Malwarebytes

AUGUST 5, 2021

This biometric scanner can now be found in use in Amazon Books, Amazon Go convenience stores, Amazon Go Grocery, and Amazon 4-star stores in various US states, including Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. Since then, Amazon has rolled out Amazon One to more of its stores in the Seattle area and beyond. How does it work?

Retail 131

Retail Encryption Surveillance Authentication 131

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

By definition: A facial recognition system is a technology capable of matching a human face from a digital image or a video frame against a database of faces, typically employed to identify and/or authenticate users. You can compare this to a person leafing through an enormous book of portraits to find a suspect.

Computers and Electronics 90

Computers and Electronics Surveillance Technology Media 90

Malwarebytes

JULY 4, 2022

The domain name system (DNS) is a distributed address book that lists domain names and their corresponding IP addresses. Passwordless authentication. Passwordless authentication could usher in a world where we no longer rely on passwords, and that could be an enormous, unabashed win for security and peace of mind.

Internet 111

Internet Internet Technology DNS 111

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication.

IoT 52

IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

In this episode of The Hacker Mind , Beau Woods and Paulino Calderon discuss their book, Practical IoT Hacking, and talk about IoT threat models, the technologies being used today, and what tools and knowledge you need to get started successfully hacking IoT devices. Problem is, MAC addresses are not great for authentication.

IoT 52

IoT Hacking Internet Internet 52

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Years ago, well-known researcher and co-author of the book “The Mac Hacker’s Handbook”, Charlie Miller, figured out how to get a “malicious” proof-of-concept app into the App Store, and reported this to Apple after having achieved it. Apple’s not great at working with security researchers.

Spyware 107

Spyware Backups Passwords Authentication 107

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. SMS and Call Log Access: Apps requesting access to read your SMS messages and call logs can potentially extract sensitive information, such as authentication codes and contact details.

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Accountability Mobile Surveillance Information Security 114