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IBM’s AI Watson was apparently on par with our human experts on how to proceed with the cancer diagnosis and then went a few steps further.
At the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Watson was tested on 1,000 cancer diagnoses made by human experts. Watson recommended the same treatment as the oncologists 99% of […]
The Windows 10 Anniversary update review
For those who are behind or want to know a little more about the Windows 10 anniversary update.
Free Open source tool that protects the master boot record
The Cisco Systems’ Talos Team, have developed an open-source tool that can protect the master boot record of Windows computers from ransomware and other malicious attacks.
The tool is called MBRFilter. It functions as a signed system driver and puts the disk’s sector 0 into a read-only state. Available for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows versions. […]
How to check if your Mac has been Keydnapped
If you downloaded Transmission v2.92 between August 28th and August 29th, 2016. The chances are your system might be infected. You can identify the infection by verifying if any of the following exists:
/Applications/Transmission.app/Contents/Resources/License.rtf
/Volumes/Transmission/Transmission.app/Contents/Resources/License.rtf
$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.apple.iCloud.sync.daemon/icloudsyncd
$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.apple.iCloud.sync.daemon/process.id
$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.iCloud.sync.daemon.plist
/Library/Application Support/com.apple.iCloud.sync.daemon/
$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.geticloud.icloud.photo.plist
Also note that the malicious disk image was named Transmission2.92.dmg while the legitimate one […]
Old Skool MBR Malware
If you were one of the unlucky people/companies to be hit by an MBR over writing trojan while downloading Audacity, You can still repair the overwritten MBR.
Audacity’s download partner was hacked by compromised user accounts and the windows installer was replaced by a destructive malware.
For those infected the following message comes up on reboot […]
Stop Ransomware before it takes your files Hostage!
Sophos Intercept X includes CryptoGuard, which stops encryption of data from all forms of ransomware. Even trusted files and services that have been hijacked. As soon as the ransomware gets intercepted, Crypto guard restores all your files back to their safe state.
Rather than trying to examine millions of malware samples, Intercept instead focuses on […]
Ever heard of RanScam?
The latest version of Ransomware out, or is it. Victims have to pay a ransom of 0.2 bitcoins roughly $130 USD to unlock their data. Turns out this is exactly as the title suggests, a Scam.
The File are supposedly encrypted on a hidden partition. The malware rattles the victim further by threatening to delete a file […]
Smart Gear Athletes are wearing at the Rio Olympics
Check out the list of gadgets athletes are using to help them push for Gold.
Some Cyclists are wearing Solo smart glasses with a tiny display and built in headphones. Capable of providing the cyclist with metrics like Heart rate, pace , distance and cadence.
Some gymnastics teams will be using LumiWaves infrared light […]