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Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 March 2018

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Finding the path to a secure Internet of Things (IoT) is like the old joke about a tourist asking for directions, according to Tom Uren. "Well if I were you, I wouldn't start from here."

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Read more: The sad old-but-true joke of IoT security

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 March 2018

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When the blockbuster twin security exploits^[1] known as Meltdown and Spectre appeared in early 2018, Mozilla was among the first to respond, retroactively changing several behaviors of Firefox^[2] to help prevent them.

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Read more: Meltdown, Spectre, and the Costs of Unchecked Innovation

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 18 March 2018

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Is blockchain -- the network of global online ledgers -- really secure? Its proponents say yes, as it assigns transactions or smart contracts to an immutable ledger, verifiable by multiple parties. However, a recently published paper calls out...

Read more: 9 reasons to be cautious with blockchain

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 17 March 2018

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(Image: file photo) A data analytics company that helped propel Donald Trump to election victory harvested private information from 50 million Facebook profiles without their permission.

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The story exploded over the weekend after Facebook

Read more: Trump-linked data firm Cambridge Analytica harvested data on 50 million Facebook profiles to help...

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 17 March 2018

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Read more: Trump Campaign Data Consultants Cambridge Analytica Took 50 Million Facebook Users' Data

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 17 March 2018

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Arguably the biggest news in security this week was also the strangest; a company barely a year old announced a series of AMD vulnerabilities^[1], giving the chip company only a day or so advance...

Read more: Security News This Week: A Smartphone Botnet Army Keeps Growing Stronger

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 17 March 2018

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I don't normally take a look at Kickstarter products, but in a moment of weakness when I was approached by the Energen team to take a look at the DroneMax 360, I decided to give it a...

Read more: DroneMax 360 hands-on: A portable power station that does it all

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 17 March 2018

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With businesses capturing more data about their customers, Singapore needs to reassess its guidelines and codes of conduct for the industry to ensure personal information is used responsibly and securely.

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Pointing to the data "gold rush", Rajnesh

Read more: Singapore industry needs stronger codes of conduct as consumer data gains value

Written by: J D

Category: News

Published: 17 March 2018

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Take a look back at the biggest open source headlines of the past two weeks.

Read more: Open source news roundup for March 15, 2018