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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- February 27, 2019

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Microsoft Defends Jumping in AR Bed With Military
B0r0nt0K Ransomware Threatens Linux Servers
Android Addition Opens FIDO Password Killer to Billions
The Latest Efforts to Make the iPhone Obsolete Could Have Teeth

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Today's Story Highlights

Microsoft Defends Jumping in AR Bed With Military
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has defended the company's $479 million
contract with the U.S. military -- a commitment that some Microsoft
employees strongly opposed. While pledging to engage with employees and
consider Microsoft's role as a corporate citizen, Nadella said the
company would not withhold technology from institutions in democracies
elected to preserve the freedoms of their citizens.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85868.html

B0r0nt0K Ransomware Threatens Linux Servers
A new cryptovirus called "B0r0nt0K" has been putting Linux and possibly
Windows Web servers at risk of encrypting all of the infected domain's
files. The new ransomware threat and the ransom of 20 bitcoins -- about
$75,000 -- first came to light last week in a forum post. A client's
website had all its files encrypted and renamed with the .rontok
extension appended to them, the forum user indicated.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85870.html

Android Addition Opens FIDO Password Killer to Billions
The FIDO Alliance hammered another nail into the passwords coffin with
the announcement that devices running Android 7.0 or higher will be
compatible with FIDO2, the latest version of its authentication
solution. Certification of Android 7.0+ means devices running those
versions of Google's mobile operating system will support FIDO2 out of
the box or through a software update.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85866.html

The Latest Efforts to Make the iPhone Obsolete Could Have Teeth
The Mobile World Congress is the annual event where everyone who hates
Apple goes to grouse about their profits and point out Apple's lack of
real progress. That's pretty much everyone who is anyone, aside from
Apple itself, which also is at the event. Much like CES often does, MWC
tends to spin pretty hard toward the "I hate Apple, I'd like to be
Apple" crowd of competitors.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85863.html

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