Arlo, a US-based technology company that focuses on home automation and security cameras, has announced its latest flagship security system, the Arlo Ultra. The Arlo Ultra provides wire-free top-of-the-line functionality. Image: Arlo Delivering 4K HDR video with colour night vision, along with wire-free functionality, the Arlo Ultra also provides a
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Concerned about the recent revelations about security exploits in device processors? Here's a breakdown of what's happened and how they will affect you. Two security flaws were recently announced on 3rd January 2017 that affects almost every device - from your desktop PC to your smartphone, tablet, laptop and
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Personal data, passwords and API keys have accidentally been leaked for sites all over the web. (more…)
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Advanced security systems keep your smart cars safe. BMW, made sure a car thief in Seattle learned this dreaded lesson, the difficult way.Luxury vehicles usually come with advanced technologies—a lesson one Seattle car thief learned the hard way. A 38-year-old male, was arrested by police officers after he was remotely
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A new gadget demonstrates why even locked computers are vulnerable to attack. (more…)
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No prizes for guessing what the moniker is short for, but the security-centric slider could have definitely used a catchier signature. The last time BlackBerry tried to reinvent itself, a simple, easy to remember combination of a letter and number were chosen as labels for the Z10, Q10, and Q5.
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The password management service can only be accessed without charge from one of the three platforms it technically supports on a freemium model. Until recently, the world’s most popular, safe and strong passkey collector embraced its PC-using fans no questions asked, while imposing an annual fee of $12 on mobile
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Focused on software development and licensing lately rather than hardware production, the slowly recovering Canadian giant is basically open to building any phone as long as it’s secure. John Chen, BlackBerry’s outspoken and charismatic Chief Executive Officer, may have confirmed and even showcased the Passport months ahead of its formal
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How your brain responds to what you see on the computer screen can potentially be put towards developing a new biometric security system. Researchers from Binghampton University are working on a project that could revolutionize how computers authenticate our identity. In their research, they read a list of 75 acronyms
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According to a report published by Bloomberg, Google is planning to allow users to choose app permissions with the next version of Android. Sources close to Google told Bloomberg that the Mountain View based company will be giving users the control over app permissions before installing an app on their
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The CIA has been trying to crack Apple’s encryption for nearly 10 years. According to a report by The Intercept, the CIA began trying to crack Apple’s encryption in 2006 using funds from the “black budget.” The researchers who worked on breaking down Apple’s privacy wall were purportedly based at
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Popular BitTorrent client uTorrent has been found to secretly install a cryptocurrency miner on user’s PCs and utilize the user’s CPU cycles. To mine Bitcoins. The latest version uTorrent (3.4.2) apparently includes ‘Epic Scale’, a bitcoin miner that helps generate revenue for uTorrent. As expected, this led to severe
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What do Jennifer Lawrence’s stolen nude images have anything to do with Apple? Everything. Lawrence, a budding Hollywood star and leading actress of The Hunger Games, is putting Apple in the spotlight—not directly, but her leaked photos is saying a lot about Apple’s security system and management of its cloud
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A new report says that hackers are targeting departments like the Government Printing Office in hopes to find less protected secrets. (more…)
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Silent Circle, which develops cross-platform apps for private calls and messaging, has raised $30 million in venture funding, which will help the company meet demand for producing the privacy-oriented Blackphone. (more…)
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As online providers thrive on offering free products and services in exchange for marketing data, government has started piggybacking on these surveillance mechanisms. (more…)
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While Facebook is hardly a platform that one would associate with the concept of privacy, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has criticized the US government for their efforts in invading the privacy of online citizens. (more…)
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An Apple whitepaper on iOS security explains what happens in an iMessage conversation, and why it is more secure than most other chat apps. But are we sure no one is listening in? (more…)
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New research has found potential security loopholes in Microsoft's EMET toolkit. (more…)
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Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), along with the Control System Security Center (CSSC), develops an easy-to-use, plug-and-play security peripheral for all computers. (more…)
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