Microsoft Edge Browser Offers Best Protection Against Socially Engineered Malware

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Socially Engineered Malware (SEM) refers to a type of attack that tricks users into installing unsafe software. The download may be disguised as a tool that makes your computer run faster, but in reality it’s a malicious application. And according to a recent report by cyber-security advisors NSS Labs, the Microsoft Edge browser is the most effective browser for blocking …

SanDisk Announces World’s First 1TB SD Card

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At a recent European trade show for photographers and videographers, SanDisk unveiled its latest SD memory card with a massive one terabyte of storage capacity – more than many home computers. The record-breaking card comes just two years after SanDisk revealed the world’s first 512GB SD card in 2014, and sixteen years after SanDisk released its first 64MB SD card.

Google’s Pixel Smartphone Throws Down the Gauntlet to Samsung

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When Google announced its new Pixel smartphone several weeks ago, Google’s VP of product management, Brian Rakowski, described the device as “the best smartphone camera anyone has ever made”. A bold claim, considering the fact that Samsung and Apple have dominated the market for years. The announcement heralds Google’s ambition to be a world leader in smartphone hardware, and the …

Artificial Intelligence Taps Into the Mysterious Power of the Universe

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New research has discovered the reason why Deep Learning Artificial intelligence systems may be so effective. It turns out they’re designed based upon concepts that follow the fundamental laws of the universe. These deep neural network programs, consisting of multiple layers of algorithms, have proven to be incredibly adept when it comes to solving complex problems, such as defeating the …

Victoria Launches Australia’s Largest and Fastest Free Wi-Fi Network

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Australia’s most advanced free public Wi-Fi network recently launched in Melbourne, delivering world-class Internet access to users across all Melbourne CBD train stations, as well as Queen Victoria Market, the Bourke St Mall, and South Wharf Promenade at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. VicFreeWiFi is the largest network of its kind in Australia, and one of the most advanced …

One Million Hijacked IoT Devices Launch World’s Largest Ever DDoS Attack

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A botnet of hijacked devices on the Internet of Things has overwhelmed one of the world’s premier providers of Distributed Denial of Service protection. The target of the attack was a popular blog managed by former Washington Post staffer Brian Krebs. His site, Krebs on Security, was under the protection of Akamai Technologies, a global leader in Content Delivery Network …