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Privacy streams helps developers create privacy friendly apps

A smartphone app that uses the raw feed from the device's microphone or accesses its contact list can raise red flags for a user concerned about privacy. In many cases, however, the app doesn't need all the details that users ...

Software Security

Sep 13, 2017
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Bluetooth: It's complicated. Armis Labs researchers see pitfalls

(Tech Xplore)—If you ask two researchers what is the problem with Bluetooth they will have a simple answer.

Security

Sep 13, 2017
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Researchers explore inaudible voice command attack

(Tech Xplore)—The novelty has worn off; we are now quite accustomed to the technology advances leveraged by leading vendors that allow the daily use of human-device interactions via voice.

Security

Sep 08, 2017
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Approach enables experts to look beyond IP in cyber security investigations

A technique which enables digital forensic investigators to assess an individual's internet use rather than simply focusing on traffic using Internet Protocol (IP) addresses has been developed by cyber security experts at ...

Security

Sep 05, 2017
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Abbott: New pacemaker firmware update addresses vulnerabilities

(Tech Xplore)—Regarding cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in Abbott's (formerly St. Jude Medical's) implantable cardiac pacemakers, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a firmware update dated August 29.

Security

Sep 01, 2017
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Researchers examine eavesdropping on smart-home traffic metadata

(Tech Xplore)—Uh-oh. Those smart-home devices can reveal personal information about your home activities and encryption does not resolve the risk either. A study indicates that ISPs can infer activities by analyzing Internet ...

Security

Aug 31, 2017
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Researchers explore how phone replacement screens could trigger attacks

People with cracked phone touch screens? What else is new? Many people drop their phones, shatter their screens and either put up with their cracked screens or run to shops for replacements. Now there is something to worry ...

Security

Aug 23, 2017
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Tricking the eye to defeat shoulder surfing attacks

Every ATM or smartphone user can attest to the discomfort of having a stranger standing close enough to observe a financial transaction—and potentially note a PIN or account number. Now researchers at the NYU Tandon School ...

Security

Aug 22, 2017
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