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The creator of the web just received the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for computing. But his work is far from over.

#the web #tim berners-lee #turing award #world wide web #internet

In its storied past, coding wrought destruction as well. Instances of a little bit of bad code caused disaster on a major level. The following are 10 of the worst programming mistakes in history.

#programming #software #y2k #at&t #therac-25 #mariner1 #world of warcraft #heartbleed

Browser fingerprinting just got even creepier.

#tracking #surveillance #data mining #browser #tor

(via Famed Hacker Kevin Mitnick Shows You How to Go Invisible Online | WIRED)

(via Watch Malware Steal Data From Air Gapped PC With Blinking Lights and a Drone | WIRED)

#malware #data stealing #air gap #hacking #drone

Security expert Micah Lee's guide to creating an anonymous e-mail account, anonymous phone number — and anonymous Twitter account.

#twitter #anonymous email #anonymous twitter #rogue twitter #alt twitter #security #tor #onion browser #cyberhacking

A few months ago I wrote about how you can encrypt your entire life in less than an hour. Well, all the security in the world can’t save…

#international travel #customs & border patrol #smartphone #encryption #passwords #travel

#everlearners #lifelong learning #education #resources #learning resources

It is a fact that Internet of Things (IoT) devices are extremely vulnerable to exploitation from malicious threat actors, thanks to the phenomena of defaul

#verizon #IoT #Internet of things #malware #ransomware #hacking #ddos attack

For many people, going without the internet even for a few hours is unthinkable. But if it did stop working, the impact might not be what you'd expect.

#internet #communications

Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications

#surveillance #hacking #online communications #cybersecurity #self-defense

Trump is about to have more tools of surveillance at his disposal than any tyrant ever has. Here's how to protect yourself.

At the very least, you should encrypt your phone for this and other reasons.

#encryption #surveillance #security #cybersecurity

Occasionally at Wordfence we publish posts that are public service announcements that help the broader online community including your team, friends and relatives. Today I’m publishing a guide that will help improve your overall personal cyber security. This guide focuses on the basics: How to reduce the truly important life altering risks that we face from …

Very good overview

#survival guide #cyber security #wordfence #password #management #password management #hacking

Google Computer Science Education Programs, Resources and Tools

#computer science #education

Psychologist Michal Kosinski developed a method to analyze people in minute detail based on their Facebook activity. Did a similar tool help propel Donald Trump to victory? Two reporters from Zurich-based Das Magazin went data-gathering.

If I were still teaching, this would have been required reading for my students last week.

#big data #politics #facebook #data analysis

If you’re an American scientist worried that your data might get censored or destroyed, here are some technologies that could help you preserve it, and preserve access to it.

#Data science #big data #censorship #data security #tor #onionrouter

ALTSEC Privacy Toolkit

#privacy security altsec

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