Cisco Flaws Put Millions of Workplace Devices at Risk

Cybersecurity

2020-02-05 / www.wired.com

Five vulnerabilities in Cisco Discovery Protocol make it possible for a hacker to take over desk phones, routers, and more.

Workplace phones and routers have a long, storied history of very bad vulnerabilities. Now it's time again to add to the ...

Hardware revolution pushes AI into the mainstream

Artificial Intelligence

2019-12-13 / www.ft.com

Only the biggest groups and governments can afford the cost, but users can rent AI systems by the hour.

Smart algorithms have topped the list of artificial intelligence breakthroughs in recent years, as computers have demonstrated their superiority to humans in ...

Iranians endure internet shutdown with despair and disarray

Iran

2019-11-25 / www.atlanticcouncil.org

On November 16, 2019, the Iranian government shut down the Internet throughout the country following a decision to triple the price of fuel overnight.
The abrupt price hike, coming at a time when Iranians are already dealing with 40 percent ...