Author: Thomas J Ackermann

see also the previous article: https://www.bgp4.com/2019/11/26/internet-world-despairs-as-non-profit-org-tld-sold-by-isoc-for-to-private-equity-firm/ By Michael Hiltzik – LA Times Business Columnist  The old dream of an internet run in the public interest has long dissipated under pressure from huge corporations seeking to profit from what has become a worldwide information utility. But one corner of the web seemed to maintain its character as…

Systems that allow humans to control or communicate with technology using only the electrical signals in the brains or muscles are fast becoming mainstream. Here’s what you need to know. What is a brain-computer interface? It can’t be what it sounds like, surely? Yep, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are precisely what they sound like — systems…

Texas-based data center provider CyrusOne has reportedly fallen victim to an attack from REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware, business tech-focused publication ZDNet reported on Dec. 5. One of the largest data centers in the United States, CyrusOne has reportedly been exposed to an attack by a variant of the REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware, which previously hit a number…

Like everyone else (well, maybe more than everyone else)  I regularly get these phishing messages (“we try to make you click on the attachment, which of course is riddled with mal/ransomware”). Hilarious to me, when it is sent to an automated, harvested e-mail address, which is 32 years old now (still works, obviously), and a…

An exposed Elasticsearch server was found to contain data on more than 1.2 billion people, Data Viper security researchers report. The server was accessible without authentication and it contained 4 billion user accounts, spanning more than 4 terabytes of data, security researchers Bob Diachenko and Vinny Troia discovered last month. Analysis of the data revealed…

The Space Development Agency’s head says that position and timing data from low-Earth orbit satellites can be used to verify or replace GPS in denied or degraded environments. (DARPA) The head of the Space Development Agency wants to use proliferated low-Earth orbit satellites for navigation when GPS is unavailable. As adversaries develop tools that can…

The US Navy recently live tested a new antenna that can switch between satellites in low earth orbit and geostationary orbit, fulfilling a key need for the military moving forward. Using Intellian’s 1.5 meter antenna, the Navy was able to maintain a broadband connection while switching between Telesat’s satellites in low earth orbit and geostationary…

A mockup of U.S. SOCOM’s TALOS suit — a bold project, but one that ultimately brought less tech than initially hoped. (DoD) Ear, eye, brain and muscular enhancement is “technically feasible by 2050 or earlier,” according to a study released this month by the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command. The demand for cyborg-style capabilities…