Monthly Archives: Settembre 2017
Mobile Bootloaders From Top Manufacturers Found Vulnerable to Persistent Threats
Security researchers have discovered several severe zero-day vulnerabilities in the mobile bootloaders from at least four popular device manufacturers that could allow an attacker...
Critical Flaw in Apache Struts2 Lets Hackers Take Over Web Servers
Security researchers have discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the popular Apache Struts web application framework, allowing a remote attacker to run malicious code...
European Companies Must Tell Employees If Their Work Emails Are Being Monitored
Finally, European companies must inform employees in advance if their work email accounts are being monitored.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday...
DolphinAttack: Voice Assistant Apps Siri and Alexa Can Be Hacked
Mainstream Voice Assistants Including Siri and Alexa Plagued with Serious Vulnerability.
Voice assistant apps are not as reliable as we deemed them to be. According...
REPORT : Could the US really stop a nuclear missile attack?
What happens if North Korea launches a first strike at the US?
The US monitors North Korea using various means, including satellite imaging, intercepted communications,...
Which Genetic Marker Is the Ring Leader in the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease ?
The notorious genetic marker of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, ApoE4, may not be a lone wolf.
The notorious genetic marker of Alzheimer’s...
New Insight Into Self-Control Through Neuroimaging
Grocery shopping while hungry is a bad idea, often leading to regrettable surrender to momentary cravings.
Yet we fall victim to this pitfall time...
Magnetic Stimulation Improves Awareness of Cognitive Abilities
Researchers at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki have succeeded for the first time ever in affecting metacognition of a tactile working memory...
Something is changing the sex of Costa Rican crocodiles. The suspect: a synthetic hormone
If you want to know whether a crocodile is a male or a female, you have to catch it. Don't bring your good shoes.
“It's...
Is ADHD Really a Sleep Problem ?
Around 75% of children and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) also have sleep problems, but until now these have been thought to...
Mouth Clicks Used in Human Echolocation Captured in Unprecedented Detail
Findings could aid efforts to use synthetic mouth clicks to better understand human echolocation.
Like some bats and marine mammals, people can develop expert echolocation...
First hints of possible water content on TRAPPIST-1 planets
An international team of astronomers used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to estimate whether there might be water on the seven earth-sized planets orbiting...
BONE DERIVED HORMONE REVERSES AGE RELATED MEMORY LOSS
Age-related memory loss may be reversed by boosting blood levels of osteocalcin, a hormone produced by bone cells, according to mouse studies led by...
Addressing Domestic Violence Should be Part of Recovery Plan During Natural Disasters
Hurricane Harvey is the most recent natural disaster that has caused damage and destruction across many communities.
When disasters strike an entire community, they...
ISIS : targeting, surrounding and manipulating young people to buy into their twisted ideology
At least 50 percent of their radicalization efforts are conducted online, a fertile medium where most kids can be found today.
While it is extremely...
