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Web App Firewalls Blunt Attacks

Web applications have become attractive targets for hackers because they allow bad actors to maximize the reach of their mischief with a minimum of effort ...

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Considering a Cyberstrike Against Syria

As America crawls toward retaliation against Syria for its government's use of chemical weapons on its citizens, debate rages over what form it should take. Could cyberweapons be part of such an action? ...

Sony’s Lens Cameras Make Smartphone Photography Smarter

Sony introduced its QX10 and QX100 lens-style cameras on Wednesday. The devices, which look like very thin point-and-shoot cameras, can connect to a smartphone wirelessly and use the phone's display as a real-time viewfinder ...

Ice Wall Offers Thin Hope for Fukushima Recovery

The Japanese government on Tuesday announced it would be allocating US$473 million to help the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), build an ice wall to prevent water being used to cool it from poisoning the surrounding groundwater ...

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No End to the Headaches Endpoints Give System Defenders

If there's one attack surface that's attracting growing attention from digital marauders, it's a system's endpoints. With the proliferation of devices accessing corporate networks, securing connections can be a defender's nightmare ...

Uncle Sam Wants Your Facebook Data

Facebook on Monday released transparency reports of government requests for its users' data ...

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New Payment Card Standards Go Beyond Compliance

Standards can be a way to get organizations to do things you want them to do, but oftentimes they don't get them to do much more ...

It’s a Go for Omate’s Android-Powered Smartwatch

With nearly a month to spare, startup Omate burst through its Kickstarter goal of US$100,000 this week and is on its way to shipping its TruSmart smartwatch in time for the holiday season ...

No More ‘Insta’ or ‘Gram’ App Names, Instagram Says

In an abrupt about-face, Instagram has begun cracking the whip over developers using "insta" and "gram" in the titles of their apps ...

Samsung’s OLED TV: The Couple That Plays Together Stays Together

Competition heated up in the OLED TV market Tuesday as Samsung announced it was shipping its first production model using the technology and that it would sell for US$8,999 ...

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Poor Patch Management Makes CMSes Low-Hanging Fruit for Hackers

Content management systems like WordPress and Joombla have become popular targets for hackers in recent times because flaws in those systems can be leveraged for mischief across literally millions of websites ...

$5K Cut May Not Be Enough to Goose Volt Sales

Consumers with an itch for a hybrid car can now spend less scratch for one. Chevy announced Tuesday that the 2014 models of its Volt plug-in hybrid vehicle will carry a sticker price of US$34,995, a $5,000 cut from the current model. ...

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DDoS Attackers Change Their Game Plans

DDoS attacks have long been a weapon of Internet dissidents to punish those they disagree with, while cybercriminals use them to create a digital smoke screen to hide their misdeeds ...

SmugMug Gives Its Artists a New Palette

For the first time in more than a decade, SmugMug has given itself a major facelift ...

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Hackers Demand Ransom for Hijacked Androids

Ransomware has made the jump from personal computers to the Android world ...

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Google Play Misses Dangerous Apps at Border Control

Despite yeoman efforts by Google to close a critical hole in its Android mobile operating system that allows any app to be turned into a malicious Trojan, programs are still appearing in the company's Google Play store with the flaw ...

Toshiba’s Super-Fast SD Cards Address Chicken and Egg Problem

There's been a standard for super-fast SD cards for two years now, but signs of products deploying the technology have been absent. That is, they were absent until Tuesday, when Toshiba announced plans to deliver a new line of SD cards using UHS-II technology to the market this fall ...

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Who Needs Anonymous When You’ve Got the IRS?

While not many taxpayers consider the Internal Revenue Service a friend, most do expect the agency to protect their data like a brother ...

Nokia Piles Eggs in Its Smartphone Camera Basket

Nokia is expected to bring its monster 41-megapixel camera sensor to its line of Windows Phone 8 handsets Thursday at its "Zoom Reinvented" event in New York City ...

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Encryption Merits Can Be Exaggerated

Encryption combined with cloud storage has been hailed as a highly secure way for organizations to protect their data from Net marauders, but their value may be overstated, contend two security pros ...

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