Category: Security

Google adds spam detection and verified business SMS to Messages

Post author By Randall
Post date December 12, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, Mobile, phishing, report, Safety, Scam, Security, sms, spam, Tech, text messages, texting, texts, verified, verify, warning

[ad_1] When you receive a message from a verified business, you’ll see the company name, logo and a verification badge in the message thread. Businesses must sign up to use Verified SMS, and so far, 1-800-Flowers, Banco Bradesco, Kayak, Payback and SoFi are on-board. Verified SMS is rolling out gradually in the US, Brazil, Canada, […]

Yubico’s authenticator app now supports NFC for iOS devices

Post author By Randall
Post date December 10, 2019
Categories In gear, ios, Security, security key, Tech, yubico

[ad_1] When Yubico released its Authenticator app for iOS, it only worked with the YubiKey 5Ci, a model that can be plugged in via the Lightning port. This update means you can also use the YubiKey 5 NFC with the authenticator to sign into apps and services simply by tapping the key at the top […]

$35 off coupon makes Google’s Titan security keys almost free

Post author By Randall
Post date December 10, 2019
Categories In buyersguide, deals, engadgetdeals, gear, Google, mfa, sale, Security, Tech, titan key, two-factor authentication

[ad_1] Whether you use Android or iOS, a hardware security key can provide even more protection against password theft or phishing. It’s even more secure than other forms of multifactor authentication, because the site you’re logging into has to verify itself to the security key too, which can help protect you against increasingly-tricky phishing attacks. […]

Google Chrome will warn you if your logins have been stolen

Post author By Randall
Post date December 10, 2019
Categories In 1password, chrome, Cybersecurity, gear, Google, Internet, password, password checkup, password manager, phishing, Security, Tech

[ad_1] As Google itself notes, this feature is something the company has been working on for a while now. It started with an extension back in February; in October, it embedded the feature directly into Google Accounts. Google is also adding real-time phishing protection to Chrome on desktop. To be clear, Chrome already warns you […]

Facebook tells US, UK and Australia it won’t weaken chat encryption

Post author By Randall
Post date December 10, 2019
Categories In attorney general, backdoor, bill barr, encryption, Facebook, facebook messenger, gear, Internet, messenger, Politics, Privacy, Security, Tech, whatsapp, william barr

[ad_1] If you soften encryption in one area, you soften it for “everyone, everywhere,” Facebook noted. The social network argued that backdoor access would represent a “gift to criminals, hackers and repressive regimes,” letting them pry in the messages of innocent people by exploiting weaknesses. As support, Facebook pointed to more than 100 organizations echoing […]

Former Apple exec claims the company spied on his text messages

Post author By Randall
Post date December 10, 2019
Categories In Apple, breach, business, call records, competition, contract, executive, lawsuit, Mobile, nuvia, Privacy, Security, snooping, spying, Tech, text messages, tomorrow

[ad_1] Apple says Williams violated his contract, which barred him from planning or engaging in any business activities that are “competitive with or directly related to Apple’s business or products,” Bloomberg reports. “This case involves a worst-case scenario for an innovative company like Apple: A trusted senior director with years of experience, and years of […]

Google Fi will warn you about spam calls

Post author By Randall
Post date December 10, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, google fi, Mobile, phone, Security, spam calls, Tech

[ad_1] The new features for Fi include a warning on screen if a call is suspected to be spam, which will be handy for those dealing with a deluge of robocalls. There’s also the ability to block particular numbers. The features are available on all Fi phones, including iPhones and Android devices. Other new functions […]

752,000 US birth certificate applications were exposed online

Post author By Randall
Post date December 9, 2019
Categories In Amazon, amazon web services, aws, Cybersecurity, data, data exposure, gear, personal data, Security, Tech

[ad_1] The applications include information like the applicant’s name, their date of birth, current home address, email and phone number. Additionally, they included other details about people’s lives, such as their previous address, the names of their family members and the reason they applied to get the documents in the first place. The cache includes […]

Apple’s first CES appearance in 28 years is all about privacy

Post author By Randall
Post date December 9, 2019
Categories In Apple, business, Ces, ces2020, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Internet, Ipad, Iphone, Mac, Privacy, Security, Tech

[ad_1] In addition to Apple, you can also expect execs from Facebook and Procter & Gamble as well as FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter. Apple has had an unofficial effect on CES in the 28 years since its last formal appearance. The more Apple-centric Macworld Expo frequently took place in a similar time frame, and it […]

Hackers targeted BMW, Hyundai in hunt for trade secrets

Post author By Randall
Post date December 8, 2019
Categories In apt32, Bmw, Cars, cobalt kitty, espionage, gear, Hack, hacking, hyundai, Internet, oceanlotus, Security, Tech, trade secrets, Transportation, vietnam

[ad_1] BMW declined to comment on the specific case, saying instead that it had “structures and processes” that both limited external hacking attempts and would let it quickly spot and recover from intrusions. Hyundai hasn’t responded to requests for comment so far. The culprits may have been easy to identify, though. OceanLotus (aka APT32 or […]