Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent tech, IoT, and data security news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 8/27-8/31. Proposed changes to the International Fire Code (IFC) could be costly for ITAD processors Craig Boswell, HOBI’s president, discusses how a proposed international fire code could effect electronic recyclers. Earlier this year, …
Google has delivered its latest email feature by adding a confidential mode for Gmail. And just as the name suggests, the new feature allows you to send and receive “confidential” emails. According to Google’s support website, confidential emails have a sender-defined expiration date (from one day to five years), but access to the email can …
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In an effort to make lithium-ion batteries safer, researchers have come up with a new solution: a liquid electrolyte that becomes solid on impact. The electrolyte could keep batteries from heating up and bursting into flames when they take a hard fall or are being extracted out of a device. Another attractive selling point to …
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With the internet now controlling or being linked to nearly everything that we do. it’s time we take a look at the latest trends and their effects on GDPR and everything IoT. The internet of things is one of the most significant technological revolutions of our lifetime. It has the potential to transform almost every …
Proposed amendment F18-18 to the International Fire Code takes aim at “used and off-specification li-ion batteries.” If approved, electronic recyclers will be forced to reconfigure service, repair and transportation operations. Rather than focusing on the usability of used batteries, the ICC should instead, focus on better understanding types of defects that can lead to thermal …
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Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent data security, mobile and technology news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 8/20-8/24. Intel discloses new vulnerabilities: Here’s what you need to know Last week, Intel disclosed new set of processor vulnerabilities, known collectively as L1TF or L1 Terminal Fault, that could let attackers steal …
In the months following Apple’s ‘throttle-gate’ controversy, where the company admitted to slowing down the batteries of older handsets, it seems that battery life is still an important concern for most mobile phone users. In fact, researchers at the University of Waterloo have found a new method to extend the battery life of smartphones for …
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In the digital age, smartphones have become the primary Internet access channel for the majority of users across the globe. This is primarily driven by a combination of favorable prices for devices, wireless service plans and a continual increase in available applications. And despite a considerably smaller screen and keyboard, the mobile handset has become …
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According to the 2018 Cost of a Data Breach Study, a recent data security study conducted by Ponemon Institute and funded by IBM, about 25 percent of all U.S. data breaches were attributed to negligence, which includes failing to properly erase data from devices. In fact, the study reports negligent breaches are about half as …
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Last week, Intel disclosed another set of processor flaws that could let attackers steal information stored on computers or third party clouds. Discovered by a number of researchers and reported to Intel in January, the vulnerability includes three varieties: L1 Terminal Fault-SGX, L1 Terminal Fault-OS/SMM and L1 Terminal Fault-VMM. The company said in a blog …
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