Cloud technology

The epidemic of a new virus-extortionist Petya has started on the Internet. It spreads through e-mail, hitting, first of all, the personnel departments of large organizations. Most seriously, the virus affected Ukraine, where government agencies, banks, airports, etc., suffered from malware. NEW VIRUS-ENCRYPTION Russian and Ukrainian companies are attacked by the virus-encryptor Petya, the Group-IB company said. The virus infects computers running Windows and encrypts their contents, demanding to transfer the ransom for a "decryption" in the amount of $ 300 in the form of beatcoins.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) suspected a Chinese producer of drones DJI in espionage

DJI drones can send critical infrastructure information and US law enforcement information to China. The US Department of Homeland Security (MIS) suspected one of the largest unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers, Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), in sending confidential information about the US infrastructure to China using commercial drones and software. According to published documents of the World Bank, DJI drones can send data on critical infrastructure and US law enforcement information to China. Representatives of the agency said that the data collected by DJI "with a high probability" can be used by the Chinese government to conduct physical and cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure of the US and citizens of the country. The documents also indicate objects of interest to the Chinese government, in particular railway systems, water supply systems, storage of hazardous materials, unfinished highways, bridges and railways. According to the represe...

The Internet of things will undermine the global economy

What is the difference between the Internet of things and the usual Internet? Not only a large number of connected devices, but also the ways they connect and interact with each other and with the person. The opportunities that it will give the economy, in turn, will change the links between processes, technologies, market participants. It will be a completely different economy. We know very well that the amount of data and the number of connected devices are growing exponentially, we understand that we are witnesses and participants in the next technological revolution, as a result of which the words "Internet of things" will become commonplace, like the word "computer", or completely withdraw from the lexicon and Will be replaced by something else. But in the race for tomorrow, we must not forget the main thing - the goal.