Adam Laurie
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Experts: Bluetooth security dangers ignored

Experts: Bluetooth security dangers ignored

News A former White House cybersecurity adviser and an RFID researcher issue warning that communications protocols are ripe for abuse.

Thursday, April 24 2008 12:00 PM

Tags: RFID, Bluetooth, Communications, Security, Protocol, Howard Schmidt, Card, Flaw, device manufacturer, Bluetooth


Linux guru argues against security liability

Linux guru argues against security liability

News Alan Cox tells the U.K. House of Lords that software developers should not be held legally responsible for security breaches.

Friday, January 19 2007 09:54 AM

Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Linux, Open source


Nokia: Bluetooth flaw gnaws at phone security

Nokia: Bluetooth flaw gnaws at phone security

News Nokia has admitted that a number of its Bluetooth handsets are vulnerable to "bluesnarfing," in which data can be stolen from a phone without the owner's knowledge.

Tuesday, February 10 2004 09:22 AM

Tags: Bluetooth


Black Hat 'supersizes' in Las Vegas

News Taking up more space at Caesar's Palace is no gamble for the security confab as it tackles topics from the Vista x64 kernel to digital forensics for the feds.

Tuesday, July 31 2007 10:31 AM

Tags: Security


Dutch researcher claims e-passport hack

News A researcher has published code that purports to emulate the data on e-passport chips and circumvent e-passport security measures.

Thursday, October 02 2008 05:29 AM

Tags: Hacking, Biometrics, E-passport, Security, Video, Passport, U.K., researcher, smart card, Amsterdam


London transit cards cracked and cloned

News Researchers clone public transit cards in London to demonstrate vulnerabilities in the Mifare Classic smartcard used by millions worldwide.

Friday, June 27 2008 07:40 AM

Tags: Security, Hacking, RFID, Dr., Hong Kong, Card, London, researcher, smart card, Holland


Sony Ericsson phones open to 'snarf' attack

News The company advises some owners to turn off Bluetooth on their phones after confirming that five handsets are vulnerable to "snarfing," in which personal data can be stolen without the owner's knowledge.

Thursday, February 12 2004 09:40 AM

Tags: Cellular phones, Bluetooth



OpenAmplify developer's diary Part 4: Using OpenAmplify via SOAP

Web Development

Justin James walks you through the process of using the SOAP interface to OpenAmplify from Visual Studio 2008.


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When technology costs more than human

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Movie director James Cameron waited 15 years for technology to catch up before it was sufficiently advanced for him to create the much-anticipated upcoming film, Avatar.

To be released in..... by Eileen Yu

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Tags

  1. bluetooth
  2. card
  3. communications
  4. device manufacturer
  5. emergency service
  6. flaw
  7. game
  8. howard schmidt
  9. netherlands
  10. protocol
  11. rfid
  12. security
  13. serial cable
  14. smart card
  15. software
  16. web server