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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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Law Enforcement wants SMS texts retained
Technology lobbyists have been pushing for reform of the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act for years, primarily to address the multitude of shortcomings, loopholes that couldn’t have been predicted almost 30 years ago. Law enforcement has also jumped onto the bandwagon, having recently submitted a rider proposal that would be attached to any changes proposed
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Is your webcam spying on you? Maybe.
When laptops and desktops first started shipping with webcams built right into the chassis, people immediately started joking about their computers spying on them, and I saw numerous semi-serious and completely serious attempts to cover them up with tape, post-it notes, permanent marker and just about anything people could put their hands on to alleviate
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US to China: Stop hacking businesses and government agencies
Though it’s no secret to the security world, the US government has specifically avoided naming Chinese state agencies as the source of a tremendous surge in cyberattacks on corporate and government institutions over the course of the past 2 years. On Monday, the gloves finally came off as Obama’s security advisor, Tom Donilon pointed the
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