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Hackers Made an App That Kills to Prove a Point
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:13:32 +0000
Medtronic and the FDA left an insulin pump with a potentially deadly vulnerability on the market—until researchers who found the flaw showed how bad it could be.
Read MoreWhat the FTC’s $5 billion fine really means for Facebook | TECH(feed)
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission hit Facebook with a $5 billion fine for mishandling user data. The fine comes after the FTC’s investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. On this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet discusses the implications of this fine — and how Facebook may (or may not) change its practices.
How to take control of Face ID (with tools you may not know exist)
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0700
If you travel frequently and use an iPhone or iPad then you simply must familiarize yourself with these two tips – they’ll make it much easier to secure your device and its contents when you are on the move.
In praise of Face ID
I’ve become very used to using Face ID. It’s seamless.
On the iPhone, I like that I can pay for groceries with a look and find it much easier to use in the dark than the Home button.
My iPad experience is similar, but I do get annoyed sometimes that I must raise the tablet slightly to get the face angle right – this isn’t always as intuitive as I would like.
All the same, given Apple’s claim that there is a 1 in 50,000 chance that someone else’s fingerprint will unlock your iPhone and a 1 in 1,000,000 chance that it will be unlocked by another person’s face, I’ll always opt for the highly secure choice.
Memory-Lane Monday: Even worse than you thought
Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0700
This government agency has cashiers’ stations for handling transactions with the public, and the treasurer’s office decides it needs new software to run those stations, according to a pilot fish in IT.
And there’s going to be one sign-on and password for all the stations, brag the higher-ups.
Bad idea, protest all the IT programmers and system administrators. For one thing, having a single user sign-on to the system will prevent tracking who is completing each transaction. They cite security, accountability and separation of duties, but their protests fall on deaf ears.
The vendor rep shows up one day, and he and the treasurer do a presentation for an audience that includes IT managers. The two sound excited, and a touch proud, when they tell everyone that the cashiers will sign on with the user ID “Cash.” They don’t share the top-secret password, though; that’s just for the cashiers to know.
How To Clear Out Your Zombie Apps and Online Accounts
Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 11:00:00 +0000
All those services you signed up for but forgot about? They’re a security risk. Here’s how to get rid of them.
Read MorePalantir Manual Shows How Law Enforcement Tracks Families
Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0000
An Apple Watch bug, a hackable hair straightener, and more security news this week.
Read MoreAn Amazon Phishing Scam Hits Just in Time For Prime Day
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0000
Some deals are too good to be true, even on the most made-up holiday of all.
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