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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000
Researchers dug into the deep-seated, arcane code in Apple machines known as EFI, and found it’s often dangerously neglected.
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Credit to Author: Ryan Faas| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 03:11:00 -0700
The most obvious difference between the upcoming iPhone X and every iOS device that preceded it is the loss of the iconic Home button. For years, it has served as the fingerprint sensor for Apple’s Touch ID technology, offering easy and secure unlocking of the device as well as authentication for transactions.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 12:00:00 +0000
As the Department of Homeland Security takes a closer look at social media accounts, experts caution that it likely won’t even accomplish much.
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Credit to Author: Ken Mingis| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:08:00 -0700
First there was news that Equifax, the credit rating agency, had been hacked. Then came stories about questionable stock sales by execs before the breach became public. Then…anger and confusion from some of the 143 million people affected.
And finally, this week, came the retirement of the company’s CEO.
It’s enough to (almost) make our panel of tech experts – Network World‘s Brandon Butler, CSO‘s Fahmida Rashid, Macworld‘s Michael Simon and Computerworld Executive Editor Ken Mingis – throw up their collective arms as everyone tries to figure out how to stop it from happening again.
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With the Equifax breach still making waves, the new Apple Watch now on wrists and A.I. seemingly everywhere, our panel digs into what's happening in the IT world.
Credit to Author: Alice Su| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000
Basel Khartabil hoped the internet would lead to a flowering of freedom and openness in Syria. Then he was arrested and imprisoned by the Assad regime.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:00:26 +0000
At Trend Micro we’re always looking for innovative new ways to support our customers and help overcome their cybersecurity challenges. Mobile network operators (MNOs) are increasingly adopting virtualization and software acceleration technologies to become more agile in how they deploy and operate network services: for example, to help deal with large, unpredictable network volumes during…
Credit to Author: Ashley Feinberg| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:00:00 +0000
In the latest of several paperwork mishaps, the President’s senior advisor and son-in-law registered to vote in New York with the wrong gender.
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