![]() The most common causes of this issue are: ![]() ![]() *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from ReasonLabs authored by ReasonLabs.Your IP address has been temporarily blocked due to a large number of HTTP requests. Happy Easter from all of us at Reason Cybersecurity. **Improve cybersecurity awareness** – Follow the signs of infection and read learn how to respond when an infection is suspected.Īnd now it’s time to find some Easter eggs- _the chocolate kind_ - and get going. **Patch and update everything** – Yes, yes, we know you’ve heard it a million times but it’s still true: keeping your software and OS patched and updated is one of the best ways to prevent any kind of unwanted infiltration. **Install** **()** software – () detects and blocks malware and viruses, stops you from accessing websites that run malicious software, prevents ad blockers from running on your devices, and protects your systems from pretty much anything else that could damage your digital security. To prevent an Easter egg scam from happening to you, here are a few tips: Springtime is an opportunity for hackers to attack users’ computers while they shop online. And worse still, if a developer can code in an undocumented Easter egg, what’s to stop him or her from slipping in a backdoor or something equally insidious? All this can cause incompatibilities which may affect functionality, and worse may lead to vulnerabilities that allow the software itself to be hacked. Moreover, it’s important to remember that Easter eggs are not part of the approved final coding of a game or program – they are essentially unverified add-ons, which means that the snippet of code in question doesn’t get updated when the software does. And while some of these surprises might just be harmless “extras”, others can be malicious - it all just depends on the developer. ![]() Including Easter eggs in games, like hidden levels and secret codes that helped players get more lives or power, became a semi-routine practice.īut at the same time, inserting Easter eggs became a symbol of defiance, a way for developers to “stick it to the man” - ie, their boss or company. Once Robinett’s trick got a bit of PR, instead of discouraging such tactics, some video game companies, including Atari, figured it might be a good way to generate excitement. The surreptitious move became known as an Easter egg, as the player had to “hunt around” to find it and it went unnoticed by the Atari folks until after Robinett left for another (and hopefully, more appreciative) job. The disgruntled employee inserted the line “Created by Warren Robinett” into the code, which would appear when a player hovered over a specific grey dot in the game. (Sidenote, what better way to ensure employee satisfaction than to tick them off by not crediting them for their work, right?) Adventure’s developer, Warren Robinett, went unnamed in the game credits because Atari was concerned that competitors would find and lure away their best employees. Way back in the late 1970s, when video games first went on sale, the then-king-of-consoles, Atari, had a game called Adventure. Well apparently, some software developers over the years have decided to join in on the fun.
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