Tag archive for security

Samsung have been demonstrating their latest AMOLED concept, an e-passport that embeds a 2-inch QVGA resolution flexible display into an identity card.  Intended to show a 360-degree view of the card-holder, rather than just a full-on headshot, the e-passport uses an AMOLED display so frugal it can be powered wireless via an RFID reader.

Video demo [...]

Security researchers are claiming to have found a way to run non-approved code on iPhones that have not been jailbroken.  Charles Miller, a principal analyst at Independent Security Evaluators, and Vincenzo Iozzo, a student at the University of Milan in Italy, have discovered “more than one” technique for loading an application into a factory iPhone [...]

D-Link have announced two new network webcams which promise plug-and-play remote viewing using the company’s online streaming portal.  The D-Link Network Camera DCS-1100 launches today, while the DCS-1130 – with WiFi draft-n – arrives later in the month.
Both cameras can be accessed from any browser by going to D-Link’s mydlink.com portal.  However they can also be [...]

Microsoft has announced they will be releasing their own antivirus software very soon. Given the codename, “Morro,” the new software will be a competitor to the major antivirus software makers like Symantec and McAfee.
The main goal of this software is to remove trojans, spyware and viruses. That’s it. It’s currently undergoing testing and is likely [...]

Most people are concerned about the safety and security of their electronics items, so it makes sense that Kensington has released the MicroSaver DS Keyed Ultra-Thin Notebook Lock to help you make sure your sensitive files are kept under wraps.
But this thing is super sleek and not bulky like many other versions. It’s still strong, [...]

The German patent office have rejected an application for a “killer chip” for political undesirables.  The chip, which the Saudi inventor suggested would be useful for tracking terrorists, criminals, fugitives, illegal immigrants, political dissidents, domestic servants and foreigners overstaying their visas, consisted of not only a GPS transceiver but an optional capsule of cyanide that [...]

We’ve seen automated guns and remote-control weapons here on SlashGear before, but this Nerf Sentry Gun is particularly slick.  Designed and created by Jason Wright and Jeremy Blum as part of their robotics class at Cornell, the sentry uses a webcam to authenticate ID badges; if your name isn’t on the list then, like Finland [...]

D-Link have announced new CAPTCHA security for selected models in their router range, promising more resilience against DNS-altering malware and spyware.  The new firmware – which is also available to upgrade on existing models – adds the familiar distorted letters and numbers to common router settings pages.
 

If ever there was a good reason to keep your computer spyware-free, this is it.  Last month a group of more than 100,000 Windows-based PCs saw their operating systems self-destruct, after the botnet that infected them issued the “nuclear option”.  Little-used, though apparently present in several different types of trojan, the “kos” or “kill operating [...]

Various torrents of the Windows 7 RC have been infected with a trojan that, if allowed to run successfully, could open a security hole in a user’s system.  The affected torrents have the setup.exe install file encapsulated in a self-extracting archive, along with an installer for the trojan itself; launching it triggers an install of [...]