Identity and Access Management

Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app store

People who probed the app's innards suspected it was harvesting Apple ID credentials

iPhone TouchID fingerprint biometrics broken by German hacker club

Chaos Computer Club shows online video demonstrating use of a gummy finger hack of an Apple iPhone

Apache Struts security update disables vulnerable feature

Version 2.3.15.2 of the development framework also fixes an issue with the action mapping mechanism

Apple’s iOS 7 patches 80 vulnerabilities

7 ways to beat fingerprint biometrics

Apple's embrace of finger scanning technology in the iPhone could be a breakthrough moment for biometrics. But finger scanners are no panacea. Here are 7 ways hackers have figured out to fool them.

Geek-Themed Meme of the Week: No. 13

Motivated by Apple’s fingerprint scanner on the iPhone 5S

Netfix plumbs pirate sites before buying TV shows

New Java feature aims to manage multiple version problems

Oracle adds long-awaited whitelisting capabilities to Java

Java 7 Update 40 allows system administrators to define which specific Java applets should be trusted and executed

Fingerprint sensor in iPhone 5S is no silver bullet, researchers say

The technology would be most efficient if used as part of a two-factor authentication system, not alone