Huawei fires back, points to US’ history of spying on phone networks
Enlarge / Huawei sign displayed at CES 2020 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020.
Chinese vendor Huawei has provided a longer response to US allegations of spying, claiming …
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Rental cars can be remotely started, tracked, and more after customers return them
Enlarge / The screen displayed by FordPass four days after an Enterprise Rent-A-Car customer returned his Ford Mustang.
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In October, Ars chronicled the story of …
The auto industry’s unseen inventions—some are weirder than others
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Via Vanarama this morning, we have a curious list of patents from the auto industry. Some of them are a little wacky and unlikely to bring their inventors much fame or fortune— vertical parking falls into this
One of the most destructive botnets can now spread to nearby Wi-Fi networks
Over the past half decade, the Emotet malware has emerged as a top Internet threat that pillages people’s bank accounts and installs other types of malware. The sophistication of its …
Office365 Pro Plus won’t hijack your search engine after all
Enlarge / Stop trying to make Bing happen, Microsoft. It’s never going to happen.
In late January, Microsoft announced that a near-future Office 365 update would roll …
For decades, US and Germany owned Swiss crypto company used by 120 countries
Enlarge / Boris Hagelin’s mechanical crypto gear, like the CX-52 first introduced in 1952, gave US intelligence fits. So they cut deals with Hagelin and eventually bought the company.
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New “red team as a service” platform aims to automate hacking tests for company networks
Enlarge / Randori’s Attack platform aims to automate the “red team” adversarial security role so that more companies can afford to constantly check their security.
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The Iowa caucuses were a comedy of tech errors and poor planning
Enlarge / The Iowa Democratic Party caucus app displayed on an iPhone outside Iowa Democratic Party headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.
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