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Windows 8.1 bolsters biometrics for authentication
Microsoft's next OS update offers native fingerprint reader support
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Google biometrics tests show there's no magic pill for passwords
Electronic tattoos and pills that make the body itself a password would create their own unique challenges, security experts warn
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Google's five-year plan for authentication: It's complicated
Some of the technology has to be deployed together for maximum security, making the process complicated, said one security expert
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Lesson from the Google office hack: Do not trust third-parties
Many Tridium Niagara systems in use today are left unpatched, and the company acknowledges there's a problem with update deployments
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Vulnerable terminal servers reflect bigger security problem
Unsecured ports on industrial control equipment, which could let hackers gain admin access, highlights risk of older equipment on modern tech
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Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).
- Have an incident response plan.
- Pre-define your incident response team
- Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.
- Pre-distribute call cards.
- Forensic and incident response data capture.
- Get your users on-side.
- Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement.
- Practice makes perfect.
Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping
I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.
