Stories with tag: Security

A New App That Could Take Stalking to the Next Level

The company has introduced an app to track the whereabouts of near and dear ones though the press release is silent on whether the activity happens with consent or without it
Team TechTree, 07th Nov 2019
Google Pay Adds Biometrics; But Not in India

Google Pay has taken a further step towards securing e-payments by introducing biometrics-based transactions on Android 10 devices. The rest will have to wait though
Team TechTree, 30th Oct 2019
Now Russians Can Snoop Via Chrome and Firefox!

Security solutions company Kaspersky suggests that a known hacker group is adding patches to the browsers to snoop via the TLS connections route
Team TechTree, 09th Oct 2019
Encryption Challenges in an Increasingly Violent World

Data encryption is witnessing another debate as governments and rights activists question Facebook’s move to offer security to users on its messaging platforms
Raj Narayan, 07th Oct 2019
'Quadrooter' Affects 900 Million Devices With Qualcomm Processors

Quadrooter exposes 4 vulnerabilities, allowing to take control of the phones having Qualcomm processors.
Team TechTree, 09th Aug 2016
Qualcomm In A Tight Spot Over Device Encryption Issue

In almost 60 per cent of the Android devices, encryption flaw made all of them vulnerable to decryption attacks from the online world
Team TechTree, 08th Jul 2016
Firechat Rolls Out Firechat Alerts

Firechat is an open-source, real-time chat widget built on Firebase. It offers fully secure and private messaging options for users.
Team TechTree, 23rd May 2016
n-gage App: Lifestyle App That Ensures Security And Privacy

The world’s first app that enables users with or without a Smartphone to make video calls and send messages across other social media and messaging apps.
Saumya Soman, 17th May 2016
n-gage Messenger App Assures Privacy And Security To Users

The new app features ensure the confidentiality and security of messages and multimedia content exchanged by users.
Saumya Soman, 03rd May 2016
How Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Are Killing The Password

Passwords suck. Will biometrics, mobile apps, or user-pattern sensors take over?
Raj Narayan, 29th Dec 2015
Google To Deliver Patch For New Stagefright Vulnerability On Oct 5

The new bug even works on devices that have recently received the first patch for the same.
Sheldon Pinto, 05th Oct 2015
Security Firm Offers $1 Million Bounty On Apple iOS 9 Hack

Just because Apple claims iOS 9 is secure, doesn’t mean it cannot be hacked.
Sheldon Pinto, 23rd Sep 2015
Simple Lock Screen Hack Gives Hackers Full Access To Android 5.0+ Devices

While the vulnerability has been fixed in Android version 5.1.1, it is the update reaching devices that seems to be a bigger issue.
Sheldon Pinto, 16th Sep 2015
Lenovo Releases An Apology For Its Lenovo Service Engine Mess

Claims that it was utilizing a service that Microsoft had made available.
Sheldon Pinto, 13th Aug 2015
Password Manager LastPass Adds A Free Plan For New Users

Limits data syncing to a category of devices.
Sheldon Pinto, 12th Aug 2015