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Apple’s Biometric Fingerprint Reader Gives iPhone 5S Big Security Edge
Just hours before Apple takes the wrappers off of its latest flagship iPhone 5S, more rumors have surfaced about the device’s worst-kept secret – its new biometric fingerprint reader technology that’s designed to do away with the need for passwords. The Wall Street Journal has all but confirmed the presence of the new feature, adding ...
Carl Icahn’s Sour Grapes as Dell Takeover Fails
After buying up millions of dollars worth of shares in PC maker Dell, activist investor Carl Icahn has thrown in the towel, announcing he’ll no longer be pursuing his hostile takeover plans. Icahn states that he continues to oppose CEO Michal Dell’s plans to take the firm private, but with his announcement today it looks ...
Not Even Tor Is Safe From The NSA’s Prying Eyes
You might have thought that by browsing the web via the secure Tor network, you’d be safe from the prying eyes of the NSA, but you’d be wrong. Last week, Errata Security CEO Rob Graham published a blog post that dispelled the myth once and for all that Tor is anywhere near as anonymous as ...
Internet of Things’ Headaches: Will They Be Worth It?
Last week, one of the world’s most prestigious publications, the Oxford English Dictionary, finally added the phrase “Internet of Things”, alongside other terms SiliconANGLE readers will be familiar with, such as Big Data, Crowdsourcing, e-reader, mouseover, stream (the verb) and redirect (a noun). But where does the Internet of Things come from, and why is ...
Encryption Just Isn’t All Its ‘Cracked’ Up To Be
Just as the name Ed Snowden began to slide away from the headlines, there he goes and does it again. In the latest development of the ongoing scandal over the US government’s surveillance operations, a new leak shows that the NSA has long since had the capacity to crack a wide range of web encryption ...
FTC Clamps Down On “Internet Of Things” Security Lapse
One of the most obvious benefits of the Internet of Things is that we’re able to keep a better eye on stuff – for example we can set up wireless cameras to monitor our homes or business premises while we’re away, or we can use these cameras to keep an eye on the kids when ...
BlackBerry Looks For a Quick Sale, But Are There Any Takers?
If troubled BlackBerry ever manages to find itself a buyer – and that’s by no means guaranteed – it could well be sooner than anyone thought. Not even thirty days after the struggling smartphone maker announced that it was officially putting itself up for sale, the Canadian firm says there are a number of potential ...
Hand Of Thief Trojan is Quickly Amputated – Linux Users, You’re Safe!
Last month we reported on the story of an extremely rare banking Trojan affecting Linux computers being offered for sale on underground cybercrime forums in Russia. Called the “Hand of Thief” by its designers, the virus purportedly featured backdoor and form grabbing capabilities, as well as the ability to block infected computers from accessing security ...
Did Microsoft Buy Nokia Just To Save Windows Phone?
Plenty has been written about why Microsoft buying Nokia is such a smart move, and there have been plenty of critics calling out the deal as well. But according to two different analysts, the real motivation for Microsoft was that if it didn’t acquire Nokia soon, the Finnish company would quit using Windows Phone altogether. ...
Will Anyone Else Still Want To Use Windows Phone?
With Microsoft snatching up Nokia’s mobile phone business in a stunning $7.17 billion acquisition, it’s a clear sign that the Redmond firm believes it can fight against Android and iOS dominance alone. But even though Microsoft itself has now become the largest single maker of devices running its Windows Phone OS, the company insists that ...