Senators call for investigation of potential safety, security threats from...
A week after it was revealed that a Chrysler Jeep could be hacked and remotely controlled, two U.S. senators have called for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to investigate potential...
View ArticleHacker shows he can locate, unlock and remote start GM vehicles
A security researcher has posted a video on YouTube demonstrating how a device he made can intercept wireless communications to locate, unlock and remotely start GM vehicles that use the OnStar...
View ArticleFeds say only Chryslers were vulnerable to hacks via radio, not Audi or...
U.S. auto safety regulators have determined that only Fiat-Chrysler infotainment systems have a security flaw that could allow hackers to take control of vehicles using nothing but a laptop and...
View ArticleTa-ta to passwords and PINs; faces and fingerprints to rule the future
Biometric security technology is gaining market share over traditional passcode methods. Facial recognition will be a $450 million market by 2019 and fingerprint readers will reach $2.6 billion by 2020.
View ArticleShould you worry that your car will be hacked?
The government's warning to the general public and manufacturers of vehicles highlights the potential issues and cybersecurity threats related to connected vehicle technologies. But should we really be...
View ArticleGoogle says government requests for user data at all-time high
Google's semi-annual "Transparency Report" shows that in the second half of 2015, U.S. government agencies made more than 40,000 requests for access to user data.
View ArticleNewer car tech opens doors to CIA attacks
The revelation that the CIA has looked into hacking vehicles, possibly for the purpose of assassinations, flies in the face of a presidential order requiring U.S. agencies to reveal flaws to...
View ArticleFAQ: What is blockchain and how can it help business?
The distributed ledger technology better known as blockchain has the potential to eliminate huge amounts of record-keeping, which can get confusing when multiple parties are involved in a transaction....
View ArticleHow blockchain will underpin the new trust economy
Over the next two years, businesses will increasingly turn to blockchain to establish trust among parties looking to transfer everything from money and movable goods to property.
View ArticleMicrosoft to test blockchain-based self-sovereign ID system
Microsoft plans to pilot a blockchain-based digital ID platform that would allow users to control access to sensitive online information via an encrypted data hub.
View ArticleUS Supreme Court rules warrant required for mobile phone location data
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court today affirmed that law enforcement must obtain a warrant to access mobile phone location data collected by wireless providers – a win for consumer privacy.
View ArticleStart-up Devvio claims its blockchain can handle 8M transactions a second
The new blockchain protocol, Devv, was demoed at CES; backers say it outperforms other distributed ledger technologies and traditional financial networks such as VisaNet. Analysts are skeptical.
View ArticleGoogle, Hyperledger launch online identity management tools
The new tools enable mobile-based options for employees to sign into corporate applications or create self-sovereign identities, access to which they control.
View ArticleWhy blockchain-based voting could threaten democracy
As the desire to increase voter turnout remains strong and the number of online voting pilot projects rises in the U.S. and abroad, some security experts warn any internet-based election system is wide...
View ArticleSeattle tries out mobile voting
But voter skepticism about online security has some Washington state officials responsible for general elections wary of rolling the tech.
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