Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. There’s no school like the old school, and that goes for game consoles as well. Even with the rise of retro consoles like the SNES Classic or the PlayStation Classic, there’s…
Researchers spotted the never-before-seen LookBack malware being used in spearphishing campaigns against three U.S. utilities.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Working from the comfort of your couch for one of the biggest companies on the globe sounds nice, doesn’t it?
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Nearly three years ago, TechCrunch reported on suspected fraud committed by Mike Rothenberg, a self-described “millennial venture capitalist” who’d made a name for himself not only by eponymously branding his venture firm but for spending lavishly to woo startup founders, including on Napa Valley wine tours, at luxury boxes at Golden State Warriors games and…
There’s a (supposed) problem with blockchain: it’s too resource-intensive, so Amazon Web Services (AWS) has backed a $100,000 maths competition to “forever change” the technology. Given 1024-bit input x, compute the verifiable delay function ‘h=x^(2^t) mod N’ as fast as possible. t=2^30 N=124066695684124741398798927404814432744698427125735684128131855064976895337309138910015071214657674309443149407457493434579063840841220334555160125016331040933690674569571217337630239191517205721310197608387239846364360850220896772964978569683229449266819903414117058030106528073928633017118689826625594484331 If it helps, the puzzle above relates specifically to Verifiable Delay Functions…
Comprehensive testing of 21 free Android antivirus apps revealed big security vulnerabilities and privacy concerns; especially for AEGISLAB, BullGuard, dfndr and VIPRE.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
It seems like we can’t go more than a week without reading breaking news that a major company has experienced a data breach.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Yesterday, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announced that he’s leaving Twitch, moving his streaming career over to Microsoft’s Mixer platform. This morning, Mixer has shot to the top of the App Store’s free app charts. Microsoft acquired Mixer in 2016, back when it was called Beam, and has been trying to grow the platform since. However, Mixer…
Dogecoin has been in development since 2013. Its original creators, Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, wanted to create a cryptocurrency that wasn’t as stuffy or boring as Bitcoin. They wanted to create a digital coin that was fun, in the hope that it would appeal to a much broader audience than conventional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.…
Vast majority of Apple iOS users haven’t updated to iOS 12.4, leaving themselves wide open to a public exploit.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
