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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:13:02 +0000
Last Sunday, my day could be best described by the lyrics of Sammy Hagar’s song “I Can’t Drive 55.” I was issued a ticket for an alleged speeding infraction. I usually drive about 10 mph over the speed limit, but my “alleged” lead foot got the best of me and so did the Texas Highway…
Credit to Author: Andrea Valdez| Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 15:00:00 +0000
Numerous tales of hacking and breaches proves just how permeable the digital membrane can be.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:00:00 +0000
The practice of using a website visitor’s device to mine cryptocurrency has expanded—and evolved—at an alarming rate.
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Credit to Author: Wired Staff| Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 12:00:00 +0000
From Donald Trump to Russian hackers, these are the dangerous characters we’ve been watching online in 2017.
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Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 03:36:00 -0800
While blockchain technology tends to get the most attention for its role in underpinning cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether, vertical industries are quickly adopting it for its efficiency and transparency.
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Credit to Author: Matt Kapko| Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 03:17:00 -0800
Windows Hello is a biometrics-based technology that enables Windows 10 users to authenticate secure access to their devices, apps, online services and networks with just a fingerprint, iris scan or facial recognition. The sign-in mechanism is essentially an alternative to passwords and is widely considered to be a more user friendly, secure and reliable method to access critical devices, services and data than traditional logins using passwords.
“Windows Hello solves a few problems: security and inconvenience,” said Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. “Traditional passwords are unsafe as they are hard to remember, and therefore people either choose easy-to-guess passwords or write down their passwords.”
Credit to Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols| Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 09:35:00 -0800
It was that biannual time again when I must buy a new smartphone. My Samsung Galaxy 7’s battery wasn’t holding a charge like it used to, and it was getting a little slower and crankier. So I started looked at the new generation of smartphones. And, after considering both minor- and major-league smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy 8, iPhone 8 and iPhone X, I got a Google Pixel 2.
Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:00:04 +0000
The past 12 months have been packed with geopolitical incidents, global malware threats and ubiquitous big-name data breaches. From the CIA Vault7 and NSA Shadow Brokers leaks at the start of the year, to the WannaCry and NotPetya ‘ransomware’ campaigns, and Uber’s shocking revelations just last month, there’s been plenty for UK CISOs to ruminate…