A new feature in Android keeps your passcode protected smartphone unlocked when it’s on your body — a move that reduces the hassle of typing a passcode but also leaves devices exposed to muggers.
In security and privacy circles today, no good deed goes unpunished. Consider Apple's recent privacy initiative. Under its new encryption policy, Apple can't divulge confidential information about its customers' data, because only the consumer's credentials can unlock the data -- and those credentials are completely under the control of the customer. For added security, Apple layered biometric authentication (fingerprint) on top, so that people wouldn't have to type their passwords/PINs in public, exposing themselves to the dangers of shoulder-surfing.
Evan Schuman | 11 Nov | Read more
The iPhone 5s officially launched last Friday, but already a group of hackers has successfully cracked the fingerprint authentication. In spite of the hype surrounding this news, though, the hack of Touch ID idoesn't change the fact that the fingerprint sensor on the iPhone 5s is the best thing that's happened to iPhone security so far.
Tony Bradley | 25 Sep | Read more
Although Apple has tried to allay security concerns around the iPhone 5S Touch ID fingerprint scanner (shown above), U.S. Sen. Al Franken is not satisfied.
Jared Newman | 20 Sep | Read more
While the new smartphone could put Apple in a 'leading position back into the enterprise,' a lot has to happen before its potential is realized
Antone Gonsalves | 10 Sep | Read more