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To: goldworldnet who wrote (104646)	10/19/2019 2:19:43 PM
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And in other news: "Cyber-espionage operations from Cozy Bear, a threat actor believed to work for the Russian government, continued undetected for the past years by using malware families previously unknown to security researchers," reports BleepingComputer -- citing a surprisingly detailed report: Relying on stealthy communication techniques between infected systems and the command and control servers, the group managed to keep their activity under the radar for a long time. Cyber-espionage campaigns that likely started in 2013, collectively named "Operation Ghost," have been attributed to this group, and continued through 2019... Researchers at ESET tracking this threat actor found at least three victims of Operation Ghost, all being European Ministries of Foreign Affairs including the Washington DC embassy of a European Union country. The victim count is likely larger but identifying them is difficult because the threat actor uses unique command and control infrastructure for each target. The report notes the group used sites like Reddit, Twitter, and Imgur to deliver the URLs for some command-and-control servers, along with information hidden in images. And another stage of its malware platform used an even more robust site for its command-and-control server: Dropbox.

To: goldworldnet who wrote (104646)	10/19/2019 2:28:20 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110624

Wi-Fi is obviously more convenient than wired Ethernet cables. It is quite easy to use at anytime. But Ethernet still offers advantages — faster speeds, lower latency, and no wireless interference problems. You probably won’t be connecting an Ethernet cable to your smartphone any time soon. But this matters when dealing with desktop PCs, laptops at desks, game consoles, TV-streaming boxes, and other devices. So my point is will 5G capability and levels of security dramatically change this? As Laptops become more popular than desktop and phones and tablets being the main form of digital communication and casual activity will connected Ethernet be around so much longer? Will 5G or 6G be the death of Ethernet, I think so.

To: goldworldnet who wrote (104646)	10/19/2019 3:13:05 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110624

Josh As you get older do you still feel a need to own a desktop? I like you have assembled hundreds of desktops going back to the early 80's but the machine I am using now was assembled back in 2008 and there is little I do with it anymore that would justify having a desktop. I used to like to customize my machines with parts which were of higher quality and permanence than you could generally buy in a store. But honestly since I am not a gamer I expect my next PC will be my last and will likely be a high performance laptop vs a desktop. These days I am more space conscience and portability it nice. It may be time to retire this desktop with something major fails. Don