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Home Internet Routers Could Be Next Hacker Target
As if you didn’t have enough to worry about, the security blogosphere has dragged another bogeyman out into the daylight, and this one is ugly. Researchers from ioActive are now positing that rather than targeting businesses and their more sophisticated technology defenses, hackers could very easily begin to target consumer-grade equipment installed by internet service
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Wiped Cell Phones Still Retain Data
Matt Honan, the Wired writer who had his digital identity stolen in a harrowing cyberattack last year, is back with another chilling article about yet another technology failing to protect us: this time it’s our beloved smartphones. More specifically, it’s the ones we’ve left behind, donated or possibly even sold via eBay, when we upgraded
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Low-Cost iPhone expected to appear in September
Analysts are predicting that Apple will iterate on its popular smartphone in June, releasing the iPhone 5s that will have minor hardware and software upgrades to entice the bleeding edge Apple faithful. If the pattern seems familiar, it’s because Apple did the same thing with the iPhone 4s which followed its predecessor, the “4” in
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T-Mobile Ditches Contracts for Cellphones
In a move that is strongly reflective of its overseas ownership, T-Mobile has announced that its customers now have the option to purchase cellular services without having to commit to a contract. Unlike the US, a large majority of European and Asian cell phone subscribers routinely purchase cell phone services on a monthly basis as
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Apple adds 2-factor Authentication to AppleID
Apple has joined the growing ranks of digital services enabling two-factor authentication as a means to protect their customers from account theft. Two-factor authentication has long been a staple of secure corporate and government networks, and employs a basic mechanic of password plus a randomly-generated authentication code that is delivered to a device that you
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GAO to IRS: Your Security Needs Work
With results that will probably surprise no one (and warming the hearts of black-hat hackers everywhere), the US Government Accountability Office has published its findings on a recent security audit of the Internal Revenue Service. The summary reads like the report card every good parent dreads, “Needs improvement.” Despite having a comprehensive security plan (the
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