Tag Archive for: Upload

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, April 3

/in

Uber poaches Facebook’s Joe Sullivan for security chief

In an indication that the ride-hailing app company is aware that it had better get security right, Uber Technologies has hired away Facebook’s head of security, Joe Sullivan, to be its first CSO. Sullivan has been fairly high profile as Facebook’s CSO for the last five years, and besides time spent at PayPal and eBay, he has a background prosecuting cyber crime, re/code reports. Sullivan has his work cut out for him, with Uber facing challenges ranging from data privacy to its riders’ physical security.

To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Network World Security

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, March 10

/in

Facebook’s Open Compute Project struts its stuff

The Open Compute Project kicks off its annual Silicon Valley summit on Tuesday, where vendors and customers will show their latest designs for low cost data center hardware. Facebook started the project about three years ago to wrestle some control away from the big vendors and collaborate on open designs that white-box manufacturers can compete to implement. Microsoft, Intel, Canonical and Goldman Sachs will all give updates on what they’ve been building this past year.

To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Network World Security

Android security bug lets your camera take and upload pics without you knowing – Digit

/in

Digit

Android security bug lets your camera take and upload pics without you knowing
Digit
Google has recently announced a change in its Android security system that will keep apps on your smartphone safe from malicious software. The new feature will monitor your Android smartphone continuously to make sure installed apps are not affected by …
BEWARE! New Android Security Bug Makes Your Smartphone Take, Upload …Gizbot
Android Loophole Lets Apps Take Your Photo Without Your KnowledgeUbergizmo

all 4 news articles »

“android security” – read more

BEWARE! New Android Security Bug Makes Your Smartphone Take, Upload … – Gizbot

/in

Gizbot

BEWARE! New Android Security Bug Makes Your Smartphone Take, Upload …
Gizbot
Have you noticed anything strange lately with your smartphone? Or, to be more precise, has your smartphone camera been taking random images and uploading them without your consent? If that's so then brace yourself for you have just been attacked by the …
Android security bug lets your camera take and upload pics without you knowingDigit

all 4 news articles »

“android security” – read more