Following the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection, President Obama gave Re/code's Kara Swisher an interview on technology topics. Those topics ranged from cyber warfare and privacy to the White House's relationship with Silicon Valley. Check out the full 25-minute interview embedded below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaylQmnXztU … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Mattel updates View-Master with Google Cardboard
At the Toy Industry Association's Toy Fair in New York, Mattel introduced an update to the classic View-Master. The toy, which has been around for 75 years, has been brought to the 21st century in collaboration with Google. Using Google Cardboard, the literally cardboard box to hold your phone to your face, a 3D immersive environment can be viewed using your compatible … [Read more...]
White House streaming summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection
Today, the White House is organizing a summit at Stanford University on the topic of cybersecurity and consumer protection. The all day summit includes a Presidential Address, remarks by Apple CEO, Tim Cook, along with remarks, panels, and discussions by many others in the realm of security. Before adjourning, there will be four break-out sessions: Cybersecurity Information … [Read more...]
Bug Martini on OS Updates
Bug Martini posted a comic yesterday on the topic of operating system updates. In 'OS to the O.R. Stat!', the comic jokes of how operating system upgrades are mostly cosmetic and introduce a whole new round of bugs (the virtual kind). Just like plastic surgery for cosmetic reasons, it's probably not worth it... One step forward, two steps back. (Credit: Bug Martini) … [Read more...]
Windows Update KB3023607 breaks Cisco AnyConnect VPN
The latest round of Windows Updates are making plenty of noise already. One update, KB3001652, barely made it out the door before it was recalled after hanging computers (apparently waiting for a prompt to be clicked). Other updates (MS15-011 & MS15-014) this month address security issues with Group Policy. KB3023607 addresses the lingering POODLE vulnerability and changes … [Read more...]