Security News

Experts ‘Outraged’ by Warrant Demanding Fingerprints to Unlock Smartphones (Threatpost)
2016-10-18 20:58

Legal scholars say the government is testing the limits of the Fifth Amendment in a landmark search warrant case.

Unlocking Windows 10 PCs with smartphones, wearables, smart cards (Help Net Security)
2016-10-04 13:00

With Windows 10, Microsoft is slowly moving towards removing passwords as the main authentication method for users to log in to their (locked) computers. Windows Hello, the password-free...

Iris scanning: A secure ID trend for smartphones? (Help Net Security)
2016-09-23 12:15

The release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sparked something positive – iris scanning. ABI Research forecasts global shipments of smartphones equipped with iris scanners will reach almost 300...

Xiaomi smartphones come equipped with backdoor (Help Net Security)
2016-09-19 21:22

When you buy a new mobile device with certain apps already pre-installed on, you’re effectively forced to trust that the device maker or reseller (depending on who pre-loaded the apps) is not up...