The GitHub Actions Attack Pattern Your CI Security Scanners Miss

ActiveState explains how GitHub Actions attack chains can evade traditional CI security scanners, why passing a scan doesn't ...
MoneyWeek

Brits could use ‘highly effective’ estate planning tool to cut inheritance tax rate by 10%

Britain’s wealthy families are increasingly using a little-known inheritance tax (IHT) rule which could cut the inheritance tax rate by 10%. It comes as estate planning professionals report a rise in ...
IEEE

Cost-Optimized Server Allocation and Request Routing in Cloud Systems Using Different Service Classes

Abstract: Cloud systems offer scalable and flexible infrastructure but can become expensive if the resource usage is not optimized. To help reduce service delivery costs, this paper presents ...
IEEE

On the Use of an Electromechanical and a Solid-State Switching Matrix for a Portable Microwave-Based Brain Stroke Scanner

Abstract: In this letter, we examine the effects of the switching matrix on a multiview and low-complexity portable microwave imaging system for brain stroke monitoring. It considers two switching ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Supermarket Scanner Changed the Way We Buy Groceries Forever

A Spectra Physics Model A supermarket scanner—one of the first ten ever produced. A laser within the unit projects a beam onto a mirror that redirects it through the glass plate on the top. Cade ...