By Ben Fox Rubin Data breaches are on the rise, but cybersecurity experts say employees and companies can still make broad changes to cut back on hacks.
Beyond the Sony hack: How companies can clamp down on cyberattacks
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Daily Archives: 18.12.2014
Internet Explorer ‘browser ballot’ ends, takes market share with it
By Don Reisinger Microsoft’s browser was the dominant force in 2009 when the EU required the company to offer consumers a choice of browsers. But that has changed dramatically over the past several years.
The Air Force’s Stealth Cruise Missile Just Got Even More Stealthy
In order to keep its pilots out of enemy cross-hairs but still be able to deliver devastating strikes against hardened bunkers, the USAF has spent the better part of two decades developing a family of long-range, semi-autonomous cruise missiles called the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile. And the latest JASSM progeny now can hit targets more than twice as far as its predecessors.
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Giant Robotic Insects Are the Adorable Stuff of Nightmares
By Darren Orf
Giant robot insects. Sci-fi fodder of legitimate scientific inquiry? Now it’s both. Biomechatronics researchers from Bielefeld University in Germany…
Boston Uber driver charged with sexual assault
By Don Reisinger An Uber driver who allegedly attacked a woman in Boston is charged with rape, kidnapping and two counts of assault and battery.
D’oh! ‘MythBusters’ to take on ‘The Simpsons’ best stunts
By Bonnie Burton Exploding toilets! Runaway wrecking balls! Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman will bust or prove “Simpsons”-inspired moments in their new season premiere in January.
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D’oh! ‘MythBusters’ to take on ‘The Simpsons’ best stunts
By Bonnie Burton Exploding toilets! Runaway wrecking balls! Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman will bust or prove “Simpsons”-inspired moments in their new season premiere in January.
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Celebrities rage on Twitter after Sony cancels ‘The Interview’
By Chris Matyszczyk Stars ranging from Jimmy Kimmel to Rob Lowe are upset over Sony’s reaction to cyberterrorists threatening violence on the movie’s release day.
Climate Change Could Make It Harder for Airplanes to Get Liftoff
By Sarah Zhang
Every once in a while, unlucky passengers get bumped because an overbooked airplane is too heavy. It’s maddening, and it makes you question the airline’s ability to do arithmetic. But there is a method to weight restrictions, and Earth’s rising temperatures could make it increasingly hard for planes to take off without shedding extra weight.
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