Today’s Tech Sightings: Microsoft, LinkedIn Encourage Girls to Pursue STEM on International Women’s Day The World Economic Forum notes that only 16 percent of female students graduate from STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) curricula. In the U.S., only 26 percent of employees in computer and mathematics jobs are women, according to the Department of […]
Getting More Women Into Tech; Millions of Android Devices at Risk
Posted March 8th, 2017 at 1:03 pm (UTC-4)
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Twitter Restricts Abusive Users; IBM, VISA Team Up for IoT
Posted February 16th, 2017 at 12:56 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Twitter Starts Temporarily Restricting Abusive Accounts Twitter will now temporarily restrict users who engage in abuse and sexual harassment online so that only their followers are able to see their tweets. The move also prevents these tweets from being retweeted to non-followers. This is the latest in a series of measures Twitter […]
Google Wi-Fi Goes to India; Stuxnet-like Malware Spreading Worldwide
Posted February 9th, 2017 at 11:51 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Google Wi-Fi Station Project Is Coming to India First Google Station, a project that aims to bring fast Wi-Fi connectivity to railway stations and other public places, will launch for the first time in Pune, a city southeast of Mumbai, India. The project is a collaboration between several local and international tech […]
Android Pattern Lock Vulnerable to Attack; the Age of IoT Botnets
Posted January 24th, 2017 at 2:04 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Android Pattern Lock Might Be Vulnerable to (Very Determined) Thieves The chances of this happening are low, but if you are unlocking your Android smartphone with Pattern Lock in a public place and someone videotapes or watches the motions, then that hacker might be able to replicate the password and gain access […]
New Malware Targets Google Services; Pokemon GO Goes to Davos
Posted January 18th, 2017 at 1:18 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Cybercrime Gang Uses Google Services for Malware Command and Control An organized criminal group known as Carabank is using Google services and office documents to distribute malware to turn their victims’ computers into command and control devices. This in turn enables them to launch further attacks. The notorious group has been in […]
Android Malware Goes After Wi-Fi Routers; More Ransomware in 2017
Posted January 4th, 2017 at 1:26 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Android-infecting Trojan Malware Uses Your Phone to Attack Your Router Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered a new Android Trojan malware. Dubbed “Switcher Trojan,” the malware can attack its victims’ wireless routers and render connected devices vulnerable to fraud. The virus tricks users to redirect Wi-Fi traffic from the networks users are on […]
Apple Eyes Production in India; Thieving Russian Botnet Exposed
Posted December 20th, 2016 at 1:21 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: WSJ: Apple in Talks With India to Manufacture Locally Apple has been in communication with the Indian government to explore manufacturing its products locally in India. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple sent a letter to New Delhi to lay out manufacturing plans and request financial incentives. India’s Prime Minister, Narendra […]
Malicious Ads Put Millions at Risk; the Trouble With Smart Cities
Posted December 7th, 2016 at 1:03 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Malicious Online Ads Expose Millions to Possible Hack Cybersecurity firm ESET says infected banner ads have put millions of internet users at risk of installing Trojans and spyware on their computers since October. The company said Stegano, as the attack campaign is called, has spread from malicious ads on several reputable sites, […]
Wechat’s Censorship Game; FireEye: Russia Weaponized Social Media
Posted December 1st, 2016 at 12:29 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Report: China’s WeChat Censors Users Abroad A new report from Toronto’s Citizen Lab says China’s top messaging app WeChat censors or blocks key words and sensitive terms in messages sent from overseas to mainland China. The block affects group chats of three or more users and messages containing terms not sanctioned by […]