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Proposed California law would mandate smartphone kill switch

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Proposed California law would mandate smartphone kill switch

12.19.2013 11:06 AM

The bill, if passed, could effectively mean kill switches on phones sold across the US.

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Listen up: RSA keys snatched by recording CPU sounds with a phone

12.19.2013 4:11 PM

The co-inventor of the RSA algorithm has designed a scarily ingenious way of deciphering the unique sounds a CPU makes as it crunches RSA-encrypted content to extract the keys.

 

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How to check for hackers

12.22.2013 6:30 AM

Microsoft offers a quick way to check for possible intrusions to your accounts with its services.

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Target says 40 million cards likely skimmed in security breach

12.19.2013 6:42 AM

The retailer said the breach affected customers making purchases at its stores

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Researchers: Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning light

12.19.2013 11:18 AM

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University created an application that can disable the LED on first-generation iSight cameras while in use.

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Security researcher Mikko Hypponen cancels RSA conference talk in protest

12.24.2013 6:11 AM

Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of F-Secure, said he was protesting reports of a secret RSA-NSA deal

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Google fined $1.2 million by Spain over privacy practices

12.21.2013 3:27 AM

The fine is part of action by six European countries over changes in Google's privacy policy.

Gmail's revised image-handling criticized as risky, intrusive

12.21.2013 10:47 AM

Google says the way Gmail handles images is more secure, but some suggest the method is potentially a spammer's delight.

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Beware ransomware, mobile malware in 2014, McAfee says

12.21.2013 11:37 AM

Cybercriminals are expected to increasingly use ransomware, malware, and hacktivism to move further into the lucrative business market.

Typos online aren't just a hassle,they're a hazard

12.22.2013 10:53 AM

Some clever cybercrooks and scammers are running domains with slightly misspelled names of known security firms.

Researchers discover vulnerability in Samsung's Knox BYOD software

12.24.2013 11:06 AM

Israeli researchers claim they've discovered a vulnerability in the Samsung Knox software that can allow apps to "listen in" on data in the secure container.

BitTorrent Chat promises messaging free from prying eyes -- including the NSA's

12.19.2013 11:15 AM

The company that best known for its file-sharing protocol offers some more insight into how its unlaunched chat service works.

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