Confidence is an important element of successful communication. We are now reengaging face to face after months of isolation and virtual interactions. Face masks are now removed in certain situations. Our body language either projects confidence or the lack of it. Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro explains how we can project confidence through our body … [Read more...]
Clean your smartphone properly
With all the hubbub Covid-19 has wrought, it is a good time to extend cleanliness routines to smartphones, tablets, laptops and keyboards. This article is a good reminder to clean these tools properly and often. Source: WIRED, March 4, 2020. Link. The science shows <link> that bacteria are very happy breeding on keyboards and smartphone screens, particularly when … [Read more...]
CRISPR may add more humaneness to the livestock industry
Alison Van Eenennaam’s research may revolutionize how we select for preferable traits of livestock. The University of California – Davis animal scientist is using the gene editing process known as CRISPR < link > for a series of experiments, including helping cows deliver more male offspring. She sees her research as making changes in animals faster than producers can. … [Read more...]
Fax machines highly vulnerable to cyber attack
You may think fax machines have gone the way of the typewriter, but hackers salivate over them. That’s right – hackers. Fax machines are horribly insecure as data is not encrypted. Anyone who can tap a phone line can intercept all data transmitted across it. Fax componentry in all-in-one printers is especially attractive to hackers, according to researchers Yaniv Balmas and … [Read more...]
Next-gen malware may arrive in DNA
We have featured multiple posts about malware and the damage it can cause. A genius group of biohackers has demonstrated that strands of DNA can be manipulated to carry an infection to computers, not human or animals. Source: Wired, August 10, 2017. In new research they plant to present at the USENIX Security conference on Thursday, a group of researchers from the … [Read more...]
4 ways to protect against ransomware
Ransomware can strike anyone and any business. The experts at InfoGPS wrote about it in March and April for AHD. While backing up is the most important aspect of maintaining data, restoring it after an attack isn’t painless. It could take a week or more and an untold amount of staff time to get things back to normal. Here are four ways to keep it at bay. Source: Wired, May … [Read more...]