The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Surrounded by the invisible hum of electromagnetic energy, we’ve harnessed its power to fuel our technological marvels for decades. Often overlooked, the SIM card —short for Subscriber Identification Module—acts as the nexus between our identity and technology, illuminating the thin line between connection and surveillance.

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CILIP

APRIL 15, 2024

CILIP Copyright COnference 2024 By Gary Horrocks THE summer 2023 issue of UKeiG’s open access journal, eLucidate , featured my reflections on the implications of a Members’ Day presentation by Ken Chad on the “library technology ecosystem". We’re all acutely aware of Brianna Ghey’s mother calling for social media safeguarding.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 26, 2020

For the second time in as many years, Google is working to fix a weakness in its Widevine digital rights management (DRM) technology used by online streaming sites like Disney , Hulu and Netflix to prevent their content from being pirated. Further reading: Breaking Content Protection on Streaming Websites.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Know Your Enemy: How banks can identify and beat the evolving threat of financial crime Mobile technology allows customers complete control over their banking security via their smartphones, however recent fraud cases have seen criminals virtually hijacking mobile phones to intercept alerts and texts.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2023

Our smartphone symbiosis If you’re like me, you’ll lose track of where you last set down your room key, wallet or coat before you misplace your smartphone. Verimatrix CEO Asaf Ashkenazi described for me how his company is leveraging technologies perfected by the entertainment industry to protect mobile apps.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 24, 2023

Robert is very nervous—he’s calling from the hotel because he has lost his iOS smartphone on the beach. James opens the mobile device management software that his company is using, immediately finds Robert’s iOS smartphone in the tool, and does a remote wipe. But then, the phone rings. But, it’s not over.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 26, 2022

On October 9, 2022, TC260 of China issued the Information Security Technology – Basic Security Requirements for Pre-installed App of Smartphones for public comment ending December 6, 2022 (the “Guidelines”). In general, uninstallation of pre-installed applications must be made available to customers.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 29, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released guidance to help covered entities understand how they can use remote communication technologies for audio-only telehealth in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules (the “Guidance”). On June 13, 2022, the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 30, 2018

Protecting Critical Endpoints Is Paramount for Your Business With the explosion of laptops, IoT, tablets, smartphones and other smart technologies, endpoints are the single largest group of devices inside your network today. Managing all of your assets and their software requires three foundational steps.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2023

Our smartphone symbiosis If you’re like me, you’ll lose track of where you last set down your room key, wallet or coat before you misplace your smartphone. Verimatrix CEO Asaf Ashkenazi described for me how his company is leveraging technologies perfected by the entertainment industry to protect mobile apps.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JANUARY 30, 2024

The financial, privacy and access implications of adopting this technology must be fully assessed Parking, and the enormous amount of space we cede to it, is undergoing two revolutions. Apps like EasyPark, CellOPark and PayStay promise efficiency through pay-as-you-go parking, adjusted to the minute and location via a smartphone app.

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Data Protection Report

MAY 4, 2020

StopCovid is being developed within the INRIA, the French national research institute for digital sciences and technologies. This blog post summarises the status of the project and the discussions from legal, political, scientific and technological perspectives. Technological limitations. How will StopCovid work?

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 8, 2024

5G (fifth-generation mobile technology) is the newest standard for cellular networks. Like its predecessors, 3G, 4G and 4G LTE, 5G technology uses radio waves for data transmission. Since its release in 2019, 5G broadband technology has been hailed as a breakthrough technology with big implications for both consumers and businesses.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 31, 2021

Now the reach of the Israeli firm’s smartphone-hacking software has been revealed, the US and Apple may take action See all the Guardian’s stories as part of the Pegasus project investigation What’s the most problematic tech company in the world? It’s a small, privately held Israeli company called NSO that most people have never heard of.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

The owners of these doorbell cameras facing threats from stalkers or estranged abusive partners and may be subjected to surveillance through their phones, online platforms, and interconnected smartphones. At the time of this writing, the EKEN Smart Video Doorbell Camera Wireless devices are still available on Amazon.

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DXC Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The smartphone’s days are numbered, thanks in part to market saturation, lack of any significant technological breakthroughs in recent years, and the need of manufacturers to avoid commoditization, which forces down prices and destroys margins.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This development suprises no one who has been paying attention: Researchers now believe AirTags, which are equipped with Bluetooth technology, could be revealing a more widespread problem of tech-enabled tracking. AirTags aren’t compatible with Android smartphones. Those devices then report where an AirTag has last been seen.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Remember how cool it felt when you first held a smartphone in your hand? Before long, smartphones became a way of life for organizations worldwide because of all they offer for business productivity and communication. This technology enables rapid evaluation and automatic adjustments, streamlining the design process significantly.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2021

A new supply chain attack made the headlines, threat actors compromised at least one update server of smartphone maker Gigaset to deliver malware. The company is most active in the area of communications technology. “Initial indications from affected users suggest that data may also have been deducted from the smartphones.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2019

Even if your company issues you a locked-down smartphone, embracing best security practices remains vital Our smartphones. Cybercriminals know this, of course, and for some time now they have been relentlessly seeking out and exploiting the fresh attack vectors spinning out of our smartphone obsession.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 23, 2023

The good news is that new technologies and approaches to transportation management systems allow us to start addressing these inconveniences and make other downstream transportation improvements. Every time a city improves upon its existing structures to incorporate more data-driven or connected technologies, it becomes more intelligent.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2023

A team of researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design discovered a set of security vulnerabilities in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors. The researchers noticed that numerous 5G commercial products, such as smartphones, CPE routers, and USB modems, may be impacted.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2023

On the other hand, the technology needed to conduct a sneaky juice jacking attack has become far more miniaturized, accessible and cheap. But inside the OMG cable is a tiny memory chip and a Wi-Fi transmitter that creates a Wi-Fi hotspot, to which the attacker can remotely connect using a smartphone app and run commands on the device.

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Communications Risk Access Education 265

AIIM

APRIL 3, 2019

The proliferation of technologies across the world has led to a global environment of interconnected devices that allow us to communicate with one another constantly. It turns everyday objects into technological wonders that can be operated through a central device connected to the internet. This is the crux of the Internet of Things.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The boffins used static and dynamic code analysis techniques to study the data transmitted by the preinstalled system apps on Android smartphones from three of the most popular vendors in China, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Oppo Realme. The experts discovered several system, vendor and third-party apps with dangerous privileges.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2024

Our smartphones, wearables, vehicles and buildings have come to be saturated with sensors that collect granular information about our daily activities and provide a wellspring of information about what we prefer and how we behave. In addition to developing and getting in position to supply the technology, Boyle says.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2022

Lapsus$ Ransomware gang is looking for insiders willing to sell remote access to major technology corporations and ISPs. Thursday, March 10, Lapsus$ ransomware gang announced they’re starting to recruit insiders employed within major technology giants and ISPs, such companies include Microsoft, Apple, EA Games and IBM.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

With the Guidelines, the EDPB aims to clarify what type of tracking technologies (in addition to cookies) fall within the technical scope of the above mentioned notice and consent requirements.

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Personal data IoT Access Communications 76

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

Quantum has been discussed and theorized for years, and like the “sudden” rise of AI and generative technology that seemed to happen in early 2023, efficient and cost-effective use of quantum computing may also jump to a critical mass, and sooner than expected, despite its long voyage of research and development.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

New technologies speed up pre-flight damage checks Regional Jet Center (RJC) is a dedicated maintenance, repair and overhaul organization of the Air France-KLM Group. Spatial computing blends the physical and digital world, using augmented reality, virtual reality or real-time 3D technologies.

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AIIM

OCTOBER 12, 2018

For instance, healthcare, education, and journalism are experimenting with VR and related technologies. Some educational institutions are using VR is similar ways, helping simulate certain situations using VR, AR, and MR technologies. VR is changing everything from telehealth to journalism. Conclusion.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This makes nearly all smartphone and tablet devices made by Apple susceptible to our attack.” Boffins devised a new iLeakage side-channel speculative execution attack exploits Safari to steal sensitive data from Macs, iPhones, and iPads. ” reads the paper published by the academic researchers.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 31, 2023

IDTechEx’s report found that this is where the most advanced semiconductor technologies are being used. Most computer chips around the vehicle, the kind that are used to open windows or adjust wing mirrors, use quite mature technologies. These chips have node sizes normally above 40nm (nanometers). This is where laptops come back in.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2023

Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

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DXC Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Today’s smartphones have the same computing power as a military computer 50 years ago that was the size of an entire room. Yet despite the phenomenal strides we have made in technology and computing, there […].

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

based company that provides code for software developers to profile smartphone app users based on their online activity, allowing them to send tailor-made notifications. Edwards said Pushwoosh began as Arello-Mobile , and for several years the two co-branded — appearing side by side at various technology expos. ” GOV 311.

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AIIM

JULY 2, 2020

Smartphones, tablets, and mobile apps. The report provides the following commentary: “On the one hand, these headaches sound surprisingly like a list of yesterday’s problems – tied to previous generations of technology. Paper mail/documents. Fax – yes, in some industries fax is still a key entry point! Voice / voicemail.

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