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Executive Summary This paper presents the results of 268 engagements (251 of which involved live, production network tests), conducted from early September of 2017 through mid-June of 2018. Fifty-nine percent of all penetration tests performed in the survey period were externally based, where the targets tend to be internet-facing vectors such as web applications, email…
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin referred to Berlin as “the most important city in the blockchain cosmos”, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reported July 25. Lubin said that, “Berlin has the infrastructure, Berlin has the talent, the really good programmers are here.” Lubin added that, if Berlin wanted to maintain its status as a blockchain hub, “the government…
The hottest new apps on ethereum resemble an old favorite: the Ponzi scheme. At least that’s the early consensus on FOMO 3D and PoWH3D, two of the platform’s top three apps entering Tuesday. According to data website DappRadar, both games have amassed 20,000 ether ($9 million) in trading volume over the last 24 hours, a figure…
Congressman Will Hurd warned that Russia and China are sucking up encrypted communications in the hopes of retroactively reading them after they achieve encryption-breaking quantum computing capabilities. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) A Texas congressman warned of the growing threat quantum computing presents if competitors such as Russia or China achieve the technological feat first.…
Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) “failed” to provide protection against insider trading or stick to their whitepaper promises, a new report from the University of Pennsylvania Law School released July 17 reveals. The lengthy study of the ICO phenomenon, dubbed “Coin-Operated Capitalism,” begins with a frank appraisal of investor expectations versus reality, the four contributing professors…
“To me, it kind of feels similar to the beginning of ethereum.” Andrew Paulicek, founder of Happy Tezos, isn’t the only one excited about the upcoming milestone in the life of Tezos, a blockchain network that launched three weeks ago after a series of long, painful delays. Every three days or so – the exact…
Cloud cryptocurrency mining service HashFlare announced July 20, that it is stopping mining services and shutting down hardware on current SHA-256 contracts due to difficulty generating revenue. HashFlare is a cloud cryptocurrency mining platform founded in 2013. Cloud mining is a system where a user purchases a portion of the mining power of hardware hosted…
The emergence of blockchain technology has piqued the interest of a number of different sectors across global society. From finance, politics, economics, automotive and technology, blockchain is starting to take root. It is now being seen that communications could be the latest sector to benefit from this technological revolution. There has been a predictive report…
A team of Bitcoin (BTC) engineers has announced the launch of the Bitcoin Operations Technology Group (Bitcoin Optech) addressing the problem of Bitcoin’s scalability, according to their statement published July 20. Bitcoin Optech is a non-profit organization backed by leading industry players like PayPal Board Member Wences Casares, executive of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.…
“Scarcity” may be a crypto buzzword, but “shortage” has hardly made the footnotes – until now. In early July, the developers behind U Network, a blockchain publishing protocol valued at around $8 million, abruptly announced that it had run out of its reserve of UUU crypto tokens, and that it planned to buy back some of…
A YubiKey Security Key made by Yubico. The basic model featured here retails for $20 The basic idea behind two-factor authentication (2FA/U2F) is that even if thieves manage to phish or steal your password, they still cannot log in to your account unless they also hack or possess that second factor. by Brian Krebs…
On June 7, during a training exercise in the Baltics, four U.S. Army Stryker vehicles driving along a road between Kaunas and Prienai, Lithuania, collided when the lead vehicle braked too hard for a obstacle on the roadway. Not long after the incident, a blog post made to look like a popular Lithuanian news outlet…
Survey of Incident Responders Shows That Businesses Needs to Re-architect Cybersecurity The cyber kill chain employed by advanced adversaries is changing. Defenders need to evolve their defensive strategies to meet the new challenge; and they need to develop silent hunting skills. A new study from Carbon Black queried 37 incident response firms that use its…
The “voting” in Proof-of-Stake is a perversion of the Blockchain technology – of course it introduces vulnerabilities in every new, proprietary PoS scheme. At least it only affects all those Proof-of-Stakers … Malicious cartels just might be lurking on your blockchain. At least, that’s the latest finding from Cornell University researchers Philip Daian, Tyler…
Toronto-based Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 has announced the completion of its second mining facility in Canada on July 16, claiming to have become the world’s “largest publicly-traded” operator by capacity. In a press release, Hut 8 revealed its Medicine Hat farm had been completed ahead of its September deadline, joining its existing operation in…
Could the “spooky action” of quantum technologies enable China to develop disruptive military capabilities – and perhaps achieve a strategic advantage? In its quest to offset U.S. techno-strategic advantages, China aspires to emerge as a “science and technology superpower” (科技强国) and leap ahead in quantum science through a new national megaproject. From the launch of the world’s…
Die Deutschen „frisieren“ gerne: Während europaweit nur zwölf Prozent aller Gebrauchtwagen einen gefälschten Tachostand aufweisen, sind es hierzulande 33 Prozent. Laut dem ADAC steigt der Preis eines gebrauchten Autos um durchschnittlich 3.000 Euro, wenn der Tacho mit einem Manipulationsgerät bearbeitet wurde. Lösungen gibt es für diese Betrugsmasche bislang kaum. In Belgien und den Niederlanden setzt…
Bitmain at $10.4 billion Canaan Creative at $3 billion Ebang at $1.5 billion Three bitcoin mining companies have joined a list of “unicorns” – private companies valued at over $1 billion – for the first time. The Shanghai-based Hurun Research Institute published its Q2 Unicorn Index for the Greater China region on Wednesday, which notably…
Here’s how much a new artificial intelligence center could cost The Department of Defense plans to spend $1.7 billion over the next five years to stand up a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, according to new budgeting figures. The reprograming documents sent to Congress, obtained by C4ISRNET sister publication Defense News, outline the Pentagon plans…
Researchers have developed a tool that poses as GPS satellites to deceive nearby GPS receivers and manipulate road navigation systems. Researchers have developed a tool that poses as GPS satellites to deceive nearby GPS receivers. The kit could be used to deceive receivers used by navigation systems and suggest drivers the wrong direction. “we explore…
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