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Could your next new car be hacked (should you be scared)?
By Cameron Camp at 30 April, 2012, 2:32 pm
The wave of new data technology making its way into the next generation of cars – ranging from vehicles which semi-autonomously drive themselves, to realtime data streaming onto head's up displays – begs the question: will they be safe from cyber shenanigans, or will you have to deploy security software on your next (probably hybrid) … Read More…
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Loading ...Privacy and Security in the Consumer Cloud: The not so fine print
By Stephen Cobb at 28 April, 2012, 6:20 am
The consumer cloud expanded again this week with the addition of Google Drive to more familiar brands like Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive, Apple iCloud, and Amazon Cloud Drive. Unfortunately, most of these cloud-based file storage services come with privacy and security caveats, often involving language such as "You give us the right to access, retain, use … Read More…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...OS X Lamadai: Flashback isn’t the only Mac malware threat
By Alexis Dorais-Joncas at 25 April, 2012, 6:27 am
The Flashback trojan has been all over the news lately, but it is not the only Mac malware threat out there at the moment. A few weeks ago, we published a technical analysis of OSX/Lamadai.A, the Mac OS X payload of a multi-platform attack exploiting the Java vulnerability CVE-2011-3544 to infect its victims. OSX/Lamadai.A has … Read More…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Using Android Apps On Your Windows PC
By Chris Barton, Research Scientist and Artemis Geek at 24 April, 2012, 12:34 pm
We look at a unique way in which you can run Android apps on your Windows PC.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Will apple discontinue Macbook Pro 17 production?
By Xiao Chen at 24 April, 2012, 7:13 am
Research analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently published a report indicating that Apple will stop production of the series 17-inch Macbook Pro because of their low level of sales. Ming-Chi Kuo is also often… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Saving Bandwith for internet data packet with quota
By Pierre-Marc Bureau at 24 April, 2012, 7:13 am
Today, the Internet has become one of the “need” for our daily. Internet mobility becomes a demand for people who work can not be separated from the Internet. Lately we have seen were… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Testing a Laptop At The Store
By athena at 23 April, 2012, 1:26 pm
We look at some ways you can test a laptop while at a store and trying to make a decision on which laptop to buy.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...QR Codes and NFC Chips: Preview-and-authorize should be default
By Stephen Cobb at 23 April, 2012, 12:01 pm
What do printed QR codes and NFC (Near Field Communication) chips have in common, besides storing instructions that computers can read? They are both hackable and their ability to store and communicate computer instructions is bound to be abused, if not already, then sometime soon. This happens to every new means of communication; QR and … Read More…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Steps to Recover Lost Data in your computer
By Yichong Lin at 23 April, 2012, 6:51 am
Still on the search for the missing data from the computer. It was disgusting, when you realize that some important documents, or have lost irreplaceable photos from your computer. But that’s… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...DNS Changer (re)lived, new deadline: 9 July 2012!
By Righard Zwienenberg at 21 April, 2012, 2:38 pm
As written in our “Password management for non-obvious accounts” blog post on February 22, the FBI confiscated the DNS Servers used by the DNS Changer malware and replaced them with different servers so that infected users would not be left without internet right away. Initially these replacement DNS Servers were to be taken offline on … Read More…
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