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Road to the IGF: Michael Brough's 868-HACK
Road to the IGF: Michael Brough's 868-HACK
We speak to designer/artist Michael Brough about the design process of 868-HACK and the value he finds in employing randomness to design games that can surprise anyone -- even the designer.
Feb. 17, 2014
Investigation into the Tesco 'Hack'
Investigation into the Tesco 'Hack'
More than 2000 Tesco user credentials complete with the monetary value of earned vouchers were anonymously posted on Pastebin on Wednesday (still there at the time of writing this). The question is, how were they acquired: from reused passwords obtained from other breaches; or directly from Tesco?
Feb. 14, 2014
Trojanized Flappy Bird Wings Its Way to Android
Trojanized Flappy Bird Wings Its Way to Android
Flappy Bird may have had its wings clipped, but something else has risen, phoenix-like, in its place: a fake, weaponized version of the addictive iPhone and Android game.
Feb. 14, 2014
Happy Valentine's Day: Scam Artists Turn to Online Dating
Happy Valentine's Day: Scam Artists Turn to Online Dating
Scam artists have for centuries preyed upon the tender affections of the lovelorn, stripping assets and leaving broken hearts in their wake. From the 18th Century classic
Feb. 14, 2014
Safety first, business second, security none?
Safety first, business second, security none?
Based on 25 years of professional experience in various businesses around the globe, I can say that many industry verticals have a pretty good state of
Feb. 14, 2014
Email Attackers Tune Pitch for Wide Appeal
Email Attackers Tune Pitch for Wide Appeal
In recent weeks, the volume of malicious email carrying attachments has increased substantially. To entice recipients into opening those attachments,
Feb. 14, 2014
Data Center Replication: WAN Optimization vs. Bandwidth Upgrade
Data Center Replication: WAN Optimization vs. Bandwidth Upgrade
During the past years WAN optimization devices were used to optimize end-user traffic mainly. Employers connecting to remote applications can achieve
Feb. 14, 2014
Social Media and Valentine’s Day: 5 Things They Have in Common
Social Media and Valentine’s Day: 5 Things They Have in Common
It’s February 14, and Valentine’s Day is already trending on Twitter. It’s estimated that more than 60% of adults will take time today to honor the
Feb. 14, 2014
Get Started on SDN and Cisco ONE: Learn from Our New Technical White Paper
Get Started on SDN and Cisco ONE: Learn from Our New Technical White Paper
If you were to believe the industry press, you could easily be forgiven for thinking that many companies across the world were rolling software defined networking (SDN) technologies into their...
Feb. 14, 2014
GDC 2014 adds Japanese talks from Inafune, Yoshida and more
GDC 2014 adds Japanese talks from Inafune, Yoshida and more
GDC organizers debut a few excellent Japanese talks, including Keiji Inafune speaking about crowdfunding Mighty No. 9, a Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn postmortem from Naoki Yoshida, and more.
Feb. 14, 2014
This Week in Video Game Criticism: Flappy Bird Saga
This Week in Video Game Criticism: Flappy Bird Saga
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Stephen Beirne on topics including Candy Jam and the flight of Flappy Bird.
Feb. 14, 2014
When a game dev makes a board game: Zach Gage's Guts of Glory
When a game dev makes a board game: Zach Gage's Guts of Glory
When Zach Gage was given $2,000 by the No Quarter exhibition to create whatever he liked, he asked himself, "What could I make that I wouldn't normally try out?"
Feb. 14, 2014