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Traditional perimeter-based security has become costly and ineffective. As a result, communications security between people, systems, and networks is more important than blocking access with firewalls. On top of that, most cybersecurity risks are caused by just a few superusers – typically one out of 200 users. There’s a company aiming to fix the gap […]
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated version of an Android banking malware called Chameleon that has expanded its targeting to include users in the U.K. and Italy. “Representing a restructured and enhanced iteration of its predecessor, this evolved Chameleon variant excels in executing Device Takeover (DTO) using the accessibility service, all while expanding its targeted […]
We are all aware that smartphone security options such as fingerprint scanners and facial recognition aren’t 100% secure. This has been proved further with the case of the Nokia 9 PureView, which appears to have been unlocked by a pack of chewing gum. As per a couple of tweets, the Nokia 9 PureView is reportedly getting […]
Biometric authentication is currently a widely used option for maintaining the security of devices and systems. With the emergence of vein-based authentication, biometric verification has moved beyond facial recognition and fingerprints. Vein-based authentication involves scanning of the size, shape, and location of the users’ veins under their hand’s skin to verify the person. On paper […]
According to Big Brother Watch, a British privacy advocate, and civil liberties organization, the Voice ID system of HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) has stored voice records of over 5.1 million British citizens – All that without their consent or knowledge. The voice collection saga began in January last year when HMRC launched a service called Voice ID aiming at […]
When it comes to privacy features, Facebook probably has gone where no company has gone before. It includes unchartered territories like asking people’s naked pictures to help victims of revenge porn. Now, Facebook has introduced another privacy feature that can tell whether someone has uploaded your photo to Facebook’s network. Although it was first announced in December last […]
The allegations that Russia hacked the 2016 elections in the United States are known to many but now biometric data of millions of American citizens may or may not be at risk of being compromised as software used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and 18,000 other American law enforcement agencies to […]
As incredulous as it sounds, it is indeed true that scientists at “University at Albany” in the US have developed a new biometric based verification concept that utilizes our body sweat to unlock wearable devices and smartphones. Researchers explained that this new approach relies upon analyzing the skin secretions, that is, sweat to generate a […]
New Vault 7 Documents by WikiLeaks Show How CIA Collected Biometric Data from Partner Agencies. The latest treasure trove of Vault 7 files, which refer to the confidential documents belonging to the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency or the CIA, has been released publicly by WikiLeaks. The files, published on Thursday, are dated 2009 and […]
Who Need Keys when We have Human Implantable Technology- British Inventor Successfully Uses Microchip to Unlock Doors – Now you don’t need to worry about misplacing your keys because microchips are here to take care of them. A British creative genius Steve Northam has come up with a solution to use microchip for eliminating the use […]
The US federal authorities asked a 3D printing lab to recreate a dead man’s fingers to unlock his smartphone … will it work? Do you remember the battle Apple vs FBI conducted to force the IT giant on unlocking the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone, well it has become a story of the past. The federal authorities […]
Facebook is back in the news, this time again for violating its users’ privacy by gathering a huge mass of facial data. A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the social media giant last week and it is claimed that the Facebook’s data-collection program titled automatic face-tagging feature has helped Facebook create “the largest privately held stash […]