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ReportApril 10, 2024Editorial DepartmentMobile Security/Spyware An active Android malware campaign called eXotic Visit targets South Asian users, particularly those in India and Pakistan, with the malware being distributed through specialized websites and the Google Play Store. The Slovak cybersecurity company said that this activity has been ongoing since November 2021 and is not associated with any known threat actors or groups.It is tracking the group behind the operation virtual intruder. “The downloaded application provides legitimate functionality, but also contains code from the open-source Android XploitSPY RAT,” ESET security researcher Lukáš Štefanko said in a technical report released today. The campaign…
Save up to 25% on Marshall portable speakers. Included in this sale are the attractive and very practical Middleton loudspeakers. That’s a 21% discount, the lowest ever for a portable Bluetooth device.MarshallMiddleton made our list, and for good reason.This is the company’s flagship portable speaker, so it comes with two bells and Whistle. It offers 50 watts of 360-degree sound and a rugged IP67 enclosure. In addition to passive radiators on the sides, there are dual woofers and tweeters at the front and rear. In other words, people attending your backyard barbecue can hear the music without any problem, and…
On April 9, Twitter/X began automatically modifying links mentioning “twitter.com” to redirect to “x.com”.But dozens of new domain names have been registered in the past 48 hours, demonstrating how this change can be exploited to craft convincing phishing links, e.g. federal twitter[.]comcurrently rendered as fedex.com in a tweet. Currently, this message appears when a user visits carfatwitter.com, but Twitter/X will now display it as carfax.com in tweets and messages. A search on DomainTools.com shows that at least 60 domains ending in “twitter.com” have been registered in the past two days, although research to date suggests that most of these domains…
Peter Higgs, the physicist who predicted the Higgs boson particle, has died at the age of 94 due to a blood disease. The particle he came up with – and showed how it could help give some matter mass – won him the 2013 Nobel Prize. The Higgs boson is informally known as the “God particle” after a book.Higgs proposed this idea in the early 1960s as an attempt to explain why atoms have mass in the first place. The study didn’t attract any attention in scientific journals, mostly because few people understood the concept, however. It was just a…
Kristina DeMichele, Assistant Director of Digital Marketing, MIT Sloan School of ManagementIn the higher education industry, short video strategies for social media are more important than ever. In 60-90 seconds, institutions can visualize campus life, showcase noteworthy research, and further establish credibility with their audience.According to Statista statistics, data from October 2023 shows that YouTube and Instagram have more than 2 billion monthly active users; TikTok is not far behind, with 1.28 billion monthly active users. Active users living in the United States spend an average of 46 minutes a day using TikTok and YouTube.What makes these active users spend…
In recent years, online tutoring has gained popularity for its ability to provide students with convenient and flexible academic support solutions. Unlike many college and university tutoring centers, online tutoring has a greater ability to fit into students’ schedules. As the number of online students has grown over the past three years, many institutions have explored partnering with tutoring companies to meet student needs. However, for faculty and staff working in on-campus tutoring centers, partnering with online tutoring companies may be viewed as a threat. In addition to common considerations like budget and compatibility with other edtech, there are other…
While new iPad Pro and Air models appear to be coming soon, rumors suggest we won’t get the Classic update until next year. If you’re not interested in waiting and want to explore the best iPad on the market, then Apple’s current sale on the 10th generation iPad is for you. The price of the 64GB Wi-Fi model dropped from $449 to $349, a decrease of 22%. The discounted blue version of the iPad is available for purchase immediately, while the silver model is available for an extra $1 with a $79 coupon.appleApple released the 10th generation iPad in 2022,…
Laurie Donley, Director of Enrollment Management and Student Services, Kent State University-Tuscarawas Laurie Donley, Director of Enrollment Management and Student Services, Kent State University-TuscarawasLike others in our industry, in March 2020, I sent my employees home. That week, I had two priorities, 1. Making sure my staff had the support and tools to continue working, and 2. Making sure students knew we were still available to support them.Our small but mighty team is responsible for the campus’s main phone line and all student services units, including Admissions, Financial Aid, Academic Advising, Veterans Certification, Academic Support Services, Student Life,…
ReportApril 10, 2024Editorial DepartmentCybercrime/Malvertising Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new wave of Raspberry Robin activity that delivers malware via malicious Windows Script Files (WSF) since March 2024. HP Wolf Security researcher Patrick Schläpfer said in a report shared with The Hacker News: “Historically, Raspberry Robin has been known to spread via removable media such as USB hard drives, but over time, its resellers have tried other initial infection vectors.” The Raspberry Robin, also known as the QNAP worm, was first discovered in September 2021 and has evolved in recent years to become a downloader of various other payloads, such as…
Dr. Anthony A. Piña, Chief Online Learning Officer, Illinois State University Dr. Anthony A. Piña, Chief Online Learning Officer, Illinois State UniversityTechnological advances have made the production and use of film faster, easier, and cheaper. YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok have made video ubiquitous in people’s lives. As we seek to increase instructor presence, interactivity, and community in online courses, video can play an important role. Learning management systems (LMS) such as Canvas and Brightspace now have built-in webcam recording capabilities for video announcements, coaching, discussions, testing, and feedback. Add-on applications (including Panopto, Canvas Studio, Yuja…