Category: Security
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New Standard For Website Authentication Proposed: SQRL (Secure QR Login)
“Steve Gibson has proposed a new standard method for website authentication. The SQRL system (pronounced ‘squirrel’) eliminates problems inherent in traditional login techniques. The website’s login presents a QR code containing the URL of its authentication service, plus a nonce. The user’s smartphone signs the login URL using a private key derived from its master…
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Security Firm VUPEN Claims to Have Hacked Windows 8 and IE10
Windows 8 was released late last week, and already this week French security firm VUPEN says it has broken Microsoft’s latest and greatest security features. The company claims it has developed a 0-day exploit for Windows 8 and IE10, by chaining multiple undisclosed flaws together. read more
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Fears over iPhone app security glitch
When selling or giving away your old iPhone, you could be granting the person who buys it access to your personal data, even after you’ve wiped it. read more
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No more leaked texts: Wickr gives iPhone military-grade protection
Celebrity scandals fueled by leaked text messages or emailed images inspired a new application to give users of Apple gadgets uncrackable communications that can be made to self-destruct. read more
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Top 10 Simple Privacy Tricks Everyone Should Use
Protecting your privacy on the internet these days seems like a hefty undertaking, but there are a few things you can do to protect your privacy with just the click of a button. Here are our favorite super-simple tricks. read more