Amazon is reportedly testing a hand-scanning payment technology for escalating the checkout process at its Whole Foods outlets. Such a system will have the capability to complete a payment in less than 300 milliseconds. The hand-scan system leverages biometric information for payment authentication to eliminate the need for a [...]
In simpler, internet-less times, looting banks required the physical presence of masked, gun-bearing robbers. If banks were proactive enough, they could take down the robbers and prevent the loot with tight security force or hamper an ongoing robbery by calling in additional help. With the internet practically ruling our lives, [...]
Facebook made a blunder again! It failed, ignored, or possibly forgot to encrypt the passwords of more than 600 million users. Since 2012, these passwords have been stored in plain text, accessible to its nearly 20,000 employees. The worst part is that it was completely clueless for the past seven [...]
The time has elapsed when Security Testing was compared to a ‘strong firewall’. Over the last few years of ‘digital’ uncertainty and ‘transformation’ risks, enterprises have started looking at ‘not so obvious’ security scares. It is generally assumed that security is a concern just for external facing applications. But [...]
Facebook Users across the globe are questioning its privacy policies and security gateways. The social media giant is already making amends to regain the wavering trust of its users by placing the control of data into their hands in much more confirming ways. Alongside, there are a million questions [...]
What is ‘Pegasus’? August 25, 2016 Apple rushed across to all iPhone users with a security update to prevent their handsets from getting infected by the ‘Pegasus’ spyware. ‘Pegasus’ has been considered by experts by far the ‘most sophisticated’ software created to infect and spy into smartphones. The software has [...]
Mobile apps have seen a steady rise in popularity with overall app usage up by 76% in 2014. The category of apps most popular among users are shopping apps and utility apps, both of which handle sensitive user data. An increased usage of apps increases the risk of malicious attacks. [...]
Cloud computing has been growing in popularity over the years due to the several benefits it offers like higher scalability, flexibility and less infrastructure costs. At the same time, security has always been a prime concern, particularly in applications handling sensitive personal and commercial data. A study of 2200 [...]
