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Elektra Labs and Carnegie Mellon University researchers announced collaboration on an innovative IoT labeling system for understanding the data rights and security practices of connected health sensors. Both organizations have published previous analys… Continue reading Elektra Labs and CMU collaborate on privacy and security labels of connected health sensors
The survey found that the majority of cyberattacks – 75% – came from outsiders, while 25% were due to insiders. Continue reading Phishing is still the most commonly used attack on organizations, survey says
In the wake of a scandal involving third-party companies leaking or selling precise, real-time location data on virtually all Americans who own a mobile phone, the four major wireless carriers have responded to requests from a U.S. senator for more details about how the carriers are managing access to this extremely sensitive information. While three out of four providers said they had cancelled data sharing agreements with some of the offending companies, only one — Verizon — pledged to terminate all of them and initiate a wholesale review of their location data-sharing practices. Continue reading Verizon to Stop Sharing Customer Location Data With Third Parties
Your mobile phone is giving away your approximate location all day long. This isn’t exactly a secret: It has to share this data with your mobile provider constantly to provide better call quality and to route any emergency 911 calls straight to your lo… Continue reading Mobile Giants: Please Don’t Share the Where
It’s all about how you use it, says the social media giant Continue reading Facebook admits that social media can be bad for you
No dick pics in the MoonArk. Continue reading This Mini Museum Will Land on the Moon in 2019
Security tools that proxy and inspect HTTPS traffic create a blindspot for network administrators trying to determine whether communication between clients and servers is secure. Continue reading US-CERT Warns HTTPS Inspection May Degrade TLS Security
Motherboard spoke with poker pro Jason Les about how he’s preparing for a high-stakes Texas Hold’em rematch against an artificial intelligence program developed at Carnegie Mellon. Continue reading How to Win $200,000 Playing Poker Against an AI
Behold, ARPANET in the early 1970s. Continue reading Mapping the Internet Was Really Easy in 1973