The Evolution of Smartphone Security: A Lesson Learned
It's Tuesday, March 29th, 2016, and now that the FBI has figured out how to get into that encrypted Apple iPhone, the whole issue is behind us. However, we know you're smarter than that - it isn't because someone somewhere has figured out how to bypass Apple security. Every hacker everywhere is going to try to figure out how it was done, and that's bad news for all mobile phone users. The question is, who would be able to crack a security system that Apple said even they couldn't penetrate? The government has so far only said it was an outside party, some have speculated it was done by a super secret Israeli cyber war outfit, while others believe it was simply a novel workaround found to prevent the phone from erasing itself. Regardless of who did it, it doesn't really matter because Apple will likely fix the security hole that was found in the next update, and all this drama will return the next time the feds need to know what's inside a locked bot.
The Quick Adoption Rate of 4K Video Resolutions
The quick adoption rate of 4K video resolutions is making a dent in Sony's PlayStation plans. The usual cycle for updating major gaming consoles is typically six years or even longer, but the sudden need for more graphics horsepower is pushing Sony to release a midcycle update to the PlayStation 4. According to the Wall Street Journal, the PS4K or PlayStation 4.5 will likely surface this fall just ahead of the release of the recently announced Sony PlayStation VR headset. The first crop of VR headsets, including the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, require a lot of computing power to operate, and the PlayStation VR won't be any different. While the PSVR is scheduled to cost $399, we're pretty sure that the new PlayStation needed to power it won't be free, putting the final cost right in line with Sony's competitors. At least, you'll get boring old 4K non-VR gaming in the deal.
The Rise of Ransomware
Lowlife hackers used to get their kicks breaking into computer systems and bragging about it, then maybe selling the data on dark web marketplaces. But lately, they're getting more brazen, and their tool of choice is now ransomware. More and more hospitals are being targeted by ransomware attacks, with an LA hospital having to cough up $17,000 to get back access to its files last month. Since then, at least two more hospitals have been hit with ransomware attacks. The FBI says they are working hard at combating ransomware, but a security firm told Reuters that the trend is becoming a national cyber emergency. Now, hospitals are simply paying the ransom usually several thousand and hoping that the ransomware can be scrubbed from their computer system. It's a problem that seems like it will never really leave the machine, making it hard to solve.
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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit's Tuesday March 29th 2016 and now that the FBI has figured out how to get into that encrypted Apple iPhone that whole issue is behind us right yeah we know you're smarter than that of course it isn't because now that someone somewhere has figured out how to bypass Apple security every hacker everywhere is going to try to figure out how it was done and that's bad news for all mobile phone users so who would was able to crack a security system that Apple said even they couldn't penetrate the government has so far only said it was a quote outside party some have speculated it was done by a super secret Israeli cyber War outfit others have postulated that some novel workaround was found to prevent the phone from erasing itself clearly it was the Illuminati but it doesn't really matter because Apple will likely fix the security hole that was found in the next update and all this drama will return the next time the feds need to know what's inside a locked bot the quick adoption rate of 4K video resolutions and the imminent rise of VR Technologies appears to be making a dent in Sony's Playstation plans while the usual cycle for updating major gaming consoles is typically 6 years or even longer the sudden need for more Graphics horsepower appears to be pushing Sony to release a midcycle update to the PlayStation 4 according to the Wall Street Journal the ps4k or Playstation 4.5 or whatever it gets called will likely surface this fall just ahead of the release of the recently announced Sony PlayStation VR headset the first crop of VR headsets including the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift require a lot of computing power to operate and the PlayStation VR won't be any different and while the psvr is scheduled to cost 400 bucks we're pretty sure the new PlayStation needed to power it won't be free putting the final cost right in line with Sony's competitors but hey at least you get boring old 4K non-vr gaming in the deal right lowlife hackers used to get their kicks breaking into computer systems and bragging about it and then maybe selling the data other low lives on dark web marketplaces but lately they're getting more Brazen their tool of choice now is ransomware and more and more their targets are hospitals an LA hospital had to cough up 17 grand to get back access to their files last month and since then at least two more hospitals have been hit with ransomware attx the FBI says they are working hard at combating ransomware but a security firm told Reuters that the trend is becoming a national cyber emergency for now hospitals are simply paying the ransom usually several thousand and hoping that the ransomware can be scrubbed from their computer system problem is it seems like you can never really tell if the ghost has really left the machine so this is a problem that's going to be hard to solve we've got the rest of the day's Tech news at digitaltrends.com also be sure to check out our Facebook page and YouTube channel they're both full of mischief we'll be back again tomorrowit's Tuesday March 29th 2016 and now that the FBI has figured out how to get into that encrypted Apple iPhone that whole issue is behind us right yeah we know you're smarter than that of course it isn't because now that someone somewhere has figured out how to bypass Apple security every hacker everywhere is going to try to figure out how it was done and that's bad news for all mobile phone users so who would was able to crack a security system that Apple said even they couldn't penetrate the government has so far only said it was a quote outside party some have speculated it was done by a super secret Israeli cyber War outfit others have postulated that some novel workaround was found to prevent the phone from erasing itself clearly it was the Illuminati but it doesn't really matter because Apple will likely fix the security hole that was found in the next update and all this drama will return the next time the feds need to know what's inside a locked bot the quick adoption rate of 4K video resolutions and the imminent rise of VR Technologies appears to be making a dent in Sony's Playstation plans while the usual cycle for updating major gaming consoles is typically 6 years or even longer the sudden need for more Graphics horsepower appears to be pushing Sony to release a midcycle update to the PlayStation 4 according to the Wall Street Journal the ps4k or Playstation 4.5 or whatever it gets called will likely surface this fall just ahead of the release of the recently announced Sony PlayStation VR headset the first crop of VR headsets including the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift require a lot of computing power to operate and the PlayStation VR won't be any different and while the psvr is scheduled to cost 400 bucks we're pretty sure the new PlayStation needed to power it won't be free putting the final cost right in line with Sony's competitors but hey at least you get boring old 4K non-vr gaming in the deal right lowlife hackers used to get their kicks breaking into computer systems and bragging about it and then maybe selling the data other low lives on dark web marketplaces but lately they're getting more Brazen their tool of choice now is ransomware and more and more their targets are hospitals an LA hospital had to cough up 17 grand to get back access to their files last month and since then at least two more hospitals have been hit with ransomware attx the FBI says they are working hard at combating ransomware but a security firm told Reuters that the trend is becoming a national cyber emergency for now hospitals are simply paying the ransom usually several thousand and hoping that the ransomware can be scrubbed from their computer system problem is it seems like you can never really tell if the ghost has really left the machine so this is a problem that's going to be hard to solve we've got the rest of the day's Tech news at digitaltrends.com also be sure to check out our Facebook page and YouTube channel they're both full of mischief we'll be back again tomorrowit's Tuesday March 29th 2016 and now that the FBI has figured out how to get into that encrypted Apple iPhone that whole issue is behind us right yeah we know you're smarter than that of course it isn't because now that someone somewhere has figured out how to bypass Apple security every hacker everywhere is going to try to figure out how it was done and that's bad news for all mobile phone users so who would was able to crack a security system that Apple said even they couldn't penetrate the government has so far only said it was a quote outside party some have speculated it was done by a super secret Israeli cyber War outfit others have postulated that some novel workaround was found to prevent the phone from erasing itself clearly it was the Illuminati but it doesn't really matter because Apple will likely fix the security hole that was found in the next update and all this drama will return the next time the feds need to know what's inside a locked bot the quick adoption rate of 4K video resolutions and the imminent rise of VR Technologies appears to be making a dent in Sony's Playstation plans while the usual cycle for updating major gaming consoles is typically 6 years or even longer the sudden need for more Graphics horsepower appears to be pushing Sony to release a midcycle update to the PlayStation 4 according to the Wall Street Journal the ps4k or Playstation 4.5 or whatever it gets called will likely surface this fall just ahead of the release of the recently announced Sony PlayStation VR headset the first crop of VR headsets including the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift require a lot of computing power to operate and the PlayStation VR won't be any different and while the psvr is scheduled to cost 400 bucks we're pretty sure the new PlayStation needed to power it won't be free putting the final cost right in line with Sony's competitors but hey at least you get boring old 4K non-vr gaming in the deal right lowlife hackers used to get their kicks breaking into computer systems and bragging about it and then maybe selling the data other low lives on dark web marketplaces but lately they're getting more Brazen their tool of choice now is ransomware and more and more their targets are hospitals an LA hospital had to cough up 17 grand to get back access to their files last month and since then at least two more hospitals have been hit with ransomware attx the FBI says they are working hard at combating ransomware but a security firm told Reuters that the trend is becoming a national cyber emergency for now hospitals are simply paying the ransom usually several thousand and hoping that the ransomware can be scrubbed from their computer system problem is it seems like you can never really tell if the ghost has really left the machine so this is a problem that's going to be hard to solve we've got the rest of the day's Tech news at digitaltrends.com also be sure to check out our Facebook page and YouTube channel they're both full of mischief we'll be back again tomorrow\n"
