German Nuclear Plant- Malware found in Fuel Rod Control System
April 27, 2016– A German nuclear power plant located near the city of Munich has been found to have several strains of malware, some as old as Conficker (of the year 2008 vintage). There was a bunch of other malware as well, including remote access trojans, worms, file stealers and more! The system was not connected to the internet, so it is one more example of industrial control systems that can get infected without being connected to anything online. This was accidentally discovered by employees of the electrical utility RWE of Germany. Not only this, they found other malware on as many as 18 USB removable storage devices. Fortunately, the incident did not affect the Gundremmingen Nuclear Power plant safety or operations, as the malware was targeted towards financial systems. …
Sizing up the iPhone SE
Read some of the comments on the internet and you might think that Apple took a step backwards. Who wants a smaller phone? Samsung and other phone makers kept saying make a bigger phone. They jumped on the size queen boat. Apple went larger with the 6. So why go backwards? I, for one, love […]
How Your Hearing Testimony Can Help Win Your Disability Benefits Case
Social Security disability hearings generally last less than an hour, but the agency’s hearing backlog currently averages over 18 months in many locations. When you add the 8 to 12 months it takes for SSA to conduct its administrative review, most disability claimants won’t see the inside of a courtroom for over 2 years from the date they apply for benefits. If you are waiting 2 to 3 years for your chance to spend an hour with a judge, you cannot afford to waste time or come to your hearing unprepared. Nevertheless, far too many disability claimants waste or misuse the precious time they have with the judge by testifying ineffectually. Last month I wrote a blog post entitled “Should You be Concerned about “Trick Questions” from the Social Security Judge?” I …