THE password might be dying but it is a slow demise.
Category: Technology news
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Apple Addresses iOS ‘Backdoor’ Concerns by Outlining Legitimate Uses for Targeted Services [Updated]
Earlier this week, forensic expert Jonathan Zdziarski attracted attention for his disclosures of what appeared to be “backdoors” in iOS that could allow for covert data collection of users’ information from their devices. While Apple issued a statement denying that anything nefarious was involved, the company has now posted a new support document (via Cabel Sasser) offering a limited description of the three services highlighted in Zdziarski’s talk.
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New Mayhem malware targets Linux, UNIX servers
A new malware that runs on UNIX-like servers even with restricted privileges has already infected machines in Australia and is actively hunting for more targets, a new research paper has shown.
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Users urged to change passwords after major flaw found in internet’s key encryption method
A MAJOR flaw has been found in one of the internet’s key encryption methods, which means the sensitive information we thought was actually safe and protected isn’t.
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Hidden jokes in Microsoft’s code
Microsoft’s programmers may have been creating some of the biggest and most important software titles back in the 1980s, but that didn’t stop them from joking around inside the code.
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Search for Malaysia Airlines plane turns to crowdsourcing for clues
As dozens of ships and aircraft from 10 nations scour the seas for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, a US-based satellite imaging company has launched its own search effort with a crowdsourcing campaign to locate the Boeing 777.
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Wake up and smell the text messages
We live in an increasingly deodorised world. In recent years, laws have been passed prohibiting “offensive” body odour in public spaces such as libraries, as well as policies that ban the wearing of scented products or perfumes to work. Some office employees are not even allowed to bring “smelly” food to work.
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‘Avatar’ could care for elderly in future
London: An intelligent “avatar” which would detect whether people are in pain and alert the emergency services could help the elderly remain independent and in their own homes.
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One-second movie downloads on next mobile network
When the next super-fast mobile network launches in 2020 you will be able to download a high-definition movie in one second flat.
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One-second movie downloads on next mobile network
When the next super-fast mobile network launches in 2020 you will be able to download a high-definition movie in one second flat.