The Wi-Fi security software “wpa_supplicant,” found in Android amongst many other places, has a potentially hackable security hole…
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FTC sanctions phone location tracking company for not allowing customer opt-out
Nomi has been ordered to tidy up its business practices as part of a settlement with the FTC over its tracking of retail customers’ smartphones.
5 online privacy and security tips for travelers
Going on holiday or traveling for businesss any time soon? Here are 5 online privacy and security tips for when you’re on the road.
Could a hacker *really* bring down a plane from a mobile phone in seat 12C?
A recent document about Air Traffic Control from the US Government Accountability Office has caused quite a stir. Could a passenger get the plane to do a barrel roll without even turning off the in-flight movie?
Tampering with US voting machine as easy as ‘abcde’, says Virginia report
All it would take to compromise it is to sit in the parking lot with a laptop, some free tools, and a dropper full of tech smarts.
We TOLD you not to use WPS on your Wi-Fi router! We TOLD you not to knit your own crypto!
Belkin is the latest router vendor to be found relying on “non-secret secrets.” Paul Ducklin looks at the router equivalent of locking the key to the company safe in the top drawer of your desk…
Hotel Wi-Fi router security hole: will this be the Ultimate Pwnie Award Winning Bug for 2015?
If you were a cracker, and you could write your own specifications for a remote unauthenticated read/write hole… …this is probably what you’d ask for.
How secure is your Wi-Fi? 3 things small businesses need to know
Getting Wi-Fi security right is essential for everyone, but small businesses especially could use some good security advice. Here are 3 key things small businesses should know about securing Wi-Fi.
Privacy group wants to shut down “eavesdropping” Barbie
It’s worried about kids’ voices being recorded by a corporation that will then target ads at them, but it should be far more worried about security and privacy. 
Get ready for the internet-enabled, speech recognising, joke-telling Barbie
An internet-enabled toy that talks to your kids: what could possibly go wrong?!