The Mission of the FIDO Alliance is to change the nature of online authentication by:

• Developing technical specifications that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce the reliance on passwords to authenticate users.

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To begin securing your data, create a secure password for your phone and deactivate automatic wi-fi connections. In general, browsing on public wi-fi connections can leave you susceptible to more hacking, so never use it to access private or important data – you won’t be able to tell when you’re being hacked or infected. continued…

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Evernote’s Operations & Security team has discovered and blocked suspicious activity on the Evernote network that appears to have been a coordinated attempt to access secure areas of the Evernote Service.

As a precaution to protect your data, we have decided to implement a password reset. Please read below for details and instructions.

In our security investigation, we have found no evidence that any of the content you store in Evernote was accessed, changed or lost. We also have no evidence that any payment information for Evernote Premium or Evernote Business customers was accessed.

As a result of the security breach, all users are required to reset their password for access by logging in at Evernote.com. All Evernote apps must be updated with the new account information to work. While it is unlikely that hackers can crack Evernote’s encrypted passwords, users can take extra measures by using different passwords for different web sites and web services. continued…

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J.R. Smith, CEO of AVG Technologies on this security dichotomy:

This survey has clearly demonstrated that there is confusion in the minds of consumers about what is and isn`t safe or sensible to do with a mobile device. It is already limiting the appeal of mobile shopping, banking and ticketing, and this is in turn hampering the industry`s efforts to drive new innovations and monetization methods. At the same time, millions of consumers are exposing themselves to risk of personal and professional embarrassment by storing sensitive images on their devices.

While businesses are working to build up consumer confidence, users who do store private photos on their phone might want to know that there are ways to keep those sexy things safe. For example, if you lose your phone you can remotely delete those intimate photos. There are also great apps that can help you keep private photos away from unfamiliar users. Hide it Pro is a great example that can stow away your data so you can easily hand off your device to a friend without getting embarrassed about your personal photos.

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The Tweet-by-SMS function is easily hacked by falsely authenticating the originating address of the tweet – otherwise known as spoofing. Twitter has recently fixed the security flaw for short code users, but long code users should enable PIN code authentication to avoid the security flaw, though this is not available for users in the United States.

Evidently, Twitter has known about the flaw and considers it an “old issue”. Facebook shared a similar security flaw but has already fixed the error. (Via Gizmodo)

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About a month ago AppNewser showed you an iPhone hack which would let you take photos from a stolen iPhone as a way of helping you identify the alleged  thief and hopefully track down the iPhone. Today I have a similar app for Android.

Cerberus is an app which can be found in Google Play, and it is much more capable than the iPhone hack. This app will let you remotely control the smartphone it’s running on, including getting location data and taking photos with the camera. You can also remotely set off a loud alarm on the phone, making it easier to identify whose pocket it is in. Cerberus can also remotely wipe the storage of the phone or simply lock it down so it cannot be used.

And that is just a taste of what this app can do. While there are a number of competing apps in Google Play, including some expensive ones by computer security pros like Kaspersky, I think this could easily be one of the better apps. It has a 5 star rating, which is not something you see everyday.

via Google Play

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