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Computers and other connected devices, including IoT and NAS storage, are compromised through weak credentials, vulnerabilities, exploit kits, and other security weaknesses. These systems join a network of slave devices that can be commanded to perform malicious activities. Attack types commonly associated with botnets are the launch of Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, brute-force attacks leading to information theft and ransomware deployment, and the covert installation of cryptocurrency mining software on vulnerable, Internet-facing servers....

The MLB At Bat app, the official app for Major League Baseball, has been given a major update, with two headline new features. The first is DVR-style functionality … The second is a choice of audio streams. The company says that these were two highly-requested features driven by customer feedback through the app. The update has four minor changes too. Addressed an issue where At Bat Premium status may not have been properly reflected for a brief period of time after launching the app, potentially causing ads to be displayed intermittently Addressed an issue with Game Recap content for Spanish-language users Addressed an issue with some Gameday elements on iPad Pro devices Additional behind-the-scenes improvements for Apple Watch MLB At Bat is a free download from the App Store, with in-app subscriptions required for most content – either $2....

April is almost here and that means Opening Day is almost upon us. Getting its affairs in order, MLB issued two updates today. MLB.com At Bat 6.1.0 was released with the following updates • Multi-platform live audio access for At Bat 13 subscribers (portable to Mac/PC with a valid MLB.com account) • Universal support for At Bat 13 subscribers, accessible on iPhone, iPad and other supported smartphones and tablets • New video section featuring more highlights and search (iPad) • Sortable batting, pitching and fielding statistics (iPad) • Re-designed individual team pages (iPhone) • Updated news section interface (iPhone) • Classic games library featuring more than 60 historic games dating back to 1952 (iPhone and iPad) • Re-architected navigations (iPhone and iPad) • Additional push notification options (iPhone & iPad) • Closed captioning availability for live video (iPhone and iPad)...

Mobile Legends is a very popular game in the mobile gaming industry because of its interactive and challenging style. You have different characters, each with different abilities and powers. Nana is also a character which comes as a support-type hero in the game. Nana has skills dealing with animal damage, especially in group fights. She is a popular character in the game itself due to her character type and ability to deal with damage easily....

Simple Inglese? You get an image with washed out color because of too much light or the light seems to cover too much of the image, blurring out everything else in what seems like an explosion of light. A lot of people use a lens hood on cameras to dodge lens flare. And as per most photographers, lens flare is something that one should try to avoid, as it interferes with the image quality, blurring it....

When you’re stuck doing community service in a dull neighborhood in London, there’s not much to stop you from hooking up with your fellow societal disruptors. Not even getting cool super powers in a freak geo-storm changes that sort of human behavior. Misfits, the popular British series that wondered what would happen if ordinary reprobates suddenly gained superhuman abilities, ran for five seasons and proved a welcome respite to the ordinarily upbeat superhero shows on television....

One of the stages in the MITRE’s attack life cycle is the evasion of the defensive solutions put in place by the network defenders. This stage has many different options for attackers, one of which is the use of valid accounts. Defense evasion using valid accounts Most cybersecurity defenses are designed to be the equivalent of a lock on the front door. Anyone without a valid key should not be able to open the door without being noticed....

So, if you’re a lover of this well-polished ROM then simply see if your model is within the list or not. It was in late May when the well-known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, of course, Xiaomi announced the MIUI 10, one of the most fantastic ROMs for Android. However, this new edition, based on Android Oreo, has as its principal focus on the optimization and also some improvements in the interface level....

Microsoft’s server virtualization technology is easy to secure with the right policies and processes. Security requires consistent application of relevant standards and some discipline in the actions of IT professionals. The Basics Before we begin, let’s be sure we understand Microsoft server virtualization technology as discussed in this article. See Figure 1. Figure 1: Microsoft Server Virtualization Components Host Operating System A virtualized hardware platform requires a foundational operating system (OS) into which system engineers install the virtualization components....

Microsoft has announced that they will soon be ending support for its immensely popular Windows 7 operating system on January 14th, 2020 – and that means you should stop using it ASAP. When Microsoft says it’s done supporting an operating system, that doesn’t mean that you can’t keep using it. Instead, it means that the company will no longer be actively developing critical updates. Those updates are the patches and fixes that can keep your computer protected from terrifying attacks like the recent frenzy of ransomware, or worms that can make your computer part of a botnet....

Design & Build Quality Mivi Collar follows a design pattern which makes sure that it stays around the collar/neck. The two ends are semi-cylindrical in a structure which houses the battery, volume knockers on the right, charging port, and a one-touch button on the left. These can also house the earphones using magnetic contact. They are made up of toughened plastic. The first advantage you get is that it doesn’t fall off even when you are running fast or lean out of balance....

Since the device was released, many concerns regarding appropriate and inappropriate times to use Apple Watch have come up, and here is yet another one. Major League Baseball gifted Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost an Apple Watch Sport for being the manager of the All Star Game last month, and now, MLB is telling Yost that he can’t use the device during games and while in the dugout, but he can wear it....

ABC sitcom Modern Family will be coming to an end after its 11th and final season, which is currently airing. The mockumentary family sitcom follows the story of a modern family that includes Jay Pritchett and his two children, Claire and Mitchell, and their respective families. Jay is married to Gloria, his much younger second wife, and they live with Manny, her son from a previous marriage and their new son Joe....

Windows 10 20H1 Preview Build 18956 Redesigned Network Status. Today’s build includes a new Network Status page in Settings that gives you more info about your device’s connectivity at a glance. It includes a new view of active connections and data usage. Microsoft is also rolling out the new Cortana experience and new notification settings to all Insiders. The notification settings improvements include: If you hover your mouse over an incoming notification, you’ll now see a settings icon to make it easy to adjust that app’s notification settings....

While there are dozens of tools available for static analysis of code in various languages to find security flaws, researchers have been exploring techniques that use machine learning to improve the ability to both detect flaws and fix them. That’s because finding and fixing bugs in code can be hard and costly, even when using AI to find them. Researchers at Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK have detailed their work on BugLab, a Python implementation of “an approach for self-supervised learning of bug detection and repair”....

The Student Advantage is set to come into effect December 1, 2013 and is reported to be available to at least 105 million students across 35,000 organizations at launch. Why give students a best-selling product for free? According to Microsoft’s public relations writers the company is reaching out in the best interest of students by preparing them “for future success and being proficient with Microsoft Office is an important part of that....

In the past few years, scientists discovered and proved that regular exercises for our brain can improve different parts of it, such as memory or concentration. That’s why in the following lines we will present the most efficient applications for your Android and iOS devices which will improve memory with the help of mental exercises. 8 Best Brain Training Applications These kinds of applications that train our brain are designed to improve and strengthen memory with daily exercises....

In this piece, I want to share some lessons learnt about how a government organization planned for the fallout when its mobile technology security did not work to plan. I’m writing a short series for InfoSec Review about my experiences while working as an IA security professional for the British government. Some mystique remains about the workings of any government. There is still an assumption that they must have different (and better) ways of doing things....

What Mighty Networks is, exactly, is a way to create your own social network, one dedicated to the topic of your choice. That topic could be your company or brand. It could be your art or your music. It could be a cause that’s near and dear to you. Whatever it is that drives you can become the basis of a social platform powered by Mighty Networks. If that were all it did, though, there wouldn’t be much to differentiate from Ning, the much more established platform designed to create personal social networks....

Apple was the first company to create a touchscreen keyboard I considered usable. Nothing prior to the iPhone even came close, which is why in those days I stuck to phones with physical keyboards. Even today, though, I still have a strong preference for the real thing. My iPad is usually accompanied by my Brydge keyboard, but what about those whose iPhone is their primary device when out and about?...