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Tech News Flash: Monday -- December 29, 2014

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Misfortune Cookie Crumbles Millions of Security Systems
The Big Tech Stories of 2015
Fraud-Proofing Credit Cards Through Quantum Physics

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Today's Story Highlights

Misfortune Cookie Crumbles Millions of Security Systems
Check Point Software Technologies recently revealed a flaw in millions
of routers that allows the devices to be controlled by hackers. The
company detected 12 million Internet-connected devices that have the
flaw. The vulnerability, which Check Point dubbed "Misfortune Cookie,"
can be found in the code of a commonly used embedded Web server,
RomPager from AllegroSoft.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81526.html

The Big Tech Stories of 2015
Last week, we looked back at the largely untold, or under told, stories
of 2014. This week, let's look ahead to some of the stories that are
coming in 2015. We'll have robots, self-driving cars, armed autonomous
drones, the professional proliferation of head mounted cameras, some
scandals, and some interesting political implications. I'll close with
my product of the year, which even surprised me.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81523.html

Fraud-Proofing Credit Cards Through Quantum Physics
Researchers at the University of Twente and the Eindhoven University of
Technology have come up with what they claim is an unprecedentedly
secure way to authenticate credit cards, IDs, biometrics, and parties
involved in quantum cryptography. The method -- quantum-secure
authentication of optical keys -- basically consists of sending a beam
of light at cards treated with a special paint.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81521.html

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