Are our pets leaking information about us?
Pet and animal-related apps are creating cybersecurity risks to their owners, new research has shown.
Feb 27, 2023
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News tagged with security issues
Software
OneButtonPIN increases security for blind and low-vision tech users
Working closely with blind and low-vision (BLV) users, researchers at the University of Waterloo and the Rochester Institute of Technology have developed a new authentication method that could help BLV technology users more ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Machine learning models identify apps that will likely violate Google Play store guidelines
A considerable percentage of new apps in the Google App store are removed for violating the store's guidelines. This is inconvenient for the users of these apps, who may lose their in-app data. Computer scientists from the ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Business
Samsung gets temporary OK on China chip facilities
Samsung Electronics has been granted an exception that will allow it to continue to at least temporarily maintain memory-chip production facilities in China, according to a Biden administration official, a week after the ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Rolling privacy into collaborative tools for online working
The rise in online working and collaboration wrought by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2020 continues apace. In parallel we see a rise in security issues surrounding the enabling technologies. A team from India ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Beating hackers at bug hunting
An innovative new collaboration between EPFL's HexHive Laboratory and Oracle has developed automated, far-reaching technology in the ongoing battle between IT security managers and attackers, hoping to find bugs before the ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Business
European Union moves forward in antitrust case against Apple
The European Union stepped up its antitrust case against Apple on Monday, accusing the company of abusing its dominant position by limiting access to technologies allowing contactless payment.
May 2, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Shift toward clean, secure energy hinges on the participation of women
The transition to energy security and climate-neutrality means we need to close the gender gap to fully involve women in a technical, scientific and business transformation.
Mar 31, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
QR codes: Is it safe to scan?
The Coinbase Super Bowl commercial that featured a bouncing QR code set to music was so popular it caused the cryptocurrency app to temporarily crash. What does this tell us about how these codes are being used and how safe ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Security
Ransomware attack locks down US prison
A ransomware attack locked down a US jail, knocking out security cameras and leaving inmates confined to their cells, court documents show.
Jan 12, 2022
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