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TouchArcade iOS Gaming Roundup: 868-HACK, A Planet of Mine, Street Fighter IV Champion Edition, and More

Things are never boring in the world of iOS gaming, and that’s true once again this week. The majority of my time over at TouchArcade this week has been negotiating and scheduling all sorts of upcoming news under embargo that I wish I could talk about as I …
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Understanding Ransomware Vectors Key to Preventing Attack – eSecurity Planet

Understanding Ransomware Vectors Key to Preventing Attack
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The simplest type of Android ransomware involves a malicious application that uses the resetPassword API to change the user's device password to a new value, effectively locking the user out of their device. (In the latest Android Nougat version of

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NASA describes out of this world data glitch that almost finished its planet hunter

NASA’s highly successful Kepler space telescope has had more than its share of near fatal experiences.

The latest happened in April when the spacecraft went into “Emergency Mode” which among other things allows for priority access to ground-based communications via NASA’s Deep Space Network. NASA noted at the time that the spacecraft is nearly 75 million miles from Earth, making the communication slow. Even at the speed of light, it takes 13 minutes for a signal to travel to the spacecraft and back.

The spacecraft has since returned to normal function.

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6 Mobile Security Predictions for 2016 – eSecurity Planet

6 Mobile Security Predictions for 2016
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From "riskware" to malicious mobile apps that circumvent app store controls by leveraging enterprise application distribution capabilities in iOS and Android, mobile security threats are on the rise. So it's no wonder mobile security is top of mind for

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