X-Ray Security Scans Go Interactive
Airport security staff can spend their entire day staring at two-dimensional, static X-ray scans. Soon, however, they may be able to interact with these images, rotating a scanned object on the screen and even analysing its chemical composition. It can be difficult to identify objects from the 2D images generated by X-ray scanners, says Paul…
The Top Ten Most Dangerous Things You Can Do Online
Researchers at Internet security service provider CyberDefender looked at some of the most dangerous things you can do online and explained how to protect yourself if you’re not quite ready to give up things like Internet porn completely. Checking the “Keep me signed in” box on public PCs How to protect yourself: NEVER, ever, check…
This $1,500 System Can Intercept Your Cellphone Calls
A security researcher has put together a $1,500 system that pretends to be a cell phone tower and tricks your cellphone into routing everything through it—even encrypted calls. Here’s how it works. A security researcher created a cell phone base station that tricks cell phones into routing their outbound calls through his device, allowing someone…