A map is a data structure that maps a collection of keys to a collection of values. It’s a common concept in computer programming. You typically manipulate maps using …

A Security researcher has reverse engineered Xiaomi AnalyticsCore app and found that company can silently Install Any App On Your Android Phone using a Backdoor

“What’s an EXCEPTION_FLT_STACK_CHECK exception?” one of my coworkers said. I said “It’s a weird and rare crash. Why do you ask?” It turns out that one of these w…

Number of DualToy infections is on the rise

Insiders have revealed to the New York Times that the biggest players in AI are meeting to discuss pressing issues on the development of AI. The goal is to organize in hopes of self-policing before governmental regulatory bodies have to be deployed.

It is far from easy for the app to get into Google Play. Some malware writers give up their efforts to push their malicious creations past security checks, and instead learned how to use the store’s client app in their dark business.

Using a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip, engineers have built a quantum random number generator capable of generating truly random numbers for hacking-impervious encryption.

Quick and practical guide to Java 8's CompletableFuture.

Firefox Browser vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Attack, also affects Tor Users.

Quick, what’s the difference between these two C/C++ definitions of initialized local variables? char buffer[32] = { 0 };char buffer[32] = {}; One difference is that the first is legal in C a…

Core internet networks could see a major boost in coming years with the new terabit-speed optical-fiber links of the type being unveiled by Nokia Bell Labs.

Some code optimizations requires complex data structures and thousands lines of code. But, in a surprising number of cases, significant improvements can be made by simple changes – sometimes as sim…

Researchers at CyberArk Labs have described a method that shows how an attacker can exploit Windows Safe Mode to steal login credentials. This is possible because Safe Mode only boots with minimal drivers and tools--without third-party security measures.

In a previous post, we discussed how we test LinkedIn's mobile stack, including our Node.js mobile server. Today, we’ll tell you how we make this mobile server fast. Here are our top 10 performance takeaways for working with Node.js: 1. Avoid synchronous…

The Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare is adding three new encryption features to protect more web traffic from prying eyes.

Microsoft has banned Linux on some Windows 10 powered Signature Edition PCs, which provides the cleanest Windows experience on the market.

Sources close to Yahoo claim the company is expected to confirm a massive data breach that has affected millions of users – better change that password now.

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OpenSSL has released patch updates for critical DoS flaw introduced by OCSP Status Request extension.

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