Can companies like Oracle exert copyright over basic software instructions? A new petition from leading computer scientists makes it more likely the Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a decision… Read more »
There’s a lot of funding going on in security these days, but it’s hard to tell whether or not these new services are actually going to help things. It’s more important… Read more »
The secure communications firm will bring in default replacements for widely-used encryption standards that came out of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). However, at least one security… Read more »
Bruce Schneier offers an easy-to-follow account of how fingerprint authentication can be subverted and how the technology will be used on the new iPhone(s aapl). Some highlights: “Your fingerprint isn’t a… Read more »