Does the Internet of Things leave you vulnerable to cyber attack?
At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas earlier this month, researchers demonstrated how a Nest thermostat can be […]
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Hardware, Software, Technology
Android attack improves timing, allows data theft
A malicious application could enable the theft of login credentials, sensitive images, and other data from Android smartphones by making
Security, Software, Technology
US warns ‘significant number’ of major businesses hit by Backoff malware
Over a thousand major enterprise networks and small and medium businesses in the U.S. have been compromised by a recently
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This Week in Tech 472: Like a Fine Cheese
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Clayton Morris, Robert Scoble, and Tim Stevens Cultivating your Facebook feed, Burning Man, redesigned iPhone 6 display
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A brief history of USB, what it replaced, and what has failed to replace it
Like all technology, USB has evolved over time. Despite being a “Universal” Serial Bus, in its 18-or-so years on the
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This Week in Tech 471: It is Brisk
Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Jason Snell, and Ben Thompson Apple’s style and their secretive internal training program, podcasting’s
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OpenGL 4.5 released—with one of Direct3D’s best features
The Khronos Group today released OpenGL 4.5, the newest version of the industry standard 3D programming API. The new version
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iPhone 6 may hark back to original iPhone for design inspiration
Another week has passed and unsurprisingly a new iPhone 6 leak has emerged. Although this one is not as exciting
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This Week in Tech 470: Tainted Love on a Floppy
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Rob Reid, and Patrick Beja Facebook Messenger controversy, USB security problems with BadUSB, Apple to announce a
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Researchers uncover fundamental USB security flaw, no fix in sight
A pair of security researchers from SR Labs have uncovered a fundamental flaw in the way USB devices work. It