Apple believes that many people choose “either not to use a password at all or to use a trivial password” because they worry about losing access to the computer if they forget their password. And that’s a problem. The New Scientist has uncovered a new patent from Apple that shows how a power cable could help users access [...]
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Apple’s power cable to help you remember your password
Posted: 7th January 2012 by infosecindia in Data Privacy, NewsTags: Apple, authentication, iPad, iPhone, Patent, power charger
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Kaspersky Lab Obtains US Patent for Rootkit Detection and Treatment System
Posted: 8th May 2011 by infosecindia in NewsTags: China, Europe, Kaspersky Lab, Patent, Rootkit, Russia, US
Kaspersky Lab has obtained a US patent for a method of combating rootkits that has already been implemented in a number of its security products. Rootkits are malicious programs that can run at the kernel level of an operating system and load when the system boots. This makes rootkits difficult to detect using standard protection [...]