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According to Wikipedia a backdoor (or cryptosystem or algorithm) is a method of bypassing normal authentication, securing illegal local or remote access to a computer or network device while attempting to remain undetected. The backdoor may take the form an installed program (e.g., Back Orifice) or may subvert the system through a rootkit - or the manufacturer could have built in a hard coded user login and password to satisfy its own, or national security agency needs.
In a move that delights Huawei and 2degrees and makes the paranoid more so Huawei will provide the 4G LTE mobile network that will, with its existing 2G and 3G network cover 97% of the places that Kiwi’s live and work. No we don’t mean Australia and that’s the last of the Kiwi jokes.
Global IT services provider, Dimension data, has forged a strategic partnership with Australian-listed technology and business consulting company, Oakton to provide ICT infrastructure integration, cloud and traditional outsourcing services bundled with Oakton solutions.
Craig Heffner, a former US National Security Agency (NSA) software developer will demonstrate how to hack the myriad of public and private security cameras at a Black Hat Hacking conference in Las Vegas on 31 July.
Texas-based Business Intelligence (BI) consulting, services and solutions provider, iOLAP, has signed a reseller agreement with Australian BI and analytics software vendor, Yellowfin.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is an enjoyable experience, and soon one that can be experienced by millions more people. The release date for iOS version has now been set, and here are some screen shots.
Huawei – the Chinese smartphone (and just about everything else) maker that can
By Ray Shaw
We have to hope that the Chinese Government is not relying on Huawei to keep state secrets because it leaks like a sieve.
US Republicans Michael Capuano and Walter Jones have introduced a new bill that could stop technology from monitoring TV viewers using cameras, microphones, proximity sensors and more built into set top boxes, TVs, gaming consoles and DVR’s.
If you use multiple email addresses linked to Outlook.com, come July you will need to set up aliases and/or mail forwarding instead.
While most of the start-up action happens in San Francisco, Aussie website Oneflare.com.au is flying our flag with $500,000 raised funding from local investors.
