Security News > 2016 > March

Interesting Research on the Economics of Privacy (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-07 21:59

New paper: "The Economics of Privacy, by Alessandro Acquisti, Curtis R. Taylor, and Liad Wagman: Abstract: This article summarizes and draws connections among diverse streams of empirical and...

Hack a mobile phone’s fingerprint sensor in 15 minutes (Help Net Security)
2016-03-07 21:12

Two researchers from Michigan State University’s biometrics group have devised a method for hacking mobile phone’s fingerprint authentication by using just a color inkjet printer, a special type...

Amazon Backtracks On Encryption Removal, Mum On Why (Threatpost)
2016-03-07 21:06

Amazon reversed course on a decision to remove device-level encryption from its Fire OS 5 tablets and said the feature will return this spring.