iPhone case threatens credit card security
[vc_row][vc_column][cz_title id=”cz_58345″ cz_title=””] iPhone case threatens credit card security [/cz_title][vc_column_text] If you are using FLIR better think twice, iPhone case threatens credit card security In a previous blog, I wrote on how FLIR Systems has been building iPhone 5 cases that offer thermal imaging features to the iPhone. Whilst law enforcers use thermal imaging to locate criminals, criminals seem to have had taken a liking to the thermal imaging features made available by FLIR Systems. Through the use of the specialized iPhone case, criminals are able to steal a credit card’s pin codes. When you enter your pin code at the check-out in the supermarket, the next customer can use the thermal imaging feature available on their iPhone case to easily and covertly take photos of the keypad used to enter your pin code. There they find heat signature residues left behind by you when you used the keypad to enter your pin code. By consulting the thermal images of the keypad, a criminal can reproduce the pin codes used with a success rate of 80%, assuming that the thermal image was taken within a minute of it last being used. Security analysts suggest that we must all just merely touch as many keys on the keypad as possible whilst entering our pin codes, to ensure that those looking to steal our pin-codes fail.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Social Media’s Future : Twitter vs. Facebook
Social Media’s Future : Twitter vs. Facebook As we’ve seen in the past fortnight, Twitter and Facebook are becoming more and more unique in the applications that they serve for social media users. Facebook has become a collection of enjoyable personal activities, whilst Twitter has taken to playing a more solemn role in the world we live in. In both instances, both social media platforms have moved away from the very core functions that they were primarily built on, and have evolved somewhat becoming different and have, as a consequence, branched out. When Twitter first came around in 2006, Twitter and Facebook both shared similarities in their functions — they were both were primarily used by their respective users to tweet/post about their daily lives, and to share new material that surfaced on the internet with friends, family and strangers. Gradually over time, the split became increasingly more apparent and visible in the eyes of the beholder. Facebook began expanding more on those ingredients needed to bring friends close together; Twitter took a pioneering path to conquering the web for real-time news reporting. Indeed, with businesses discovering Twitter as a business-friendly environment where they could thrive on, Twitter was radically changed. In 2011, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook Virginia. By the time the earthquake’s power was felt in New York, tweets had already been long made warning of the expected earthquake. Twitter boasted that its services had become faster than even earthquakes. To gain a clear contrast between Facebook and Twitter today, we must consider the most famous events taking place on both social media platforms. In early 2013, the ASL Ice Bucket Challenge began spreading on Facebook; by mid-2014, most Facebook users had heard of the Ice Bucket Challenge. A fortnight ago, on 9 August, Michael Brown was shot. This led to protests in Mr. Brown’s hometown of Ferguson, and Twitter was used to live-tweet highlighted events as they unfolded. If this trend continues, Facebook and Twitter will continue becoming more diverse and more unique when compared to one another in terms of function and feel.
Apple’s Upcoming Lighting Cable with Reversible USB Plug
Apple Lighting Cable Hear ye, hear ye: Apple’s Lightening cable is around the corner! Have you ever heard about Apple’s Upcoming Lighting Cable with Reversible USB Plug? New charger will continue on Apple’s legacy of providing iPhone and iPad chargers and cables that do not posses any “right” or “wrong” sides. Apple’s chargers are perhaps some of the easiest to use thanks to the reversible USB plug feature, allowing Apple product users to easily plug in their devices without must hassle and struggle, even in dim-lighted situations. Australian blogger Sonny Dickson, who has reviewed Apple products before they hit the stores, posted a photo of the upcoming Apple Lightening cable with Reversible USB Plug. The existing Lightning cable can plug into an iPhone or iPad in any way, but the latest design will bring the feature to both ends of the cable. The Lightening cable comes days after Apple Daily published articles rumoring the details of the larger iPhone 6L.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha challenges iPhone 6
Samsung Galaxy Alpha challenges iPhone 6 The Samsung Galaxy Alpha Released, and it looks like the smartphone is ready to take the war to Apple’s upcoming iPhone 6! The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is set to have a 4.7 inch HD Super AMOLED display, can download large files using both wifi and the mobile phone’s data service, can activate ultra-power mode which enables the device to go on longer before needing the recharge, a homscreen sensor that allows for finger-print security measures – all in all, most of the features the Samsung Galaxy S5 has. However, in most cases, the Samsung Galaxy S5 still seems to have the better specs when compared to the upcoming Samasung Galaxy Alpha. The Galaxy Alpha will however be coming with chamfered metal edge, copying the iPhone 5S’ style. Perhaps Samsung finally recognises that the old plastic-ware does not add to the prestige and class of Apple’s iPhones.
Facebook Messanger split has begun
Facebook Messenger split has begun Facebook has informed news website Mashable that mobile phone users are now required to download and install Facebook Messenger, an app that first came out in April and is intended to be used independently from the main Facebook app. Many smartphone users still view the Facebook Messenger with much disdain, but Facebook claims that the Facebook Messenger is a more stable and efficient platform for delivering Facebook messages than the main Facebook app, which until 6 August was still incorporated with the main Facebook app. The split between the two apps will on affect users of the iPhone and Android app, not iPad and Windows users. Furthermore, whilst the split has already begun, it’ll take weeks before the split is fully complete across both the iOS and Android ecosystem.
Google promotes high security websites in web searches
Google Ranks Secure Websites Google has begun bumping up websites that are secure and facilitate encrypted data transfer, in a bid to reduce vulnerabilities that may put users’ private information at risk. Google hopes that this will be enough of an incentive to encourage webmasters to rethink security strategies and implement more protection systems that would keep data secure. Google wrote the following in a blog post: “We’ve seen more and more webmasters adopting HTTPS, on their website, which is encouraging. Over the past few months we’ve been running tests taking into account whether sites use secure, encrypted connections as a signal in our search ranking algorithms. We’ve seen positive results, so we’re starting to use HTTPS as a ranking signal.” The move comes after Project Zero was launched, where a team of white hat hackers were invited by Google to find vulnerabilities and security shortsights across the web. Google does not at this time give too much weight over the new ranking system. “But over time, we may decide to strengthen it, because we’d like to encourage all website owners to switch from HTTP to HTTPS to keep everyone safe on the web,” Google said.
DIY Ecommerce Guide to Gorgeous Product Photography
DIY Ecommerce Guide to Gorgeous Product Photography Source : Prestashop by Natalie Beige When it comes to eCommerce and online retail, there’s no denying that product photography plays a huge role in customer purchasing behavior. Using beautiful, high-quality images to showcase your products will be your store’s biggest asset for increasing conversions. We interviewed Thomas Kragelund, CEO of Remove the Background, a seasoned expert at optimizing product images for ecommerce sites. In this DIY ecommerce guide to gorgeous product photography, Thomas answers commonly asked questions and shares professional techniques to help you produce irresistible product images.
Foursquare Revamp Is Finally Here
Foursquare Revamp Is Finally Here With Foursquare 8.0 now available on Android and iOS since Wednesday (06/08/14), the check-in feature is now officially and effectively dead. That’s right – this is not a mere graphical overhaul, but a ground-up shakeup designed to change everything about the app! Even the app’s logo is now changed to feature a more stylish F. No longer will you be able to announce to the world where you’ve visited. The task of merely checking-in should now be delegated to the company’s spin-off app, Swarm, which came out in May. So where does this leave Foursquare? Well, Foursquare now acts solely as a recommendation service that is designed to help you seek out the services you’re after. Foursquare will now keep in mind your preferences, check-in history, its own collected restaurant ratings, and data from your Foursquare friends to suggest locations for you to try out. Many older users do however complain that the new revamp is far from perfect. The app’s been CR criticized wasting too much battery and just being quite an annoyance with the way overwhelming information is presented to users.
1.2 Billion Passwords Stolen by Russian Hackers
1.2 Billion Passwords Stolen by Russian Hackers Hold Security, a US-based internet security company has uncovered the allegedly largest security breech in recent years. The Russian-based hackers have apparently been able to steal around 1.2 billion username and password combos, as well as more than 500 million email addresses. The hackers ran botnets (a system of very large amounts of hijacked computers and networks under the hands of one opretaor) to test websites for SQL vulnerabilities. Once SQL zeroday exploits (unpatched and unknown vulnerabilities) were discovered, the Russian hackers were then able to execute SQL injections which would then steal information from databases. Security firm Malwarebytes Labs has advised internet users to change their passwords, if they haven’t done so already recently. All internet users are advised to use a combination of letters, numbers and special characters in their passwords, and are also similarly counselled not to use a password more than once.
Mobile Phone Case Gives iPhone 5 Heat Vision
Mobile Phone Case Gives iPhone 5 Heat Vision The armed forces and law enforcement agencies in most Western countries rely on a system called FLIR (forward-looking infrared device) to locate threats and neutralize them. A similar system, called FLIR One, has now been developed to enable the iPhone 5 smartphones to effectively allow mobile phones detect heat signatures from the surrounding. FLIR One weighs a hefty 3.9 ounces – almost as much the iPhone 5 itself. Thermal imaging operates by gathering infrared signatures coming off objects that are invisible to the human eye. That information is then converted into electrical impulses, which are then displayed on the device’s screen. The various heat levels are displayed as an array of colors, ranging from blue that indicate low levels of heat, to bright red and white for signatures that tend to be hotter. The tech firm that has designed FLIR One, FLIR Systems, is looking for ways to share collected thermal imagery on social media through three of its already existing apps: IR One TimeLapse (which shows heat changes over time), FLIR One Paint and FLIR One Panorama. FLIR Systems has designed FLIR One to run off of its own battery, claiming that the battery would last two hours before needing to be recharged. FLIR One currently costs $349.