Biometrics researchers see world without passwords
Some Purdue University researchers are working on technology that could see all those passwords that computer users must punch in replaced with steps such as iris and fingerprint scans.
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Cyber bandits are finding new ways into bank vaults
Corporate account takeovers are high stakes for heists.
Health exchange rollout gets dismal reviews in poll
Overall, just 7 percent of Americans say the rollout of the government’s new health exchanges has gone well. Far more deem it a flop.
Enrollment opens in Indiana on federal health exchange
Opening day for the federal exchange was filled with extensive delays and technical problems. Federal officials attributed the slowdown to the surprisingly high volume of interest in the exchange on its first day of operation.
ALTOM: Outfit your home office for maximum productivity
For many people, the complexities of working at home mean they need more than a desk and printer.
ALTOM: How safe is your storage on the cloud? Not very
The cloud is what we call the storage areas we never see except in our browsers—that online, cyberspace world that holds our files and often our working applications.
ALTOM: Passwords are passe, but there’s no good alternative
Even the most supposedly secure password is toast from the time you first use it, because today’s hackers have a veritable arsenal of ways to get through or around any password scheme.
ALTOM: What employees need to know in today’s office
I’m willing to irritate my colleagues in human resources and bet that they aren’t asking all the questions they should ask of candidates.
WAGNER: More than ever, what was he thinking?
Which makes you wonder why they continue to do, say and write such dumb stuff.
ALTOM: LinkedIn hacking case holds a lesson about passwords
You often hear that you’re anonymous online, and you can be if you want to be. But if you want to buy or sell, register for newsletters, or get return e-mails, you have to declare your identity. And that identity is your e-mail address.
WEB REVIEW: E-mail sorting service brings sanity to your cluttered inbox
This morning, I opened my e-mail account to find 10 e-mails. Until about a week ago, I would have seen about 100.
ALTOM: Exploring the Wild West of bookmark syncing services
There are five major browsers out there, all free, and all slightly different in how they operate. All store your Web bookmarks in different places that aren’t generally available to foreign browsers.
Netflix kills plan to split off DVD rentals
Subscribers will be able to use both services under one account and one password, CEO Reed Hastings said Monday in a blog post.
ALTOM: The New York Times reinvents the ‘paywall’
The New York Times has decided to once again huddle behind a “paywall,” a decision that’s galvanized the Web world. But this paywall is different from ones the paper has tried in the past.
Intellectual property theft rising quickly
Filching ranges from crude to highly sophisticated, experts say.
ALTOM: High-tech crime sometimes does pay
Credit cards and ATMs are rapidly becoming lucrative targets of hackers.