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Computer Sciences
The end of text-based passwords? 'Transparent image moving' provides a new solution
It's past time the world moves away from text-based passwords and verifications for mobile phones and starts embracing more secure image-based solutions, say computer scientists from the University of Surrey.
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Security
Researchers exploit vulnerabilities of smart device microphones and voice assistants
Guenevere Chen, an associate professor in the UTSA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, recently published a paper on USENIX Security 2023 that demonstrates a novel inaudible voice trojan attack to exploit vulnerabilities ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
China could be harvesting TikTok data, but much of the user information is already out in the open
The social media app TikTok has been a focus for concerns that the Chinese government could access data on individual users. Whether the app poses a security risk remains unclear, but TikTok has now been banned from government ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Security
Is your cybersecurity strategy falling victim to these six common pitfalls?
Here's a pop quiz for cybersecurity pros: Does your security team consider your organization's employees to be your allies or your enemies? Do they think employees are the weakest link in the security chain? Let's put that ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Business
Google suspends Chinese shopping app amid security concerns
Google has suspended the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was discovered in versions of the app from other sources.
Mar 21, 2023
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Business
Dutch gov't staff discouraged from apps such as TikTok
The Netherlands is moving to stop central government employees having apps including popular video sharing service TikTok installed on their work phones, amid concerns over data security.
Mar 21, 2023
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Hardware
Detecting manipulations in microchips
Attackers have the ability not only to manipulate software, but also to tamper with the hardware. A team from Bochum is devising methods to detect such tampering.
Mar 20, 2023
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Security
Voice deepfakes are calling—here's what they are and how to avoid getting scammed
You have just returned home after a long day at work and are about to sit down for dinner when suddenly your phone starts buzzing. On the other end is a loved one, perhaps a parent, a child or a childhood friend, begging ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Business
BBC urges staff to ditch TikTok over data fears
The BBC said Monday that it had told staff to delete Chinese-owned video app TikTok unless it was needed for business reasons, with Western institutions increasingly taking a harder stance over data collection fears.
Mar 20, 2023
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Telecom
Scammers can slip fake texts into legitimate SMS threads. Will a government crackdown stop them?
Are you tired of receiving SMS scams pretending to be from Australia Post, the tax office, MyGov and banks? You're not alone. Each year, thousands of Australians fall victim to SMS scams. And losses have surged in recent ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Business
New Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears
New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation's Parliament will be banned from having the TikTok app on their government phones, officials said Friday.
Mar 17, 2023
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Business
Why TikTok's security risks keep raising fears
TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf.
Mar 16, 2023
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