Tag: Computer science
Phishing: beware of fake Chrome windows
A new phishing technique targets Google Chrome users. Thanks to a fake login page that displays the address of the real one, a hacker can deceive Internet users to obtain…
Advertising in Windows 11?
Currently in test version, the latest Windows 11 update displays advertising messages in Explorer or in the taskbar. Microsoft explains that it was an internal experiment and which should not…
Facial recognition in wartime according to Clearview
The American company Clearview AI, which specializes in facial recognition, offers its software free of charge to Ukraine, and more specifically to the Ministry of Defense. Facial recognition technologies make…
Software piracy will soon be legal in Russia!
Russia fears the consequences of sanctions against the country in the IT sector. Many large companies have announced their withdrawal from the country, preventing the purchase of much-needed software. The…
Reverse engineering: what is it?
reverse engineering (reverse engineering, in English) finds its origin in the analysis of material for commercial or military advantage. It is an analysis aimed at inferring the design characteristics of…
Encryption: what is it?
the encryption is a way to scramble data so that only authorized parties can understand the information. It is the process of converting plain text that anyone can read into…
War in Ukraine: what impact on semiconductors?
Invaded by Russia since Thursday, Ukraine represents 90% of the production of neon, an essential gas in the production of semiconductors. On the Russian side, the country produces 35% of…
RISC-V: what is it?
RISC-V is an instruction set architecture or ISA. An instruction set architecture is an abstract model of an architecture computer science which defines things like the register model and machine…
How to turn an old PC into a Chromebook?
Bringing an old Mac or an old PC with Chrome OS back to life is possible! To do this, here is a complete user guide that allows you to transform…
Biomedical imaging: the human body seen from the inside
We all know we have one brain, a heart and many other organs… but we’ve never really seen them in action! However, it is possible if one immerses oneself in…