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How to find forgotten Wi-Fi passwords and SSIDs in Windows and Android

3 months 1 week ago
If you've ever logged into a network on your laptop or phone, the password is still there

hands-on  You're at a place you've been before and your Windows laptop immediately remembers the SSID and password for the Wi-Fi network, logging you on automatically. But your phone, tablet, and your coworker's laptop have never been here before, so they can't connect. If only you remembered the password or had it written down somewhere.…

Avram Piltch

DNS Security is Important But DNSSEC May Be a Failed Experiment

3 months 1 week ago
Domain Name System Security Extensions has achieved only 34% deployment after 28 years since publication of the first DNSSEC RFC, according to Internet Society data that labels it "arguably the worst performing technology" among internet enabling technologies. HTTPS reaches 96% adoption among the top 1,000 websites globally despite roughly the same development timeline as DNSSEC. The security protocol faces fundamental barriers including lack of user visibility compared to HTTPS padlock icons and mandatory implementation throughout the entire DNS hierarchy. Approximately 30% of country-level domains have not implemented DNSSEC, creating deployment gaps that prevent domains beneath them from securing their DNS records.

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US DoE taps federal sites for fast-track AI datacenter and energy builds

3 months 1 week ago
Private sector invited to colocate at legacy nuclear facilities

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has identified four sites where private sector firms will be invited to colocate datacenters and energy generation projects, in line with the Trump administration's goal to boost AI development in America.…

Dan Robinson