Microsoft is working on a new security feature for Windows 10’s Edge web browser designed to let businesses and other enterprise customers keep computers safe from malware. IT administrators can basically create a list of trusted websites that can be accessed normally. Any time a user opens a site that’s not on that list, Edge will […]
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Yahoo: Account details for 500 million users was stolen in 2014
Have a Yahoo account? Now might be a good time to change your password. The company has confirmed that account information for “at least 500 million user accounts” was stolen in late 2014. Yahoo believes this was the result of a state-sponsored action, and that compromised data could include names, email address, hashed passwords, phone […]
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Chromebooks with fingerprint scanners on the way?
Google has added a few new security and login features to Chrome OS recently, including experimental support for using a PIN to unlock a Chromebook instead of password, and the ability to unlock a Chromebook using an Android phone. Another option may be on the way: according to a Chromium source code commit, it looks like at least one […]
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CyanogenMod 13 gets security, feature updates
The developers of CyanogenMod have released a new stable build of their operating system for dozens of phones and tablets. CyanogenMod is an open source operating system based on Google Android. It can be installed on a wide range of phones, tablets, and other devices as a replacement for the operating system that came with […]
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Google and Dashlane unveil Open YOLO: Android API for password managers
You know you should use complex, hard-to-guess passwords for apps and websites that require a login. And you know you should use different passwords for each service. But typing tH!sLIttl3p!ggyW3nt0M@rk3t on your smartphone keyboard is a pain in the behind… not to mention remembering dozens of equally complicated passwords. Password managers like 1Pass, Dashlane, and LastPass […]
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Google will use Android notifications to let you know when a new device is connected to your account
Comments Off on Google will use Android notifications to let you know when a new device is connected to your accountSign into Android on a new device for the first time and Google will send you an email to verify that it’s really you. If you didn’t sign in on a new device, it could mean somebody else is accessing your account. But there’s one little problem: Google finds that people don’t always pay much attention […]
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Gadget alerts you to smartphone snooping, designed by Edward Snowden and bunnie Huang
Comments Off on Gadget alerts you to smartphone snooping, designed by Edward Snowden and bunnie HuangNSA whistleblower and privacy activist Edward Snowden has partnered with hardware hacker bunnie Huang to develop a tool that lets you know if your smartphone may be spying on you (or rather, assisting someone else to spy on you). The two have published a paper about a system which they describe as a tool for […]
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Microsoft’s Windows RT security patch also stops you from loading Linux
It was big news when Microsoft announced it was working on a version of Windows that would run on tablets with ARM-based processors… but by the time Windows RT actually launched it was a lot less exciting. Devices like the Microsoft Surface and Surface 2 couldn’t run desktop Windows apps and weren’t significantly cheaper than […]
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CopperheadOS is now selling Nexus phones with security-hardened OS (for premium prices)
Comments Off on CopperheadOS is now selling Nexus phones with security-hardened OS (for premium prices)CopperheadOS is a security-hardened version of Google Android that’s designed to offer protection from zero-day vulnerabilities, stronger sandboxing of apps and services to help protect your data, a firewall, MAC randomization, and other tools designed to make Android more secure. It’s an open source project based on Android Open Source Project code, and you can download and […]
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The Turing Phone will (finally) ship July 12th… sort of
The Turing Phone is a funny-looking smartphone aimed at folks who value promises of security over silly things like headphone jacks, SD card slots, and support for apps from the Google Play Store. First announced over  a year ago, the developers of the phone started taking pre-orders in August, 2015 in hopes of actually shipping a phone in […]