rest, but it’s time for full-platform crossplay to become the standard rather than the exception. Online play lives and dies based on active player counts, and it’s foolish for publishers and developers to continue hamstringing their own games’ longevity and player experience based on platform in the modern gaming landscape. Last year, the mainstream gaming world learned exactly how easy it actually is for developers to enable crossplay across all platforms when Fortnite became the first game ever to be playable everywhere for everyone (only after Sony’s stubborn arrogance gave way, of course....

In a series of PDFs released today (Intro, Site Plan/Landscaping, Floor Plans and Renderings), the City of Cupertino released detailed floor plans of Apple’s 20,000 plus person super-structure. The building, affectionately dubbed “the Mothership” was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on June 7th, just days after WWDC earlier this year. Cupertino’s Mayor went on record a few weeks later saying “there was no way they weren’t going to approve the deal”....

Keatron discussed a wide range of issues related to becoming an incident responder (IR), including what piqued his interest in security, whether the milestones he faced still exist today, the day-to-day activities of an IR, what projects or activities should an IR be interested in, what certifications an IR should pursue, and more. When did you become interested in computer security? Keatron became interested in computer security through a series of milestones that progressively unfolded over time....

The Arrowverse is setting up its biggest crossover of all time with the upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths that will bring Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Batwoman, and Black Lightning for the five-hour event. But what TPTB are also doing, besides celebrating one of DC’s biggest stories in this mega-franchise, is to honor past DC TV media. We have Brandon Routh’s Superman from Superman Returns, Tom Welling and Erica Durance as Smallville’s Clark and Lois, as well as iconic Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy set to play Bruce Wayne in live-action for the first time....

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwyCaO9J9Qw] Need a new game to entertain you over the holidays? The sequel to the popular Cut the Rope series just launched today with all new levels and characters and its exclusive to the App Store. As with the original app, Cut the Rope 2 follows the main character Om Nom through an animated world through a puzzles to solve in pursuit of candy. Cut the Rope 2 is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch for $0....

There are many reasons for our favouring this app. But perhaps the biggest is the fact that it is available across the most platforms at no cost. You can get Glympse for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry – and without paying a penny. Coming a close second is the fact that the app lets you send your location to anyone – just about anyone – who has an Internet connection on their device, even if they do not have Glympse on it....

Because the malware source code is available on GitHub (Figure 1 below), criminals can reuse the code-base to implement their own versions, improving it with new capabilities and making it stealthier. Figure 1: EnemyBot source code is available on GitHub. EnemyBot is malware created by combining and modifying the source code of Miray and Gafgyt. By analyzing both threats’ “scanning” features, you can see that the code similarities are obvious....

Sometimes a spinoff can take on a life of its own. One such spinoff that very much became its own entity was the animated MTV hit Daria, which followed the exploits of a recurring character on Beavis and Butthead after she moved to the fictional town of Lawndale. And now that the show is 20 years old, co-creator Susie Lewis has spoken about where she thinks the characters are two decades years later....

For what has felt like an eternity to fans of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, the straight shooting and all too often socially inept antics of Larry David have been missing from their lives. Five years have passed since anyone has seen or heard anything from the one-time Seinfeld co-creator - and such a lapse had occurred between Curb Your Enthusiasm seasons that many had the creeping feeling that perhaps there wasn’t going to be a ninth series of the beloved black comedy....

Actor Danny Trejo gives fans an update on if and when Machete 3 will be coming out. Trejo has had a successful acting career, and his most known character is named Machete. The character first appeared in the children’s movie Spy Kids, where Trejo appeared as the Uncle of Carmen and Juni Cortez. He returned for all three of the Spy Kids sequels, and then appeared in a fake trailer in between segments of the double feature film Grindhouse....

Netflix unveiled some brand-new footage from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance during the show’s Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. The upcoming series is a prequel that takes place long before the events of directors Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s 1982 cult classic fantasy film, The Dark Crystal, and follows a group of noble Gelflings who lead a rebellion against the horrifying creatures known as Skeksis. Directed by Louis Leterrier (Clash of the Titans, Now You See Me), Age of Resistance boasts an all-star cast that includes Anya Taylor-Joy (Split), Taron Egerton (Rocketman), and Nathalie Emmanuel (The Fate of the Furious) as the voices for the Gelfling heroes Brea, Rian, and Deet....

Darkroom for iOS has just been updated to version 5.5, which brings a new grain slider to reduce memory usage, improve speed and aesthetic, and make it look closer to film grain. According to Darkroom, the image “will now appear to be made up of grain rather than the grain being applied over the top as an overlay. This is particularly evident in bright areas.” Here’s what else has changed with this feature, which has been rebuilt by the team behind the app:...

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Wars: Darth Vader #6 ahead. – Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli’s latest run on Star Wars: Darth Vader digs into the most fearsome villain in the galaxy’s formative years. The first story arc reimagined his infamous “birth” scene from Star Wars: Episode III ‒ Revenge of the Sith, shedding new light on the origin of the iconic evildoer. It also explored the mythology behind the Sith’s use red lightsabers, as well as how Vader earned and “bled” his blade....

A Chinese cyber researcher has told Reuters that he has canceled an upcoming appearance at the prestigious Black Hat Asia hacking conference at the request of his employer. The researcher, Wish Wu, was preparing a presentation entitled “Bypass Strong Face ID: Everyone Can Deceive Depth and IR Camera and Algorithms”. Notably, Wu’s employer Ant Financial, utilizes numerous facial recognition technologies, including that of Apple’s Face ID with their Alipay digital payment system....

1. SolarWinds blames intern for weak password that led to cyberattack As cybersecurity researchers continue to piece together the sprawling SolarWinds supply chain attack, top executives of the Texas-based software services firm blamed an intern for a critical password lapse that went unnoticed for several years. The password solarwinds123 was originally believed to have been publicly accessible via a GitHub repository since June 17, 2018. Read more » 2. AOL phishing email states your account will be closed An AOL mail phishing campaign is underway to steal users’ login name and password by warning recipients that their account is about to be closed....

The live-action Scooby-Doo spinoff movie Daphne & Velma has received a trailer. The film will show what the female duo was up to prior to meeting the rest of Mystery Inc. The direct-to-video film will release this spring. The immensely popular Scooby-Doo franchise revolves around Scooby and his four teenage friends: Shaggy Rogers, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley. Calling themselves Mystery Inc., they work together to solve mysteries that generally involve a person dressing up as a monster or a ghost....