USS Zumwalt rounds lands the U.S. Navy between the devil and the deep sea

Having spent $23 billion on a stealth incredibly powerful destroyer, it has now dawned on the U.S. Navy that to use the USS Zumwalt’s weapon system will cost it $800,000 a shell. Although the United States’ latest stealth destroyer, the USS Zumwalt, packs an overwhelming firepower, there is one aspect which the U.S. Navy supposedly…

NASA concerned about SpaceX’s rocket fueling practice

With SpaceX facing a setback with an explosion of its rockets during a launch, its fueling strategy has come under scrutiny. The Wall Street Journal has obtained a letter written by NASA, which showed that the agency’s International Space station committee has had continued safety concerns vis-à-vis SpaceX’s planned fuel strategy. While SpaceX’s Falcon 9…

The European Commission’s vision of shopping not in sync with reality – Google

Google has slammed the European Commission for its misleading findings, saying it is barking up the wrong tree. As far as online shopping is concerned, it just another site, unlike Amazon, the world’s largest retailer. Earlier this year in April, the European Commission had started an antitrust inquiry into Google’s Android development. It soon broadened its…

Russian hacking group exploiting 0 day vulnerability in Windows – Microsoft

Microsoft will issue a patch on November 8. Microsoft Corp has said a hacking group which has been previously linked to the Russian government is behind the recent cyberattacks. Recent hacking attacks have exploited newly discovered vulnerabilities founding in Windows. In an advisory on its website, Microsoft has said a small number of attacks have…

U.S Controller of Currency warns of possible data breach after employee copied 10,000 records when retiring

The good news is that the data was encrypted. More often than not, data breaches take place due to an insider. At times it could be as simple as a staff who is not security conscious. According to the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, a worker took more than 10,000 staff and activity records…