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8 ways physical security has evolved

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8 ways physical security has evolved
Physical security has come a long way since the advent of the lock and key. But for all of its changes, the greatest aspect of the evolution of physical security is how it has begun to mesh with our digital world. Here are eight of the most significant developments that have occurred over time in the field of physical security. Read More


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ATMs could be compromised when Windows XP support ends
If you think getting your father or elder family member to upgrade their old XP PC is tough ("Why?" they ask. "It works just fine," they say.), imagine what the banks face. They will be hit hard by the end of support for Windows XP because almost all of the automatic teller machines (ATMs) in the country use XP. Read More

Target hackers may have stolen useless data
In a recent interview, Andrew Komarov, CEO of U.S. security startup IntelCrawler, described the malware used in the Target data breach to be a dump-memory-scraper that infected Target's Windows-based Point-Of-Sale (POS) registers. The malware Komarov identified, named Reedum, was a variant of the BlackPOS malware that he discovered in March of 2013, and is difficult to detect using malware scanners.... Read More

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Many of you may have heard about Twister – a Peer-To-Peer, decentralized, Twitter-style social network. The idea is an interesting one - to create a social network that nobody can censor and with zero IP address tracking. A sort of "NSA-proof" Twitter, if you will. Read More

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