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Buyout puts supersecure Blackphone in one company’s hands
Silent Circle, a company specializing in snoop-proof security software and services, has bought out a business partner’s stake in their Blackphone project. By acquiring …
Lenovo’s Superfish screwup highlights biggest problem in software
When will a buck-stops-here culture finally reach the software industry? Not soon enough, if Lenovo’s Superfish software scandal is any indication. From September to …
Major UK banks NatWest and RBS to use iPhone Touch ID fingerprint scanner
The UK’s biggest bank is letting customers access their accounts with a swipe of their finger on their iPhone’s Touch ID fingerprint sensor. NatWest, …
Here’s How The Internet Of Things Will Solve Traffic Jams And Take The Stress Out Finding A Parking Space
The roads of the future will be able to manage traffic congestion much better than today’s networks, according to an Ofcom report released today. …
France Seeks to Sanction Web Companies for Posts Pushing Terror
The French government is stepping up the pressure on Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. to help in the struggle against terrorist groups. President Francois …
President Obama Proposes National Breach Notification Standard
In a speech at the Federal Trade Commission on January 12, 2015, President Obama proposed a nationwide breach notification standard that would require all …
Obama unveils cybersecurity proposals: ‘Cyber threats are urgent and growing danger’
Barack Obama unveiled new cybersecurity measures on Tuesday amid warnings from privacy campaigners about unnecessarily “broad legal immunity” that could put personal information at …
Finland Abolishes Copyright Levies On Digital Devices
As we’ve noted before, copyright levies — effectively a tax on blank storage media — are becoming ever-more anachronistic and unworkable. So it’s good …
FIDO Pursues Vision of a Password-Free World
A group of some 150 companies last week moved closer to eliminating the bane of many an online user: the password. The FIDO Alliance, …
Study: Malicious social media attacks on the upswing
Social media represents the next frontier of threats for IT security professionals and the companies they protect, according to a new study that details …
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