Tag: Security

[Updated] Open Sesame: Google’s Newest Security Log-In Uses QR Codes
Be you a hyper-vigilant security hound or just a devoted paranoiac, Google has introduced a way in which you can at least alleviate that sensation whenever you log in to your Googl...
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Symantec Acquires LiveOffice
Symantec announced that it has acquired cloud-based archiving service LiveOffice for $115 million to extend a new " intelligent information...
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Zappos Server Containing Customer Info Hacked
Zappos was reportedly hacked, with cyber criminals infiltrating the company's servers here in Kentucky, though the company maintains that no "critical" credit card or payment info...
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Picture Passwords Let You Unlock Your Device By Drawing On A Family Photo
In a blog post published Friday, Microsoft talks about their latest technology c...
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Gene Simmons Hacker Arrested, Linked To Anonymous
The FBI has arrested a hacker linked to Anonymous for a DDoS attack last year against Gene Simmons’ website. The 24-year-old Kevin George Poe was apprehended in Connecticut. He has...
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Twitter Acquires WhisperSystems
Whisper Systems, a company that provides mobile security products for Android, has been acquired by Twitter. The company’s products, which aim to enterprise-ify phones and tablets,...
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Is Facebook Still Cool?
I re-watched The Social Network the other night, and it’s funny to think abou...
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UPDATE: Facebook’s Porn Spam Due To “Attack That Exploited A Browser Vulnerability”
Our global nightmare might not be totally over, but at least it's in the process of coming to an end. The flood of penises, dead babies, bloodied corpses and photoshopped Justin B...
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Facebook Porn, Violent Images Giving Users Headaches
Have you noticed anything odd while browsing your Facebook news feed in the past 24 hours? Maybe your coworker posted a gory image of a dog or one of your friends' statuses includ...
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Every Breath You Take, Every Tweet You Make, The CIA’s Watching You
As you read this, a team of highly trained covert operatives are performing high tech espionage - from behind computer screens somewhere in Virginia. The folks at the CIA's Open S...
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Facebook Adds “Trusted Friends” and App Passwords
Facebook just announced some new safety and security features: Trusted Friends and App Passwords. The former will let users select three to five trusted friends who can help you if...
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Siri Bypasses Your iPhone Passcode, By Default
People enable passcode locks on their mobile devices for a wide variety of reasons. Maybe they want to keep a snooping boyfriend out of their recent calls list, or maybe they fear...
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Google Encrypted Search Means No Info For Individual Queries
Google announced that it is going to begin encrypting search queries with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) as the default experience at Google.com when you search logged into your Google...
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Steve Jobs Song Created With Only Apple Sounds, Plus More iPhone 4S Siri Fun
Today's video round-up is mostly Steve Jobs and Siri-related, but there are also a couple Google-related videos worth watching, and well as one from Sophos on identity theft....
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10 Years after 9/11, Cyber Attacks Are Big Threat
In light of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, security experts are warning that cyber attacks could be the biggest area of threat. This news, however, should not come as a major shock,...
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