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6 Technologies that Will Change Pcs in 2015
Six disruptive technologies could change the face of computing in 2015.
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Nsa Spy Program Targets Mobile Networks
The U.S. National Security Agency has been intercepting the internal communications of operators and trade groups, and infiltrating mobile networks around the world...
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Popular Android Apps Fail Basic Security Tests, Putting Privacy at Risk
Many Android applications fail to take basic precautions to protect user data, putting the privacy of upwards of 1 billion people at risk.
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Seven Ways DARPA Is Trying to Kill the Password
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding research at institutions working on desktop and mobile authentication technologies.
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Estonian Electronic Voting System Vulnerable to Attacks, Researchers Say
Estonia's electronic voting system cannot guarantee fair elections because of fundamental security weaknesses and poor operations procedures.
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Researchers Hope to Secure Development of Mobile Apps With Faster Code Scans
Fraunhofer Institute researchers are developing three new tools to evaluate or enhance the security of mobile apps.
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The Ietf Needed a Wake-Up Call on Security, Says Chairman
Internet Engineering Task Force members are focusing on security and how to protect users from pervasive monitoring in a meeting that began Sunday in London.
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White House Pushes Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure
The White House has released a new cybersecurity framework designed to help critical infrastructure operators create comprehensive cybersecurity programs.
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New Fujitsu Labs Tech Can Do Batch Searches of Encrypted Data
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a fast method to perform secret searches of data that is encrypted.
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Microsoft Joins Group Seeking to Replace Passwords
Microsoft has joined the Fast IDentity Online Alliance, which seeks to develop standards to curb corporate reliance on passwords.
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Experimental Malware ses Inaudible Sound to Defeat Network Air Gaps
Researchers have tested the feasibility of creating a covert acoustical mesh network between multiple laptops to exchange data using near-ultrasonic frequencies...
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Symantec: Google Glass Still Vulnerable to Wi-Fi Attack
Just days after Google said it had patched a QR code vulnerability affecting its Google Glass wearable computer, Symantec says it has found another vulnerability...
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Alert! Study Finds Internet Users Heed Browser Warnings
Security warnings displayed by Web browsers are much more effective at deterring risky Internet behavior than was previously believed, a recent study found.
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Feds Asked to Sit Out Defcon Hacking Conference This Year
Defcon hacking convention organizers have asked federal government workers not to attend the event this year.
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'flame' Malware May Have Siblings, Study Finds
A new Flame malware report suggests that the malware's command-and-control interface was made to manage at least four different types of malware, meaning that there...
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Emv Flaw Allows 'pre-Play' Attacks on Chip-Enabled Payment Cards
University of Cambridge researchers have found that many automated teller machines and point of sale terminals do not properly generate random numbers, as required...
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Swiss Scientists Develop Algorithm to Sniff Out the Source of Malware and Spam Attacks
Researchers have developed an algorithm that can find the source of a computer virus, malware, or spam attack by checking only a small percentage of connections...
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It Engineers Ponder Fix to Dangerous Internet Routing Problem
Information technology engineers have been studying methods for fixing a weakness in the Internet's routing system known as the Border Gateway Protocol, which can...
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Cryptography Pioneer: We Need Good Code
Whitfield Diffie, a pioneer of public-key cryptography, told the recent Black Hat Europe conference that a good plan to secure software is needed in the age of...
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