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New Crypto-Ransomware Targets Linux
New Crypto-Ransomware Targets Linux
Instead of targeting end users with weaponized documents, this new breed of ransomware is targeting the web servers themselves.
Nov. 9, 2015
KilerRat Rises to Carry on NJrat's Torch
KilerRat Rises to Carry on NJrat's Torch
It has a broad range of capabilities, ranging from stealing credentials stored in browsers to accessing a victim’s webcam.
Nov. 9, 2015
Pushing Security from Edge to Endpoint
Pushing Security from Edge to Endpoint
On November 3rd, Cisco announced that we are extending our Security Everywhere strategy with new solutions and services aimed at helping our customers
Nov. 9, 2015
How Incumbents Can Thrive in a Digital World
How Incumbents Can Thrive in a Digital World
Traditionally, incumbent companies have relied on three main competitive advantages to maintain their leadership positions over newcomers: 1) large
Nov. 9, 2015
Interacting with Metapod from the OpenStack CLI (or Building your OpenStack CLI VM)
Interacting with Metapod from the OpenStack CLI (or Building your OpenStack CLI VM)
Back in September 2014 Cisco acquired private OpenStack cloud service company Metacloud
Nov. 9, 2015
GDC Classic: Multiple character interaction in Petz games
GDC Classic: Multiple character interaction in Petz games
In this classic CGDC presentation from 1998, the creators of Petz describe how they made virtual creatures come to life and interact believably with one another
Nov. 9, 2015
When the player's screen is the game's screen
When the player's screen is the game's screen
How taking the PC as a medium and turning it into the way a player interfaces with a game can be a boon to both the design and the cost of your game.
Nov. 9, 2015
Video: How to design the best camera for your side-scrolling game
Video: How to design the best camera for your side-scrolling game
At GDC 2015 Mushroom 11 creator Itay Keren explores the theory and science of designing great camera systems for side-scrolling games, and how you can apply it to your own projects.
Nov. 9, 2015
Get a job: Be a Senior Gameplay Engineer at Boss Key 2
Get a job: Be a Senior Gameplay Engineer at Boss Key 2
Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee's new Raleigh-based studio is looking for a skilled C++ engineer to work on its upcoming sci-fi shooter Lawbreakers alongside the team at Boss Key HQ.
Nov. 9, 2015
One of PlayStation's biggest indie dev proponents is leaving Sony
One of PlayStation's biggest indie dev proponents is leaving Sony
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's head of strategic content, Shahid Kamal Ahmad is leaving the company to step back into the world of game development.
Nov. 9, 2015
How Cibele taught me to love existential sex crises
How Cibele taught me to love existential sex crises
Nina Freeman's Cibele autobiographical game about finding romance in an MMO is a rare glimpse of what a mature portrayal of sex could look like in games.
Nov. 9, 2015
Texas' new video game history museum prepares to open next month
Texas' new video game history museum prepares to open next month
The National Videogame Museum expects to open its doors next month in Frisco, Texas, more than a year after the traveling video game history exhibition said it would settle down permanently.
Nov. 9, 2015