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Breach Of The Week: Your Smartphone Is A Hacker Paradise

Packed with personal data, and taken with you everywhere, your smartphone is an ideal target for hackers. And both iOS and Android have vulnerabilities.READ»

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E-Commerce Security Is Broken, Vulnerable, Says Hacker Conference Founder

One big controversy is already brewing at the Black Hat security conference this week: SSL, the security system that makes e-shopping safe, is broken, says the conference founder.READ»

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Secure Browsing Ain't So Secure, After All

Engineers have discovered a major flaw in a technology that many Web developers use to ensure secure browsing, reports InfoWorld. SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer communications, are used in any Web service whose address begins with ...READ»

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The Best (and Worst) Hacks of Defcon Computer Security Conference 2009

Computer security is a famously murky world that tends to generate alarmist headlines--like the ones about Apple's vulnerabilities from last week. Defcon 2009 has just finished, and lived up to this reputation in many, surprising, ...READ»

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Quantum Light Lamp Is a Warmer LED, but Doesn't Come Cheap

Just the other day I was moaning about the sorry state of consumer LED bulbs, and now Nexxus Lighting has released high-end LED unit that shines a more natural, warmer light than others available. Best of all--from a geeky point of ...READ»