Hacker fakes German minister’s fingerprints using photos of her hands

It’s an old cliché of security researchers: fingerprints might appear more secure than passwords. But if your password gets stolen, you can change it to a new one; what happens when your fingerprint gets copied? That’s no longer an abstract […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Kenya: Regional ICT Ministers Converge in Kenya to Discuss Infrastructure, Cyber-Security and Digital Migration Issues

  ICT ministers from Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan are meeting in Nairobi to discuss the integration of ICT infrastructure in the East African region. The meeting is expected to discuss among other issues the harmonization of policy regimes among the four countries that utilize especially fiber from Kenya among other crucial infrastructure….

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Laws would allow ministers to enlist internet companies

Ministers could use powers granted under proposed new spy laws to compel internet companies to provide technical assistance to the Government Communications Security Bureau and no-one might ever know, officials have confirmed. Mega chief executive Vikram Kumar said the prospect that such orders could be issued confidentially added to his…

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Anonymous says hacks Tunisia prime minister’s emails

TUNIS (Reuters) – A group claiming affiliation with activist hacker collective Anonymous says it has hacked 2,725 emails belonging to Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party, including those of the prime minister, in the latest challenge to the Islamist-led government. In a video posted on a Facebook page belonging to Anonymous TN,…

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