Iran appears to have recently published a Persian-language "Request for Information" (RFI) for an even-more filtered and monitored version of the Internet than what presently exists in the Islamic Republic. The RFI calls for "proper conditions for domestic experts in order to build a healthy Web and organize the current filtering situation," and lists a deadline of April 19, 2012. The document, which was discovered on Monday by a Washington, DC-based Internet surveillance researcher, was posted to the website of the Research Institute for ICT in Tehran. The institute describes itself in English as the "mother consultant to the Ministry of ICT." The document appears to be the latest step in what Iranian government officials have previously called the " halal Internet ." The government has not yet explained precisely what they mean, nor what its technical capabilities are, nor when it would launch. "Currently the matter of Internet cleanup is being done via filtering at the … [Read more...] about Security researcher unearths plans for Iran’s halal Internet
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The Best Tripod Heads of 2022
Why Are Tripod Heads Important? If you’re just starting out and building your kit , you may be wondering whether you should bother with a tripod head at all. Some tripods come packaged with one, while others are designed to work with various options depending on the intended use. Do you really need a tripod? To get the most out of your tripod, you’ll want to invest in a good head to pair it with. A well-engineered tripod head allows a photographer or videographer to get the angles they need and lock the camera securely in place without hand-holding. You don’t have to spend over a grand on one, but it’s worth it to put a little money down, especially if you know you’ll be using a tripod often. Landscape photographers, wildlife shooters, and people that do a lot of night photography can all benefit from a sturdy tripod head. Like any other piece of kit, a tripod head is a tool. Which one you need comes down to what and how you shoot. If you’re shooting in the wild regularly, … [Read more...] about The Best Tripod Heads of 2022
California law enforcement moves to buy drones, draws controversy
Since Congress passed legislation in February ordering the Federal Aviation Administration to fast-track the approval of unmanned aerial vehicles—more colloquially known as drones—for use by law enforcement agencies, police and sheriff departments across the country have been scrambling to purchase the smaller, unarmed cousins of the Predator and Reaper drones which carry out daily sorties over Afghanistan, Yemen, and other theaters of operation. Alameda County in California has become one of the central battlegrounds over the introduction of drones to domestic police work. Earlier this year , Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern raised the hackles of local civil libertarians (and there are quite a few of those in the county, which encompasses Berkeley and Oakland) by declaring his intention to purchase a drone to assist with “emergency response.” According to Ahern, Alameda Sheriff's personnel first tested a UAV in fall 2011 and gave a public demonstration of the machine's … [Read more...] about California law enforcement moves to buy drones, draws controversy
Best monitor 2022: the best monitors for every budget
Editor's Note: July 2022 We've started the second-half of the year, so you know what that means: all those major product announcements back in January are now hitting the store shelves, whether digitally or at local brick-and-mortar retailers, and many of the best monitors have gotten updates this year. This includes a new entry on our list, the Gigabyte M32UC, an UHD curved gaming monitor that hits a sweet spot between price, performance, and features that make it a standout choice for gamers on a budget. - John Loeffler, US Computing Editor The best monitor for you will obviously depend on what you need it to do, whether it's gaming, photo editing, or including important features like picture-in-picture or multiple input sources. Fortunately, there is a monitor for every need on the market, but unfortunately, there are a lot of monitors with opaque names that make it nearly impossible to sift through them all to find the one you want. The computing team has done a lot … [Read more...] about Best monitor 2022: the best monitors for every budget
Beste monitor 2022: de beste schermen voor je pc of laptop
Of je er nu een nodig hebt voor werk, gamen, of alledaags gebruik, kies de beste monitor die aan jouw eisen voldoet. Een monitor die daar niet aan voldoet, brengt je algehele computer-ervaring naar beneden. Zeker wanneer je media in hoge resolutie consumeert of graag de beste en mooiste AAA-games speelt. Monitors zijn een essentieel onderdeel van een pc-setup . Hoewel een middelmatige monitor je goed op weg kan helpen, zorgt een excellente monitor voor een nog betere gebruikservaring. Uiteraard is het kiezen van de beste monitor voor jou afhankelijk van je behoeftes en budget. Het ideale display voor een gaming pc is niet meteen de beste optie voor content creatie. Een monitor voor content creatie daarentegen is vaak weer wat te duur voor iemand die het houdt op mailtjes sturen en video's kijken elke dag. Wat je ook kiest, zorg ervoor dat je diverse criteria altijd controleert: resolutie, kleurbereik, connectiviteit, functies, kijkhoeken en de aanwezigheid van een … [Read more...] about Beste monitor 2022: de beste schermen voor je pc of laptop
Hackers are using this classic technique to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts
Audio player loading… Open redirects, a classic weakness found in many of the world’s biggest web pages, are reportedly being used to steal login credentials (opens in new tab) for Microsoft 365 accounts. According to experts from security firm Inky, the method was used to send more than 6,800 phishing emails from Google Workspace, posing as Snapchat, in the last two and a half months. As for American Express, the team identified more than 2,000 phishing emails. Identity theft (opens in new tab) is one of the more popular cybercriminal activities, as the data can be successfully leveraged for other forms of fraud. AmEx moves fast, Snapchat lags Open redirects allow threat actors to use other people’s domains and websites as temporary landing pages, before sending the victims to the phishing page. That way, when the attacker sends a phishing email, the link in the email’s body might look legitimate, further encouraging people to click. "Since the … [Read more...] about Hackers are using this classic technique to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts
BT and Nokia achieve European first carrier aggregation on 5G SA
Audio player loading… BT has become the first European mobile operator to successfully combine four channels of spectrum (opens in new tab) on a live 5G standalone (SA) network in a development that will help fulfil the speed and capacity promises of next-generation mobile services. Carrier aggregation fuses separate spectrum bands together to harness the advantages of each. For example, marrying the coverage and indoor propagation rates of low-band frequencies with the high capacity and data rates of mid and high band airwaves. In addition to the performance gains, operators can use their existing spectrum assets to reduce the cost of network deployment. 5G SA carrier aggregation Working with Nokia, BT combined EE’s commercial 2.1 GHz, 2.6GHz, 3.4GHz and 3.6GHz frequencies on a radio mast at its Adastral Park research facility in Suffolk. This is the first time four channel components (4CC) have been combined outside a lab setting in Europe. … [Read more...] about BT and Nokia achieve European first carrier aggregation on 5G SA
Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Bing Maps
Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news. Here were the top stories: How one man designed the Windows 7 boot animation : Rolf Ebeling, a senior user experience lead for the User Experience Design and Research Team for Windows, is the man who designed the Windows 7 boot animation. Microsoft to switch internal focus to Windows 8 in July 2010 : Seven more job postings were posted last month that mention Windows 8. From them, we can glean a few small tidibits about Windows 7's successor. Silverlight-powered Bing Maps beta is beautiful, slow : Microsoft is offering a new version of Bing Maps, powered by Silverlight, that pushes mapping a step forward with a new Application Gallery, among other features. Pirates offer Windows 7 on USB sticks : The Chinese black market has started selling copies of Windows 7 on USB disk drives. Microsoft considered doing this at one point, but that idea never came to fruition. Microsoft asks Windows 7 testers for … [Read more...] about Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Bing Maps
Tesla faces new probes into motorbike deaths, false advertising
Tesla went into the weekend with a fresh pair of headaches. On Friday, the Associated Press reported that the federal government is investigating whether or not the company's Autopilot system can safely recognize motorcyclists after a pair of fatal crashes in July. And the Los Angeles Times reported that California is unhappy with the way the automaker has advertised its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving driver assist technologies. Can Autopilot see motorbikes at night? The first fatal crash occurred in the early hours of July 7 in Riverside, California, when a Tesla Model Y on State Route 91 hit a motorcycle from behind, killing its rider. The second fatal motorcycle crash occurred on July 24, again at night, this time on I-15 outside Draper, Utah. In that case, a Tesla Model 3 was driving behind a motorcycle and hit it, killing the rider. The AP reports that the California Highway Patrol is still investigating whether Autopilot was active in the first crash, but the driver in … [Read more...] about Tesla faces new probes into motorbike deaths, false advertising
What’s New in Microsoft Edge 104, Available Now
Following the release of Chrome 104 , Microsoft is now rolling out the same update for its Edge browser. Edge 104 includes an important security change, a new import option for Chrome, and more. RELATED: What's New in Chrome 104, Available Now Basic Security by Default Microsoft Edge has three security modes to choose from: Basic, Balanced, and Strict. Just like with Firefox’s privacy modes, moving up the levels can improve your web privacy and security, but can also break more sites or cause some unexpected behavior. Starting with Edge 105, Basic is now the default security option, instead of Balanced. Microsoft says this change “preserves the user experience for the most popular sites on the web.” Apparently, enough people were having issues on Balanced that downgrading the default option was the only way for everyone to start with a functional experience. If you already use Edge, the update won’t change your security settings — the new default should only apply … [Read more...] about What’s New in Microsoft Edge 104, Available Now