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Twitter two-factor authentication rolling out now

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

As tipped late last month, Twitter has begun rolling out two-factor authentication. This will allow users to require both a password and a verification code that gets sent to them via SMS on their mobile phone. The feature is disabled by default, so you'll need to go into your account settings in order to enable it. Read The Full Story

Samsung rumored to roll out fingerprint scanning on future Galaxy devices

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems Apple isn't the only company working on fingerprint scanning technology. It looks like Samsung is also getting into the biometrics business with a solution of their own. Deep within the Galaxy S III file system, some images have been discovered that show off illustrated fingerprints, hinting to that possibility that Samsung may implement fingerprint scanning in future devices. Read The Full Story

Amazon Web Services gets green light for government use

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in March, we heard rumors that Amazon was working on building a private cloud service for government agencies (specifically the CIA in that case), and it turns out that's now getting the green light -- sort of. Amazon and the US government signed a three-year deal that would see the government using Amazon Web Services for various government organizations. Read The Full Story

Anonymous operation sends Guantanamo’s wifi into shutdown

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Reports have been surfacing for awhile now regarding hunger strikes at Guantanamo Bay by prisoners over indefinite imprisonment - without trial - which has resulted in force feeding. To show their support for the cause behind the hunger strikes, hacking collective Anonymous threatened to take Guantanamo down, prompting a shutdown of its wireless Internet network. Read The Full Story

Technology in new $100 US note aims to foil counterfeiters

, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

The United States will be rolling out a new greenback this fall, in this case a new $100 note that, while visually similar to the current offering, utilizes new technology (and a slight splash of color) to make it harder for counterfeiters to replicate the bills. Among the changes are such things as a duplicating Benjamin Franklin, who has been enlarged and filled out, microprinting, and more. Read The Full Story

Syrian Electronic Army cyberattacks The Financial Times

, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Another day, another cyberattack by the Syrian Electronic Army. This time the hacktivist collective targeted The Financial Times, making a nuisance of itself by taking over several of the company's Twitter accounts, as well as changing the titles of posts on The Financial Times' blog posts to "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." While the actions themselves are annoying, one message in particular crossed the line when it sent readers to a video of an execution. Read The Full Story

Security expert details how he nabbed millions of dollars from a bank

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Bank heists - they're the subject of movies, books, and, in some cases, real-world news. While not every mission goes as planned, many have managed to gain ill-gotten wealth from lax security systems, prompting banks to step up their game and stay on top of ever-changing technologies. The best ways to find out you have a security vulnerability is to have someone exploit it, which is what one bank hired a security expert to do. Having successfully accomplished his mission, Nisha Bhalla has detailed how he managed to "steal" $14 million. Read The Full Story

The New Yorker unveils Strongbox for anonymous tip sharing

, May 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Media companies of all sorts enjoy tips from readers and others, some of them being small snippets of information that are more or less without consequence, and with others putting the tipster's job - or worse - at stake. As such, privacy and anonymity are of the utmost importance, and conventional messaging methods often fall short of providing it. Because of this, The New Yorker has implemented StrongBox. Read The Full Story

Saudi telecom Mobily working on project to intercept mobile data

, May 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Software engineer Moxie Marlinspike over at Thought Crime says he's no stranger to unsolicited emails from individuals seeking help with surveillance efforts, due to some of the software he has created. While the programmer says he ignores most of them, one he received earlier this month caught his eye, and a short while later he discovered that Saudi Arabia telecom Mobily is working on a project to intercept mobile traffic. Read The Full Story

The Onion pegs Syrian Electronic Army hacks on phishing schemes

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Over the last several weeks the Syrian Electronic Army has made a nuisance of itself (again), serving as a sort of annoying prankster who is repeatedly ordered to go stand in the corner. The organization is reportedly responsible for quite a number of hacks, with The Onion having been one of its unlucky victims. The humor website pinpointed the source of its infiltration and has revealed precisely how it happened, adding in a few pieces of advice for other media outlets to help combat the attacks. Read The Full Story

PayPal wants to get rid of passwords in favor of biometric security

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

While passwords are the way of the land on the internet, PayPal's chief information security officer Michael Barrett says that passwords and PINs are obsolete and we need a new standard for security on computers and the internet. Barrett thinks that the next step is fingerprint scanners, which he believes will debut on smartphones at some point this year. Read The Full Story

Casinos banning Google Glass over cheating threat

, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

In a growing list of various locales that Google Glass has already been banned before its public release, casinos are starting to add on to that list. Caesers Palace in Las Vegas is the first major casino to prohibit Google Glass from being worn on the gambling floor to prevent cheating during casino games. Read The Full Story
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