Cobalt Robotics Introduces a (Mostly) Autonomous Mobile Security Robot – Home Toys (press release)

Cobalt Robotics Introduces a (Mostly) Autonomous Mobile Security Robot
Home Toys (press release)
Evan Ackerman for IEEE Spectrum: Today, Cobalt Robotics (a startup based in Palo Alto, Calif.) is announcing an autonomous mobile robot designed for indoor security applications that can “work alongside human guards to provide better security than …

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Don’t fear your mobile wallet – KTAR.com


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Don't fear your mobile wallet
KTAR.com
A key reason consumers are hesitant to adopt mobile payments like Apple Pay and Android Pay, surveys say, is fear over security: High-profile retailer data breaches have made buyers wary of sharing credit card information. But security concerns shouldn

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Talking Android Ransomware Plagues Chinese Users – Silicon UK

Talking Android Ransomware Plagues Chinese Users
Silicon UK
A new variation of Android lockscreen malware is doing the rounds in China, locking users out of their smartphones and delivering a ransomware message via a female voice. 'Android/LockScreen.Jisut,' a member of the well-known Jisut ransomware family, …

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Palo Alto Networks pays $105M for LightCyber to better detect network attacks

Palo Alto Networks has bought LightCyber for its behavioral analytics platform that can speed the time to detect intrusions that have already breached networks and are looking around for ways to carry out exploits.

The $ 105 million cash deal brings LightCyber’s ability to analyze behavior of devices to discover reconnaissance by malware inside networks and lateral movements as it seeks to compromise vulnerable systems.

Based on machine learning, LightCyber absorbs the behaviors of individuals and devices, sets a normal level for them and finds anomalies that could indicate attacks underway.

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Network World Tim Greene