Vietnam police hunt hackers behind mass outage
Vietnamese cybersecurity authorities are hunting hackers believed to be responsible for the country's biggest-ever online attack last week, according to the founder of a security website in Hanoi.
View ArticleSharp's color security camera shoots in the dark
Cat burglars, beware: Sharp has a security camera that can shoot in the dark and in color.
View ArticleHitachi finger vein scanner could secure large venues
Sports fans of the future might enter stadiums simply by waving a hand over a vein scanner if new technology from Hitachi is any guide.
View ArticleUS Senator Al Franken unhappy with Uber answers on user data
U.S. Senator Al Franken isn't satisfied with Uber Technologies' response to privacy questions he asked the ride service.
View ArticleQuantum physics deployed in quest for fraud-proof credit cards
Researchers in the Netherlands are applying quantum physics in an attempt to create fraud-proof credit cards and ID cards.
View ArticleSony's Hirai praises staff in hack, hails freedom of speech
Sony's CEO finally broke his weeks-long silence on the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment, saying he's proud of its staff and partners for standing up to "extortionist efforts of criminals" and for...
View ArticleFujitsu psychology tool profiles users at risk of cyberattacks
Fujitsu wants to make computer security more personalized with profiling software based on psychology.
View ArticleDoCoMo app shares SIM credentials with offline devices
Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo has developed an app that can wirelessly send authentication credentials to devices that are not connected to the Internet, allowing more hardware to get online or...
View ArticleFujitsu tech can track heavily blurred people in security videos
Fujitsu has developed image-processing technology that can be used to track people in security camera footage, even when the images are heavily blurred to protect their privacy.
View ArticleDeterrence will keep a lid on cyberwar, former spy chief says
Major sponsors of cyberwarfare forces are reaching a state of deterrence resembling the mutually assured destruction in nuclear weapons standoffs, former U.S. national intelligence director Dennis...
View ArticleJapan's Alsok to launch warning system for unwelcome drones
Burglar alarms could soon incorporate drone-detection technology if a new service from a Japanese security company is anything to judge by.
View ArticleApple, Google urge Obama to reject encryption back doors
Apple and Google are appealing to U.S. President Barack Obama to reject proposals to allow encryption "back doors" in mobile devices.
View ArticleSecom security drone follows, photographs intruders
If you think drones are more than slightly creepy, wait until you meet one that will autonomously follow you and record video.
View ArticleLizard Squad hacker draws suspended sentence for online attacks
A teenager who is apparently a member of the Lizard Squad hacker group has received a two-year suspended sentence in Finland in connection with various cybercrimes including attacks against U.S....
View ArticleHow Japan's Privacy Visor fools face-recognition cameras
If you're worried about Big Brother monitoring you from security cameras, Japan has developed eyewear that can keep you anonymous.
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