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Tag: security
Outdated WiFi routers may pose a huge security risk to millions of people
If you haven't updated your router in years you're not alone -- and that's not good.
New AI solves most Captcha codes, potentially causing a “huge security vulnerability”
Please prove that you are human.
Security experts crack smartphone PIN using only the motion sensor data. By the third try, the algorithm was 94 percent accurate
The algorithm exploited the motion and orientation data recorded by a smartphone's accelerometer or gyroscope.
Californian start-up designs drone guards to keep an eye out on your stuff
The company says its drones will be available for lease sometime next year.
People pick up and use discarded USB drives they find almost half the time
Portable data storage, such as USB drives, might not be quite as useful or sought after as they once were ...
Hard to crack and easy to remember password? Try a poem
"Please enter a strong password", is now an ubiquitous greeting whenever we try to register online. Security experts advise we ...
Quantum physics used to make virtually uncrackable authentication system
Security experts have devised a novel authentication system that exploits quantum effects to make fraud-proof credit cards or IDs. Called Quantum-Secure ...
US waters have a new guardian – the tuna robot
The BIOSwimmer nautical robot takes its inspiration from the tuna. (c) Department of Homeland Security. This might sound hilarious, but ...