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China will start screening IT products
The Chinese government has announced that it will start vetting IT products and services that are to be used on networks and systems important to national security and public …
Anti-surveillance mask foils facial recognition systems
The unnerving ubiquity of security cameras in public places and the fact that an increasing number of them are connected to facial recognition systems has spurred …
SanDisk unveils security-certified self-encrypting X300s SSD
SanDisk unveiled the company’s first, self-encrypting solid state drive (SSD) – the SanDisk X300s SSD. Leveraging TCG Opal 2.0 and Microsoft Encrypted Hard Drive …
Toshiba launches HDDs for surveillance applications
Toshiba launched the MD03ACA-V series, high-capacity hard disk drives for surveillance applications. Toshiba’s purpose-built line of 3.5-inch HDDs are available in …
NSA allegedly puts backdoors on American-made network devices
Glenn Greenwald’s new book titled No Place to Hide is out today. Aside from telling the story of how he worked with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and journalist Laura …
The story of Pwnie Express
Pwnie Express provides security testing solutions for today’s distributed enterprise and their hard-to-reach branch offices. We have met them at numerous conferences and …
Penetration testing device that fits in your pocket
Pwnie Express updated the Pwn Phone, a phone that doubles as a powerful penetration testing device making it easy to evaluate wired, wireless and Bluetooth networks. Pwn …
Seagate Wireless Plus offers advanced cloud backup
The Seagate Wireless Plus mobile device storage now consists of a family of capacities at 500GB, 1TB and 2TB versions to suit every need along with integration with cloud …
Wi-Fi Smart Plug: Control devices from anywhere
D-Link announced the Wi-Fi Smart Plug (DSP-W215), which allows users to monitor and control their home’s electronic devices from anywhere. Using the free mydlink app for …
Wearable technology privacy and security issues
In this interview, Dominic Storey, EMEA Technical Director at Cisco, talks about the security attacks wearable devices are susceptible to at the moment, how security should be …
Thecus N5550 NAS Server inside and out
Having a backup drive has become essential. Those serious about their storage needs turn to NAS devices. Like most tech available today, those range from introductory models …
Supposedly patched router backdoor was simply hidden
When security systems’ engineer and researcher Eloi Vanderbeken discovered the existence of a backdoor in his own Linksys router last Christmas, he spurred other hackers …