imadeit-davidjanes:

Bruce Schneier on IoT threats, and how to deal with them. This is a rather lengthy article and probably worth the read.

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Our computers and smartphones are as secure as they are because companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Google spend a lot of time testing their code before it’s released, and quickly patch vulnerabilities when they’re discovered. Those companies can support large, dedicated teams because those companies make a huge amount of money, either directly or indirectly, from their software — and, in part, compete on its security. Unfortunately, this isn’t true of embedded systems like digital video recorders or home routers. Those systems are sold at a much lower margin, and are often built by offshore third parties. The companies involved simply don’t have the expertise to make them secure.

“Click Here to Kill Everyone: We’re Building a World-Size Robot, and We Don’t Even Realize It”

This would enable anyone with the most rudimentary skills (or a little cash to pay someone to do it) to disable carbon emissions, clean-air and safety standards that we as a society agreed on, and give themselves some extra performance at the expense of everyone else.

Just great..

Wanna hack your car? Macchina is a plug-and-vroom solution

futurismnews:

It’s Official: Stephen Hawking Is Going to Space https://futurism.com/videos/its-official-stephen-hawking-is-going-to-space/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=futurismnews&utm_content=It%27s%20Official%3A%20Stephen%20Hawking%20Is%20Going%20to%20Space

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It’s Official: Stephen Hawking Is Going to Space

Stephen Hawking is about to make history.

It’s Official: Stephen Hawking Is Going to Space