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ProtonVPN out of beta, offering free and paid service types

(Tech Xplore)—A Switzerland-based company earlier this week released a free virtual private network together with a tier-based system that provides even more VPN level of support. The new product is from ProtonVPN AG headquartered ...

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Jun 22, 2017
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How malware infects apps

Malicious software on popular mobile platforms such as iOS and Android is at best a nuisance and at worst a security threat to individuals and businesses.

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Jun 22, 2017
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Computing expert finds way of securing Internet of Things

A computing expert has found a way of securing the Internet of Things, a term that encompasses everything connected to the internet from smartphones to smart fridges.

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Jun 21, 2017
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Researcher at London event focuses on e-cig used for computer exploit

(Tech Xplore)—E-cigarettes could be used to hack computers. They could not only serve as your stop-smoking tool but there is a possibility they could serve as an exploit platform as well.

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Jun 19, 2017
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Cyber researchers discover how any network router can covertly leak data

Researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center (CSRC) have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to covertly siphon sensitive files, passwords or other critical data ...

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Jun 05, 2017
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Dojo is pebble-shaped monitor for protecting smart home devices

(Tech Xplore)—BullGuard issued a press release at the end of last month making a case for why we need to be thinking about security for smart-home devices.

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Jun 03, 2017
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Catching the IMSI-catchers: SeaGlass brings transparency to cell phone surveillance

Modern cell phones are vulnerable to attacks from rogue cellular transmitters called IMSI-catchers—surveillance devices that can precisely locate mobile phones, eavesdrop on conversations or send spam.

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Jun 02, 2017
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Paper evaluates hacking vulnerabilities in pacemaker systems

(Tech Xplore)—What's wrong with pacemakers? Actually, the issue of security gets to the heart of the matter.

Security

May 30, 2017
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When it comes to ransomware, it's sometimes best to pay up

Companies hit by ransomware are faced with an ethical dilemma: pay up to save their now-encrypted data, or hold the moral high ground and lose it all.

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May 30, 2017
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NTFS bug allows sites to crash Windows 7, 8.1

(Tech Xplore)—By Friday numerous tech sites including Ars Technica, delivered the bug discovery news, this time of strange NTFS bug making web pages crash for those still running Windows 7 or 8.1 on their PCs. NTFS refers ...

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May 27, 2017
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Using Bitcoin to prevent identity theft

A reaction to the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin is a digital-currency scheme designed to wrest control of the monetary system from central banks. With Bitcoin, anyone can mint money, provided he or she can complete a complex ...

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May 24, 2017
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CCC members show iris recognition bypass using photo, contact lens

(Tech Xplore)—Mobile vendors have turned to novel biometric ways to unlock smartphones. Now iris recognition joins the biometric family, with the concept being that the user looks and an iris scanner can unlock a phone.

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May 24, 2017
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The way we walk can be used to power and secure our devices

When we walk or move, we create kinetic energy in a way that is unique to each of us. Our latest research shows that it's so unique, it can be used to authenticate who we are.

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May 24, 2017
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What are software vulnerabilities, and why are there so many of them?

The recent WannaCry ransomware attack spread like wildfire, taking advantage of flaws in the Windows operating system to take control of hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide. But what exactly does that mean?

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May 23, 2017
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Combination of features produces new Android vulnerability

A new vulnerability affecting Android mobile devices results not from a traditional bug, but from the malicious combination of two legitimate permissions that power desirable and commonly-used features in popular apps. The ...

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May 22, 2017
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An ethical hacker can help you beat a malicious one

The recent spate of cyber attacks on computer systems across the world shows how some organisations are not doing enough to protect their systems against malicious hackers.

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May 19, 2017
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Here's how the ransomware attack was stopped – and why it could soon start again

The ransomware cyber attack that has so far affected around 300,000 computers in 150 countries could have been much worse. In fact, it still could be. The spread of the malicious software (malware), nicknamed WannaCry or ...

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May 18, 2017
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Shadow Brokers threaten release of more NSA hacks to be used against the world

As if dealing with the continuing drama of the WannaCry global ransomware attack was not enough, the original group behind the leak of National Security Agency (NSA) hacking tools has announced it will release more vulnerabilities ...

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May 17, 2017
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Weaponizing the internet for terrorism

Terrorism is a fact of life as are the collectives and networks to which counter-terrorism organizations and the media have given various labels and names. These networks are well versed in exploiting modern information technology ...

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May 16, 2017
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Why installing software updates makes us WannaCry

The global ransomware attack called "WannaCry," which began last week and continues today, could have been avoided, or at least made much less serious, if people (and companies) kept their computer software up to date. The ...

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May 16, 2017
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Study looks at how brainwaves can be used to nab passwords

(Tech Xplore)—Security sleuths have given us much to think about in recent years, reminding us, often alerting us, when our privacy may be at risk when using mobile and desktop items.

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May 09, 2017
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Researchers discuss findings on tracking smartphone user habits, activities with ultrasonic beacons

(Tech Xplore)—Are some Android mobile applications listening surreptitiously for ultrasonic beacons embedded in audio? Are they being used to track users and present targeted advertising?

Software Security

May 06, 2017
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Intel tackles firmware vulnerability issue

(Tech Xplore)—Intel has reported details on a firmware vulnerability, but it does not exist on Intel-based consumer PCs.

Security

May 04, 2017
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The long history, and short future, of the password

In Western history, the concept of the password can be traced as far back as the so-called "shibboleth incident" in the 12th chapter of the biblical Book of Judges. In the chaos of battle between the tribes of Gilead and ...

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May 04, 2017
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'Open port' backdoors are widespread smartphone security hole

A sweeping study of an internet communication mechanism common in mobile devices has revealed that so-called 'open ports' are much more vulnerable to security breaches than previously thought.

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May 02, 2017
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