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Caterina Paun is a front end developer and a product consultant. She stresses the importance of meetups and networking for getting into the technology field.

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A list of the most hackable cars has been released on the eve of a highly anticipated Black Hat presentation, Mozilla developers get hacked, getting started with Linux and why a little video games can be good for kids.

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Least Secure Cars Revealed At Black Hat

Research by two security experts presenting at Black Hat this week has labeled the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, the 2015 Cadillac Escalade and the 2014 Toyota Prius as among the vehicles most vulnerable to hacking because of security holes that can be accessed through a car’s Bluetooth, telematics, or on-board phone applications. The most secure cars include the Dodge Viper, the Audi A8, and the Honda Accord, according to Researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek. Millar and Valasek will reveal the full report on Wednesday, but spoke to Dark Reading today with some preliminary data.

The two security experts didn’t physically test the vehicles in question, but instead used information about the vehicles’ automated capabilities and internal network. “We can’t say for sure we can hack the Jeep and not the Audi,” Valasek told Dark Reading. “But… the radio can always talk to the brakes” because both are on the same network. According to the “Connected Car Cybersecurity” report from ABI Research, there have been “quite a few proof of concepts” demonstrating interception of wireless signals of tire pressure monitoring systems, impairing anti-theft systems, and taking control of self-driving and remote control features through a vehicle’s internal bus, known as controller area network (CAN).

• Researchers to name the most hackable cars at Black Hat – Computerworld

Thousands of Mozilla developers’ e-mail addresses, password hashes exposed | Ars Technica

About 76,000 e-mail addresses and 4,000 password hashes were left on a publicly accessible server for about 30 days beginning June 23, according to a blog post. There is no indication the data was accessed, but Mozilla officials investigating the disclosure can’t rule out the possibility.

The code Mozilla uses for their developer login site is open source and posted on GitHub. It looks like from the code they didn’t key stretch the hash. While the salt keeps things ‘safer’ (no rainbow tables, etc), against a GPU brute-forcing attempt, the fact these are straight hashes means they are a little weak against brute-forcing.

Introduction to Linux | edX

Beginning August 1st, The Linux Foundation, in conjunction with online education giant edX, is offering a free Introduction to Linux course.

This class, first announced in early March, is available for free. That’s not bad for a class that usually runs $2,400!

This massively open online course (MOOC) is being taught by Jerry Cooperstein. Cooperstein is a nuclear astrophysicist who’s been using Linux since 1994 and teaching it for almost that long.

According to Dice, the leading career site for technology and engineering professionals, nine out of ten IT hiring managers are looking for Linux pros.

This class looks at Linux from a very high level. You’ll be able to use Linux distributions from any of the three major Linux families, including Red Hat, with Fedora or CentOS; Debian, including Ubunt or Mint; and SUSE, including openSUSE.

This course will cover the various tools and techniques commonly used by Linux programmers, system administrators and end users to do day-to-day work in Linux.

• Linux Foundation’s free online intro to Linux class opens its doors | ZDNet

Could a Little Video Game Play Be Good for Kids?

Researchers found that kids who played video games for less than one hour a day were more likely to be happy, helpful and emotionally stable than kids who never grab a controller, according to findings published online Aug. 4 in the journal Pediatrics.

More than three hours daily of gaming had the opposite effect, however. Video game junkies were more likely to be moody, unhappy with their life and apt to act out in negative ways.

To examine both the positive and negative effects of gaming, researchers assessed the video game habits and emotional growth of nearly 5,000 British boys and girls aged 10 to 15.

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A clandestine Chinese military unit has conducted sophisticated cyber espionage operations against dozens of American and Canadian companies, we dig to the bottom of this story and share our insights.

A 75 year old Soybean farmer is fighting Monsanto all the way to the US Supreme court, but things are not looking good for the farmer.

Then it’s our first review of the blockbuster show politicians are gearing up for, the Horse Meat Scandal Trots Along, and how the media attacked video games again this week.

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A spot buy meant to take advantage of the big deliveries for a breaking news story like the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in Japan won\’t necessarily be as comfortable a fit as a :30 that airs during a space shuttle launch or ticker-tape parade, but CNN will still sell it at a premium.

• How CNN Sells Breaking News

— Soybean Farmers Monsanto Lawsuit Reaches US Supreme Court —

Supreme Court justices suggest they would agree with Monsanto that its patent protection covers not just the first planting but also seeds generated later.

• Justices skeptical of farmer who planted patented Monsanto seeds
• Supreme Court sympathizes with Monsanto in seed patent case

\”Without the ability to limit reproduction of soybeans containing this patented trait,\” he said, \”Monsanto could not have commercialized its invention and never would have produced what is, by now, the most popular agricultural technology in America.\”

• Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Bowman v. Monsanto – NYTimes.com

— Horse Meat Labelled as Beef Scandal Trots Along —

First centered on Britain and Ireland, the scandal over beef products adulterated with horse meat escalated across Continental Europe on Tuesday after Nestlé, one of the world’s best-known food companies, said it was removing pasta meals from store shelves in Italy and Spain.

• Nestlé Removes 2 Products in Horse Meat Scandal
• The Real Scandal Behind Britain’s Horsemeat Fiasco

— The so Called Sequester Battle —

With just a little over a week to avert them, it appears increasingly likely the $1.2 trillion in so-called sequester cuts will go into effect.

• Boehner, WH trade blame for sequester – CBS News

Unofficially, many members of Congress are betting that a few weeks into the automatic spending cuts, Democratic and Republican leaders will get serious about negotiating a replacement to the sequestration and the $85 billion in spending cuts will not have had time to really bite.

• Sequester Cuts Will Not Cause The Sky To Fall On March 1

— US Businesses Under Sustained CYBER ATTACK!!oneone!! —

The report by computer security firm Mandiant Corp. in Alexandria, Va., breaks new ground by attributing attacks against 141 companies to a specific 12-story office building in the financial center of Shanghai.

• Computer security firm blames cyber spying on Chinese military

• Report: Chinese Hacking US Banks, Power Grid

• This is How China Hacks America: Inside the Mandiant Report – The Daily Beast

• Chinese Military Accused Of Widespread Cyber Attacks On U.S. Corporations And Government Agencies: Gothamist
• Fascinating video tracks a real Chinese hacker in action
• Researchers Name Three Hackers Tied To One Of China\’s Most Active Military Intrusion Teams – Forbes

Shanghai security officers chase a CNN crew attempting to record a building at the center of hacking allegations

• China security officers chase CNN crew – YouTube

• One Site May Be Responsible for Recent Hacks – Mike Isaac – Social – AllThingsD

Chinese officials have insisted in recent years that China is one of the biggest targets of cyberattacks.

\”Statistics show that Chinese military terminals connected to the Internet have been subjected to large numbers of attacks from abroad,\” the defense ministry said Wednesday, adding that Internet protocol addresses \”indicate that a considerable number of these attacks are from the United States, but we have never used this as a reason to accuse the United States.\”

\”Every country should handle the problem of cybersecurity in a professional and responsible manner,\” the ministry said.

• China Says Army Is Not Behind Attacks in Report

A look at Mandiant, allegations on China hacking – SFGate

• Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., Mandiant was started in 2004 by Kevin Mandia, a retired Air Force officer who carved out a lucrative niche investigating computer crimes.

• Mandiant was most recently noted for its work in helping The New York Times trace an attack on its employees\’ computers to China, following a Times investigation into China\’s Premier Wen Jiabao. The newspaper publicly acknowledged Mandiant\’s role in the case.

• Mandiant alleges that it has traced a massive hacking campaign on U.S. businesses to a drab, white 12-story office building outside Shanghai run by \”Unit 61398\” of the People\’s Liberation Army. The report contains some of the most extensive and detailed accusations on China\’s cybersnooping publicly available, including a timeline and details of malware used.

• Mandiant has an obvious commercial interest in releasing the information, too. The company said its existing customers were already warned about and protected against the techniques it discovered, and it offered a free software tool to companies and organizations to detect suspicious activity. It puts Mandiant front-and-center at a critical time on a national debate about cybersecurity.

• Its founder testified earlier this month to the House Intelligence Committee on hacking threats.

• Read the full report PDF

• U.S. Govt: Cyberattacks a \’Substantial\’ Concern – YouTube

— Adam Lanza Reportedly Used Violent Video Games to Hone Killing Skills —

A blacked-out gaming room helped Newtown, Conn., shooter Adam Lanza descend into his own world, CBS News senior correspondent John Miller, a former FBI assistant director, said on \”CBS This Morning.\”

• Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza blacked out game room, bedroom

\”During an ongoing criminal investigation, we do not release bits and pieces of a case, we simply don\’t do it so anyone that sees any information that indicates that it is associated with this case, and see \”sources,\” being the source of information, should be take a step back,\” said Lt. Vance.

• State Police dispute Lanza\’s \’motive\’

— US General Allen retires —

The American general tipped to become the next head of NATO has decided instead to retire. The decision came after a scandal linking him to inappropriate emails to a woman. General John Allen was nominated for the job after running the war in Afghanistan for 19 months.

• US General Allen retires

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The gaming industry as a whole has always dabbled with the notion that “Sex Sells” but very rarely have they done it in a good way. In fact, the games that result from these ideas are almost always terrible half-assed atrocities aimed squarely at the pants of adolescent hormones. No where does this seem more true than with Ubisoft’s latest game for the Wii that utilizes the Wiimote in naughty and provocative ways.

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