Brazilian Banks Ordered to Reopen Cryptocurrency Exchange’s Frozen Accounts
Nov01

Brazilian Banks Ordered to Reopen Cryptocurrency Exchange’s Frozen Accounts

A Brazilian court has ordered the reopening of cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Max’s bank accounts, which were closed without explanation by Banco do Brasil and Banco Santander in September. The two banks have reportedly reactivated the accounts to avoid paying fines. Also Read: Kenya’s Bithub Africa Mines Bitcoin Using Solar Power Threat of Fine Forces Banco Do Brasil and Banco Santander to Reactivate...

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The Pirate Bay Remains Mysteriously Inaccessible to Many
Nov01

The Pirate Bay Remains Mysteriously Inaccessible to Many

The Pirate Bay has suffered quite a bit of downtime over the past several years, but in recent weeks a more alarming pattern has begun to emerge. While many people can assess the site just fine, at the time of writing there are also millions of visitors who see a Cloudflare error instead of the iconic pirate ship logo. Luckily for them, there is no shortage of workarounds. Accessing TPB through proxies, its Tor domain, or the site VPN...

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Hollywood Urges FTC to Help Combat Online Piracy
Nov01

Hollywood Urges FTC to Help Combat Online Piracy

Last week the FTC hosted several discussions on its role when it comes to innovation and intellectual property policy. The commission asked a broad group of stakeholders how the FTC can use its enforcement and policy authority to advance innovation. This is a question Hollywood, and its lobby group MPAA in particular, are not leaving unanswered. In a detailed response, Neil Fried of the MPAA laid out several possible actions the...

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Steal This Show S04E08: ‘Click Here To Kill Everybody’
Nov01

Steal This Show S04E08: ‘Click Here To Kill Everybody’

Embedded in an increasing number of the devices and objects surrounding us today, computers are turning the everyday world into a radically programmable attack surface. This is the subject of computer security & cryptography legend Bruce Schneier‘s latest book, Click Here To Kill Everybody. In this episode we meet up with Bruce to explore how the profusion of insecure devices, capable of being put to a variety of...

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Getting started with OKD on your Linux desktop
Nov01

Getting started with OKD on your Linux desktop

OKD is the open source upstream community edition of Red Hat’s OpenShift container platform. OKD is a container management and orchestration platform based on Docker and Kubernetes. OKD is a complete solution to manage, deploy, and operate containerized applications that (in addition to the features provided by Kubernetes) includes an easy-to-use web interface, automated build tools, routing capabilities, and monitoring and...

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