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Zcash, or the return of malicious miners

13

Dec

2016

On 28 October, the cryptocurrency world saw the emergence of a new player, the Zcash (ZEC) cryptocurrency. Its developers have described it rather figuratively: “If Bitcoin is like HTTP for money, Zcash is HTTPS.” They continue by noting that “unlike Bitcoin, Zcash transactions can be shielded to hide the sender, the recipient and value of […]

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An overview of malvertising on the Mac

23

Nov

2016

Most people associate malvertising with malware and the Windows platform. Indeed, the vast majority (and most damaging) attacks that happen thanks to malicious ads will typically target Windows users via exploit kits. But other systems are not immune to malvertising, at least in other forms. Case in point, rogue advertisers have plans for Mac users as […]

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Algorithms, Arrogance and Collateral Damage

31

Oct

2016

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the future. It’s a complex subject that basically boils down to mathematics. Mathematical rules, or algorithms, process data and deliver decisions (actually, they deliver probabilities and we decide what level of probability constitutes a decision). Those decisions already control much of our lives, from something as simple as stop/go sequences that […]

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