Monday, 26 January 2009

Met Police Multi-Threat Body Armor: For Both Bullets And Knives

There are all kinds of products out there that will protect you from either bullets or knives, but very rarely both. This Ex-Metropolitan Police Multi-Threat Body Armor claims to do just that, protecting you from most knives, as well as up to and including 9mm and .357 Magnum handguns.

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Friday, 23 January 2009

USB Drive In A Padlock: Data Security Gets Physical

Do you ever wonder if someone could be accessing your personal data on that USB drive you leave laying around? Well here’s a clever design that will not only keep nosey people out of your files, but prevent them from even inserting it into a port. This USB drive, called Datenschutz, is embedded inside a padlock – taking a rather physical approach to data security.

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Monday, 12 January 2009

Schlage LiNK: Unlock Your Home Via Cell Phone

The lock masters at Schlage have come up with an impressive, internet-connected, home security system that allows you to unlock doors remotely. Ideal for times when family members lose their keys/passwords, or when someone needs to pick up something from your place when you’re not around, the LiNK system will let you open doors via your smartphone or computer no matter where you are…as long as you have internet access or a cell signal.

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Wednesday, 24 December 2008

Nokia Glock: The Cellphone That’s Serious About Security

They say desperate times call for desperate measures, but Nokia getting into the firearms business? Unlikely. Still, this Cellgun is an amusing look at what may emerge if Nokia and Glock ever forged a partnership. I’m picturing hitmen drooling over its multifunctional convenience – marveling at the ability to organize a contract hit and carry it out all with one device. Genious.

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Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Lenovo “Lockdown PC Now”: Lock Out Laptop Thieves By SMS

PC manufacturer Lenovo have today announced plans for an extra security measure to be introduced on certain models of their Thinkpad notebooks. The technology is rather basic but gives users peace of mind about their personal files and data, enabling users to disable their notebook via a mobile phone text message should it ever get snatched.

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Tuesday, 18 November 2008

Lego Safe: 305 Billion Combos, No Match For A Heat Gun.

While this Lego safe is…well…made of Lego, it’s more secure than you might imagine. With 305 billion possible code combinations, motion sensor alarms, a weight of 14 pounds and the fact that no thief would ever think you’d be stupid enough to secure anything of real monetary value behind Lego – it should work a treat.

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Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Fujitsu MJA2CH HDD Can Erase 500GB In Under A Second

Fujitsu yesterday announced two new 500GB 2.5″ hard disk drives, the MJA2BH and the MJA2CH, which feature the industry’s best energy-efficiency levels. This is impressive enough, but buried in Fujitsu’s Press Release is a far more interesting feature…the ability of the latter drive to completely erase its entire 500GB capacity in under one second.

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Tuesday, 21 October 2008

Researchers Hack Wired Keyboards

A team of Swiss researchers have discovered a security vulnerability in many modern keyboards that allow keystrokes to be captured remotely by tracking electromagnetic emissions. The discovery raises concerns about entering sensitive data like banking passwords using a computer keyboard or even an ATM keypad.

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Monday, 6 October 2008

TSA Communication Plates: Provocative Airport X-Ray Art

Artist Evan Roth has been working on a soon to be released project that toys with an innovative and provocative means of communication as a form of protest. The project, called “TSA Communication“, incorporates metal plates with laser-cut messages placed at the bottom of carry-on luggage. As the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees X-ray the luggage, the intended message is presented on the operator’s display.

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Monday, 1 September 2008

Paraben’s CSI Stick: Copies Cell Phone Data, Available To Anyone.

Fancy trying your hand at a little digital forensics? Well, thanks to Paraben’s CSI Stick, it’s easy. See, for a paltry $200, you can have access to every piece of data stored on certain Motorola and Samsung handsets, including text messages, names and numbers, pictures, call logs, emails and anything else an unsuspecting user has stored on their phone.

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