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Hospital devices left vulnerable, leave patients at risk

10

Feb

2017

A patient lies in a hospital bed waiting for a medical professional to conduct a blood gas analysis. Little does the patient know that his personal information is also undergoing a procedure. The database that stores patient data was found unencrypted, default passwords were used, and the nature of the exploit was basic, according to […]

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Android privacy assistant seeks to stop unwanted data collection

10

Feb

2017

Not sure what your phone is collecting about you? A free Android app is promising to simplify the privacy settings on your smartphone, and stop any unwanted data collection. The English language app, called Privacy Assistant, comes from a team at Carnegie Mellon University, who’ve built it after six years of research studying digital privacy. […]

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Microsoft launches new Azure intellectual property protections

09

Feb

2017

Microsoft wants to help its cloud customers feel better protected from intellectual property lawsuit threats. To that end, the company is launching a new feature that’s designed to give them additional shielding. The Azure IP Advantage program (the IP stands for intellectual property) provides a trio of benefits. First, Microsoft will indemnify all Azure customers […]

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