Category: security
Red teams OK to push ethical limits but not on themselves, study says
Wake up, make breakfast, get the kids to school, drive to work, break into the chief financial officer’s inbox and steal the entire company’s employee tax records. Maybe later you’ll grab a bagel from across the street. For “red teams” — or offensive security researchers — it’s just another day…
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5 Best Password Managers of 2020: 1Password, Bitwarden, and More
Keep your logins under lock and key. We picked our favorites for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browser. Source
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Can we keep facial recognition from enabling a surveillance state?
Since the start of the 21st century, computer vision research has advanced at a breakneck pace. Today we can board flights, rent cars, and unlock our phones simply by looking into a camera. But these conveniences come with plenty of drawbacks. Au… Source
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Microsoft will now pay up to $20k for Xbox Live security exploits
Think you’ve found a glaring security hole in Xbox Live? Microsoft is interested. The company announced a new bug bounty program today, focused specifically on its Xbox Live network and services. Depending on how serious the exploit is and how complete your report is, they’re paying up to $20,000. Like…
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Amazon quietly publishes its latest transparency report
Just as Amazon was basking in the news of a massive earnings win, the tech giant quietly published — as it always does — its latest transparency report, revealing a slight dip in the number of government demands for user data. It’s a rarely seen decline in the number of…
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Ring’s new security ‘control center’ isn’t nearly enough
On the same day that a Mississippi family is suing Amazon -owned smart camera maker Ring for not doing enough to prevent hackers from spying on their kids, the company has rolled out its previously announced “control center,” which it hopes will make you forget about its verifiably “awful” security…
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