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With ransomware on the rise, cryptographers take it personally
Some of the world’s leading cryptographers are concerned about the increasing number of malicious programs that hold computers and mobile phones to ransom, in …
Google Search Change Could Cause ‘Mobilegeddon’
Google is due to make a major update to its mobile search algorithm on Tuesday, in a move expected to cause ripples across the …
Mobile security: iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone
Apple’s iPhone and iPad long ago pushed out the BlackBerry as the corporate standard for mobile devices, in all but the highest-security environments. Google …
The CIA Campaign To Steal Apple’s Secrets
RESEARCHERS WORKING with the Central Intelligence Agency have conducted a multi-year, sustained effort to break the security of Apple’s iPhones and iPads, according to …
Net neutrality passes FCC, will apply to mobile too
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve new net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband as a regulated public utility, over the objections …
Net neutrality set to be defended by US regulator
The chairman of the US’s communications watchdog is proposing “strong” protections to ensure the principles of net neutrality are upheld. In an article in …
Dutch regulator fines KPN, Vodafone over net neutrality breaches
The Authority for Consumers and Markets in the Netherlands has imposed fines on KPN and Vodafone — the country’s two largest operators —for violating …
How Secure Is Android if Google Won’t Patch?
Google’s Android mobile operating system takes a lot of criticism from security researchers for various security flaws and weaknesses. This week, Rapid7 security researcher …
Intel files patent for real-time facial recognition system
Intel recently filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a new technology method of real-time facial detection using an …
Facebook Policy Change Lets Apps Ask for Your Phone Number, Address
Heed this warning, privacy advocates: Facebook apps are now allowed to request access to your phone number and address, Facebook developer Jeff Bowen announced. …