Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has developed the world’s first technology for extracting and matching 2,048-bit feature codes from biometric data (palm vein images). In contrast to the existing matching process of comparing vein feature patterns, the new method employs feature codes extracted from vein images that represent the features of the Continue Reading

At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, researcher Paul Stone demonstrated how cybercriminals could gain access to an Internet user’s information by leveraging various security issues. According to ThreatPost, Stone has come up with a new technique that allows hackers to gain access to the source code of Continue Reading

Security firm NeoHapsis is warning that the protocol, which has been undergoing a rollout over the last several years, could be subject to a unique attack that redirects users to unwanted potentially malicious pages. Dubbed a “SLAAC” attack, the operation takes advantage of the client-side rollout of IPv6 and the Continue Reading

Systems administrators around the world are being celebrated July 26 for their behind-the-scenes work in keeping the networks of the organizations running smoothly, as part of the loosely organized and whimsical 14th annual SysAdmin Day. It was first created by system administrator Ted Kekatos on July 28, 2000, according to Continue Reading

Karsten Nohl, founder of Security Research Labs in Berlin, told the New York Times on Sunday that he has discovered a flaw in the encryption technology used in some SIM cards. This vulnerability could allow hackers to eavesdrop on the device owner while in a call, make purchases through mobile Continue Reading