Charlie Osborne, Author at TechRepublic

Charlie Osborne

Bio

Charlie Osborne is a cybersecurity journalist and photographer who writes for ZDNet and CNET from London. PGP Key: AF40821B.

Latest from Charlie Osborne

Security

MWC 2019: Your future Android phone, apps will need no password

FIDO2 certification is paving the way for passwordless mobile security.

Security

Facebook slammed over covert app that pays teenagers for data

The Facebook Research app pays teenagers $20 for extensive access to their phone and web activity.

Security

Enterprise digital transformation leaves data security behind

Implementing modern systems could have a sinister side-effect for enterprise companies.

Security

Microsoft launches Azure DevOps bug bounty program, $20,000 rewards on offer

The Redmond giant is keenly interested in remote code execution and privilege escalation flaws.

Security

Police can’t force you to unlock your phone by iris, face or finger

Police can't force you to unlock your phone by iris, face or finger.

Hardware

Qualcomm launches 9205 chipset for IoT, wearables, and smart cities

The new modem is intended for vendors creating IoT applications suitable for LPWAN networks.

Security

IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson boosted with MITRE framework

The machine learning system is being given a crash course in cybercriminal techniques.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence agent pilot launched to expose liars at EU borders

AI is being employed to act as a lie detector to reduce the pressure on country borders and human agents.

Security

Android ‘API breaking’ vulnerability leaks device data, allows user tracking

A vulnerability in the Android operating system can be used to track users without their knowledge.

Security

Microsoft Windows zero-day vulnerability disclosed through Twitter

There is no known workaround for the security flaw.

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Charlie Osborne

MWC 2019: Your future Android phone, apps will need no password

Facebook slammed over covert app that pays teenagers for data

Enterprise digital transformation leaves data security behind

Microsoft launches Azure DevOps bug bounty program, $20,000 rewards on offer

Police can’t force you to unlock your phone by iris, face or finger

Qualcomm launches 9205 chipset for IoT, wearables, and smart cities

IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson boosted with MITRE framework

Artificial intelligence agent pilot launched to expose liars at EU borders

Android ‘API breaking’ vulnerability leaks device data, allows user tracking

Microsoft Windows zero-day vulnerability disclosed through Twitter

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