Software – The Cyber-Secret Futurist

Oracle Wants to Take Out Human Error from Database Security, Bets on Automation

Oracle seeks to put an end to human error by announcing an automated database that patches itself. It’s also bringing the battle straight to Amazon, whose dominance… Read more “Oracle Wants to Take Out Human Error from Database Security, Bets on Automation”

Apple is making sure that its users are protected even when faced with dire situations. How, you may ask. Well, iOS 11 has a brand new safety… Read more “Apple’s iOS 11 Lets You Disable Touch ID in Case of Emergency”

With more and more Chrome extensions getting hijacked by various threat actors, Google has decided to add two new features to the browser in order to make… Read more “Chrome Tests Warnings Against Extensions Trying to Take Over Internet Connections”

Security questions and two factor authentications, sms messages and phone calls – tools of the trade when it comes about retrieving our lost passwords from online services.… Read more “Facebook and GitHub take care of your lost passwords”

Video game publisher 2K has just won a lengthy court case over the right to collect and store players’ biometric data. Using your console’s camera, the company… Read more “2K Wins Right to Store Your Biometric Facial Data”

When it comes to equip official authorities with the right tools, the reliability of a smartphone brand or an operating system, depends on many factors, not every… Read more “Norwegian authorities change their safe Windows phones for Android”

Australia has started implementing biometric facial, iris and fingerprint recognition in airports, allowing passengers to go through without showing a passport or even talking to anyone. The… Read more “Facial recognition will replace passports in Australia”

I’m asking you because you can have both of them untracked and unrecorded! If you thought, that it’s harder to escape from Google’s and Bing’s and Yahoo’s… Read more “Do you want anonymous or recorded talks and searches?”

Without stirring up an annoying Android vs iOS debate, it’s a fact that Android plays host to more malware than iOS due, in part, to its open ecosystem.… Read more “Google reveals how it flagged 25,000 Android apps for malware”

Security firms have launched routers at CES that can stop smart household gadgets being hijacked by hackers. Symantec, BitDefender and Intel unveiled devices that scrutinise data as… Read more “CES 2017: New routers defend smart homes against hacks”