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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- February 5, 2015

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Headline Scan
IoT Risky Business for Enterprise Networks
Smart Spaces Project Seeks to Light Up Networks
HandBrake Video Transcoder Gets a Grip on Linux
Infected Android Apps From Google Play Affect Millions
Is It Time to Trash Flash?
A Personal Power Plant in the Palm of Your Hand
Good and Samsung Partner to Harden Android Security
Understanding New Lighting Technology
Docker Security Questioned

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Today's Story Highlights

IoT Risky Business for Enterprise Networks
There were 9 billion Internet of Things units installed at the end of
2013 -- and analysts expect the figure to hit 28 billion by 2020. That's
going to make life difficult for IT security admins. A Tripwire survey
found that employed consumers who took work home had an average of 11
IoT devices on their home networks, and 24 percent of them had connected
at least one of these devices to their enterprise network.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81676.html

Smart Spaces Project Seeks to Light Up Networks
Dartmouth University researchers are shining a new light on using "smart
spaces" in ambient room lighting to transmit both data and human
gestures. This technology enables so-called smart spaces to separate
shadows from light in real time. Thus, the light spectrum is able to
carry high-speed data wirelessly without interruption between smart
devices.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81621.html

HandBrake Video Transcoder Gets a Grip on Linux
Converting video files from a variety of media sources can be a huge
chore. That task can be much more manageable with HandBrake, a GPL-
licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder. It is available
for MacOS X, Linux and Windows, which makes working on more than one
platform a bit more convenient. The latest version for Linux, version
0.10 released Nov. 23, has many upgrades.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81535.html

Infected Android Apps From Google Play Affect Millions
The malware harbors fake ads that pop up when users unlock their
devices, to warn them about nonexistent infections, or that their
devices are out of date or have porn. Victims are then asked to take
action. If they agree, they are redirected to poisoned Web pages that
contain a variety of hazards. Google spokesperson Elizabeth Markman did
not confirm how many devices had been hit.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81679.html

Is It Time to Trash Flash?
On Monday, Adobe Flash Player users were hit by a zero-day flaw for the
third time in two weeks. The company issued a security advisory for the
vulnerability, which it dubbed CVE-2015-0313. The flaw exists in Flash
Player 16.0.0.296 and earlier versions on Windows and Macintosh
platforms. Successful exploitation could crash the desktop and
potentially let hackers take control of it, Adobe warned.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81678.html

A Personal Power Plant in the Palm of Your Hand
The problem with most portable battery-based chargers is that you still
need to plug them into a wall socket to gain a charge. While some
inventors have turned to solar, or even wind power, for off-the-grid
power sources, solar and wind power take time and require Mother Nature
to provide sun or wind. Enter Kraftwerk, a fuel-based hand-held portable
generator that has launched as a Kickstarter project.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81671.html

Good and Samsung Partner to Harden Android Security
Good Technology on Tuesday announced a merger of its app container and
app ecosystem with the Samsung KNOX enterprise security platform for
Android. The product merger is aimed at eliminating virus and malware
concerns that come with Android adoption in the enterprise. The hardened
security for Android targets the OS's deployment with U.S. government
and Department of Defense agencies.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81677.html

Understanding New Lighting Technology
It is in the darkest time of the year with the arrival of winter that
perhaps we most appreciate our light bulbs. It isn't just the lights on
the holiday decorations that provide that festive glow, but really the
fact that the light bulb makes our daily modern life possible. The light
bulb is taken for granted, and until recently it hadn't really evolved
much in more than a century.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81525.html

Docker Security Questioned
Security questions recently have been raised about Docker, a promising
technology for running applications in the cloud. Docker is an open
source initiative that allows applications to be run in containers for
flexibility and mobility only dreamt of in the past. "Since the 70s,
programmers have been talking about reusable code and the ability to
migrate applications," noted IDC analyst Al Gillen.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81588.html

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