News tagged with security risks
Wireless drug control
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Feb 06, 2009 |
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Electronic implants that dispense medicines automatically or via a wireless medical network are on the horizon. Australian and US researchers warn of the security risks in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of ...
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Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs
Jul 10, 2008 |
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In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record ...
Beware of highway robbers on Wi-Fi
Oct 12, 2009 |
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As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think security.
Household robots do not protect users' security and privacy, researchers say
Oct 08, 2009 |
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People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering objects that move around our homes are not yet adequately addressed, ...
Sophisticated communication a prerequisite for people's independence
Jul 03, 2008 |
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With the availability of the Internet, citizens are increasingly expected to search themselves for information on security risks in their living environment. Until now, however, too little was known about the willingness ...
Cyber crooks hot on heels of computer users: Cisco
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Cisco chief executive John Chambers has warned that computer defenders are mere steps ahead of cyber crooks and that security must be built into all aspects of networks.
Too much security reduces trust in online banking
Jan 29, 2008 |
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The more security measures banks impose on internet banking the more customers lose faith in the system's ability to protect their money, a Massey University study has found.
Spit, anyone?
Apr 14, 2009 |
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Mark Nicas has given some of his best years to spittle. He builds models - the mathematical kind - of how someone else's slobber ends up on you. The size of the particles, whether they come out in a dry co ...
Workplace autopilot threatens security risk perception
Feb 08, 2008 |
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Safeguarding sensitive information - no matter how sophisticated the IT system - can never be foolproof, according to research published this week by Leeds University Business School.
NIST Issues Guidelines for Ensuring RFID Security
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Retailers, manufacturers, hospitals, federal agencies and other organizations planning to use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to improve their operations should also systematically evaluate the possible security ...
Good intentions not enough to protect older women who live alone, researcher finds
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Older women who live alone are vulnerable to unwanted intrusions in their homes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Caregivers of older women often evaluate crime risk and home security, but fail ...
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