Entries by Hunter Smith

Chinese chip spying report shows the supply chain remains the ultimate weakness

Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker / 1 week ago  Comment Thursday’s explosive story by Bloomberg reveals detailed allegations that the Chinese military embedded tiny chips into servers, which made their way into data centers operated by dozens of major U.S. companies. We covered the story earlier, including denials by Apple, Amazon and Supermicro — the server maker that was reportedly targeted by the Chinese government. Apple  didn’t respond […]

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Google+ to shut down after coverup of data breach

Josh Constine@joshconstine / 35 mins ago Google is about to have its Cambridge Analytica moment. A security bug allowed third-party developers to access Google+ user profile data since 2015 until Google discovered and patched it in March, but decided not to inform the world. When a user gave permission to an app to access their public profile data, […]

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Facebook Messenger internally tests voice commands for chat, calls

Josh Constine@joshconstine / 3 hours ago Facebook  Messenger could soon let you use your voice to dictate and send messages, initiate voice calls and create reminders. Messenger for Android’s code reveals a new M assistant button atop the message thread screen that activates listening for voice commands for those functionalities. Voice control could make Messenger simpler to use hands-free […]

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Facebook data breach: 4 simple steps to stay safer right now

 BY STEVEN MELENDEZ      4 MINUTE READ Since Facebook reported last week that hackers had stolen access tokens to almost 50 million accounts, there have been no signs that the perpetrators leaked any user data online or published content on the site without permission. That’s an encouraging sign, say security experts. “The good news is there’s no evidence that it’s happened, […]

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Your guide to top tech conferences 2018-2019

CIO.com’s sortable, searchable directory of technology conferences makes it easy to find events coming to a convention center near you (or ones worth a trip out of town). By CIO.com staff CIO | Sep 24, 2018 12:00 PM PT  IBM InterConnect, Code/Media, SXSW, Google Next, Microsoft WPC, Adobe Summit…conferences you may have only dreamed of attending! So many […]

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Instagram may divide hashtags from captions to end overhashing

Josh Constine@joshconstine / 2 hours ago Geofenced sharing, Quiz stickers, Stories Highlight stickers, and a separate interface for adding hashtags to posts are amongst a slew of new features Instagram  has prototyped or is now testing. The last one could finally #cure #the #hashtag #madness that’s infected many of Instagram’s 1 billion users, causing them desperately fill up their captions […]

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60 Must-Know Cybersecurity Statistics for 2018

 Rob Sobers in Data Security • Last Updated: 5/18/2018 Cybersecurity issues are becoming a day-to-day struggle for businesses. Trends show a huge increase in hacked and breached data from sources that are increasingly common in the workplace, like mobile and IoT devices. Additionally, recent research suggests that most companies have unprotected data and poor cybersecurity practices in place, making them vulnerable […]

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