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Revenger, a fast-paced space opera by Alastair Reynolds with strong women as protagonists and few surprises certainly took my mind off things for a bit. Worldbuilding galore takes place in Revenger's galaxy, a place littered with the detritus of humanity and other species. Kind of steam-punky and certainly the baubles…

This year seemed like it would be a good year for Zoom. While Zoom has been around for a while now, the company recently catapulted into the limelight as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, where many are forced to work and study from home, making Zoom’s app more important…

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Storage Affiliates Trust (“NSA” or the "Company") (NYSE: NSA) today announced the closing, effective March 31, 2020, of the previously announced internalization of the Company's largest participating regional operator ("PRO"), SecurCare Self Storage, Inc. ("SecurCare"). Also effective April 1, 2020, Dave Cramer, previously president and chief…

The vulnerabilities could allow hackers to take over a Zoom user’s Mac A security researcher has disclosed vulnerabilities in Zoom, which is experiencing a record number of users amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The researcher, who is a former NSA hacker named Patrick Wardle, found two bugs that hackers can use…

Ex-NSA Hacker Drops New Zero-Day Doom for Zoom (techcrunch.com) Posted by msmash on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @12:54PM from the zoombombing dept. Zoom's troubled year just got worse. From a report: Now that a large portion of the world is working from home to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, Zoom's…

Zoom, the popular video call service has had a number of privacy and security issues over the years and we’ve seen several very recently as Zoom has seen usage skyrocket during the coronavirus pandemic. Now two new bugs have been discovered that allow hackers to take control of Macs including…

Zoom’s troubled year just got worse. Now that a large portion of the world is working from home to ride out the coronavirus pandemic, Zoom’s popularity has rocketed, but also has led to an increased focus on the company’s security practices and privacy promises. Hot on the heels of two…

Home / India News / Markaz leadership resisted, then NSA Ajit Doval dropped by at 2 am When Maulana Saad, head of Nizamuddin Markaz, refused to yield to pleas from Delhi Police and security agencies to vacate the Banglewali Masjid, Home Minister Amit Shah requested National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit…

Note: With COVID-19, there will be far fewer real estate transaction for several months. This could distort the house price indexes - since there will be far fewer repeat sales. CR Note: This is a repeat of earlier posts with updated graphs. A few key points: 1) There is a…

Dale Maharidge is a journalist and J-school professor who is dear old friends with the muckracking, outstanding political documentarian Laura Poitras. Jessica Bruder (previously) is a a writer and J-school prof who's best friends with Maharidge. When Laura Poitras was contacted by an NSA whistleblower who wanted to send her…