The federal government has reportedly joined the investigation of the hack—which experts say could be the work of spies here or abroad.
As researchers uncover more about two vulnerabilities recently patched in some Juniper Networks firewalls, the security community continues to speculate about who inserted what Juniper called “unauthorized code” into the company’s firewall operating system ScreenOS.
Elon Musk’s reusable rockets are paving the way for potentially affordable space travel some day.
Outside the realm of Star Wars and other science fiction, landing a rocket is tricky business. Lots can go wrong between launch and landing—anything from missing the target to exploding midair. Just ask Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX went through four failed attempts before finally landing its Falcon 9 intact on Monday.
Either that, or the nightmare before Christmas.
The Google-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics delivered a unique holiday greeting this week: a video of the company’s robots pulling a (human) Santa in a sleigh.
Smartphones and a profusion of connected gadgets will be prime hunting ground for hackers. And Apple products are not immune.
It’s hard to know what the future will bring—unless you’re talking about online security. “We rarely see things that just sort of appear out of nowhere,” says Ryan Olson, intelligence director at enterprise security company Palo Alto Networks.
MIT’s Enigma project would let you sell the rights to use your data in aggregate—without having to grant access to your raw information.
A new Massachusetts Institute of Technology project could soon bring much greater flexibility to cloud data sharing—potentially helping companies analyze consumer data without giving employees access to individual customers’ personal information or letting loan applicants submit data for automated underwriting without ever sharing their information with a human being.
YouTube and other Internet companies say T-Mobile is throttling their video streams—even when there’s plenty of bandwidth.
YouTube says that T-Mobile is throttling traffic to YouTube as part of the mobile provider’s new “Binge On” video streaming program—even though YouTube isn’t part of the program, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Security firm Mimecast warns phishing attackers are impersonating executives and tricking finance employees into sending them company funds.
If your boss tells you to move company money to a new account, you may want to double-check with him IRL.
With a new app by Disney-backed virtual reality firm Littlstar, Apple TV users can access the platform’s library of 360-degree videos.
Though 360-degree video has been hot in 2015, the immersive experience has largely been limited to virtual reality headsets, mobile devices, and laptop screens. Now, 360-degree videos are coming to your TV, thanks to a new Apple TV app created by the Disney-backed virtual reality company Littlstar.
You’ll never say “cool story, bro” the same way again.
Everyone’s favorite scientist and master lyricist Bill Nye can now add “GIF model” to his (already) impressive résumé.
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