Thursday, August 8, 2013

Hands-on: Twitter's new two-factor authentication sounds cool, but we can't get it to work

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Hands-on: Twitter's new two-factor authentication sounds cool, but we can't get it to work

08.07.2013 7:28 AM

The encryption behind Twitter's new in-app security scheme sounds wonderful! Now, if only it worked...

Tor Project: Stop using Windows, disable JavaScript to protect your anonymity

08.06.2013 6:14 AM

The Tor Project is advising that people stop using Windows after the discovery of a startling vulnerability in Firefox that undermined the main advantages of the privacy-centered network.

 

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Snowden has left the airport! Russia grants asylum for a year

08.01.2013 6:41 AM

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has finally left the transit area of the Moscow airport, after Russia granted him temporary asylum, his lawyer told The Wall Street Journal.

Browser privacy tools still lack bite, security analysts say

08.03.2013 2:00 PM

Browser vendors continue to implement privacy in a half-hearted way, with Internet Explorer's default use of cookie do not track' technology being the best of a weak job, a new assessment by NSS Labs has argued.

Will Smith makes unexpected appearance at Defcon hacker conference

08.05.2013 6:19 AM

Actor Will Smith captured the attention of Defcon attendees when he showed up unexpectedly at the hacker conference on Sunday apparently to do research for an upcoming movie.

Android one-click Google authentication method puts users, businesses at risk

08.05.2013 5:53 AM

A feature that allows Android users to authenticate themselves on Google websites without having to enter their account password can be abused by rogue apps to give attackers access to Google accounts, a security researcher showed Saturday at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas.

Rogue hotspots can steal your Windows Phone's saved Wi-Fi passwords, Microsoft warns

08.06.2013 8:11 AM

With a little naming trickery, attackers can coax your phone into giving up its Wi-Fi login credentials, Microsoft warnsbut don't expect a patch to fix the issue.

Clockwise 5: Passwords are like democracy

08.07.2013 12:21 PM

TV industry changes, the sharing economy jumps the shark, cameraphones versus cameras and phones, and Google's latest tablet offensive. With guests Jon Phillips and Armando Rodriguez and hosts Jason Snell and Dan Moren.

Researcher: Fake USB chargers could hack into iPhones

08.01.2013 11:41 AM

Attendees at Black Hat security conference discover Trojan that enters infiltrates once you plug in.

Attackers reported seeding cloud services with malware

08.03.2013 12:26 PM

Malware writers are ramping up their use of commercial file hosting sites and cloud services to distribute malware programs, security researchers said at this week's Black Hat conference here.

Do cops need a warrant to search your smart phone?

08.04.2013 11:00 AM

Cell phone security varies significantly among jurisdictions. Here are the current rules and some of the concerns.

Bradley Manning's maximum sentence reduced by a third

08.06.2013 3:35 PM

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning now faces a maximum term of 90 years, down from 136, after a judge ruled that several parts of the military's case could be merged for the purposes of sentencing.

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