Google open sources vendor security review tool
Google has open sourced its Vendor Security Assessment Questionnaire (VSAQ) Framework with the hope that other companies and developers could use it to improve their vendor …
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The widespread adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) is driving platform as a service (PaaS) utilization. Gartner predicts that, by 2020, more than 50 percent of all new …
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Hack a mobile phone’s fingerprint sensor in 15 minutes
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UK businesses fail at security awareness
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BorgBackup: Deduplication with compression and authenticated encryption
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Week in review: DROWN attack breaks TLS encryption, hijacking police drones, RSA Conference 2016 coverage
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Photo gallery: RSA Conference 2016 Expo
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