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Changes to the standard for PIN Transaction Security
Today the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published version 4.0 of the PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Point of Interaction (POI) requirements. These requirements, …
Smart TVs vulnerable to a host of attacks
Smart (connected) TVs are becoming a common fixture in Western world homes, and most users consider it a handy tool and an improvement over the basic television sets of …
Google won’t allow facial recognition on Glass
Whether Google Glass ships out to regular users later this year or the next, one things is sure: it won’t make use of facial recognition software – for now. The …
Motorola is working on electronic tattoos and authentication pills
Motorola is trying to get back into the swing of things when it comes to innovation, and has been working on a number of fresh ideas regarding the future of authentication. At …
The social smart lock of the future
Today at the D: All Things Digital conference, designer Yves Behar and technology entrepreneur Jason Johnson launched the August Smart Lock. The intuitive new lock and access …
Judge orders porn suspect to decrypt his hard drives
After having first decided against forcing a suspect to decrypt a number of hard drives that were believed to be his and to contain child pornography, a U.S. judge has changed …
U.S. Congress has questions about Google Glass and privacy
Members of the U.S. Congress’ Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus have sent an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page, questioning the company’s privacy consideration when it …
Jailed hacker designs device to thwart ATM card skimming
A Romanian hacker that has been jailed for his involvement with a criminal gang that planted ATM skimmers and stole card information has designed a new device aimed at …
Belkin releases secure switch for government agencies
Belkin released its Advanced Secure KM Switch and its Advanced 8 & 16-port Secure DVI-I KVM Switches. Both product sets are designed for government agencies and financial …
Police unable to decrypt iPhones, asks Apple to do it
Court documents from a drug trial in Kentucky have revealed that the U.S. federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives nor any other U.S. local, state, or …
Seagate unveils complete SSD product line
Seagate took the wraps off its first client SSD and its next-generation enterprise SSDs. Featuring the Seagate 600 SSD, Seagate 600 Pro SSD, and the Seagate 1200 SSD, the new …
Why wiping decommissioned IT assets should be a must
Last week I’ve written about the ways confidential data can leak outside the organization if the IT security team doesn’t pay attention to printers, shredders, or …
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