by ray | Aug 5, 2015 | Security
So many hacks, so few days in the week to write alarming stories about every one. Every weekend, WIRED Security rounds up the security vulnerabilities and privacy updates that didn’t quite rise to our level for in-depth reporting this week, but deserve your attention...
by ray | Aug 5, 2015 | Security
FEW NEWS EVENTS can unleash more schadenfreude within the security community than watching a notorious firm of hackers-for-hire become a hack target themselves. In the case of the freshly disemboweled Italian surveillance firm Hacking Team, the company may also serve...
by ray | Aug 1, 2015 | Security
FEW NEWS EVENTS can unleash more schadenfreude within the security community than watching a notorious firm of hackers-for-hire become a hack target themselves. In the case of the freshly disemboweled Italian surveillance firm Hacking Team, the company may also serve...
by ray | Aug 1, 2015 | Cloud Tools, Google, Google Workspace
There are a lot of Gmail users out there who access Google Hangouts on a regular basis, but don’t even realize it. Hangouts has been the default in-browser chat client in Gmail (or Google+, if you’re weird) for many years, but many users still refer...
by ray | Jul 31, 2015 | Cloud Tools
Roger Wolgemuth is the Head of Support at RescueTime, a personal analytics tool that helps improve online productivity. He is the one man army behind RescueTime’s email and phone support, fielding around 30-40 queries every day. Headquartered at Seattle, RescueTime is...
by ray | Jul 29, 2015 | Android, Security
Android phones can get infected by merely receiving a picture via text message, according to research published Monday. This is likely the biggest smartphone flaw ever discovered. It affects an estimated 950 million phones worldwide — about 95% of the Androids...