McAfee summarizes security threat landscape in the last five years

Intel Security today released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: August 2015, which includes a critique of graphics processing unit (GPU) malware claims, an investigation of the top cybercriminal exfiltration techniques, and a five-year retrospective on the evolution of the threat landscape since Intel Corporation’s announcement of the McAfee acquisition. 

 

McAfee Labs commemorates the five-year anniversary of the Intel-McAfee union by comparing what researchers thought would happen beginning in 2010 with what actually happened in the realm of hardware and software security threats.

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Samsung outs Gear S2 smartwatch

Samsung outs three new versions of its seventh smartwatch release. The Gear S2 smartwatch comes in classic, standard, and 3G. The classic model features a black case and black leather band. The standard version features a dark gray case and matching rubber band or silver case with white rubber band. And the 3G version has the same design of the standard but with 3G cellular network capabilities. Each version features an 11.4-millimeter thick watch with 1.2-inch diameter touch display (360 x 360 resolution). They run on a 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM, and 4GB internal storage space. Samsung promises a two- to three-day battery life. You can charge it wirelessly. It comes with NFC, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity options. And as mentioned before, it runs on Tizen. 

You can navigate the interface by rotating the bezel or use the dedicated Home and Back buttons. It'll come with a 24-hour fitness activity log, similar to the Apple Watch, and help you track your fitness goals. No word on pricing and availability yet but we should hear more about it from IFA. 

Source: MacRumors 

Google+ Collections makes its way to iOS

Google's bringing its Pinterest competitor to iOS. Google+ Collections is now available on iOS, which means the Google+ users on Apple's ecosystem can now curate their feeds and have them be filled with images and conversations that are to your liking. Yes, just like image-heavy Pinterest. We're not sure if it'll help in trying to revive Google's dying social network but if you're still on it, you might appreciate the additional feature. 

Source: Google | Via: The Verge 

Apple briefly pulls hit iOS game 'Monster Strike' for bypassing in-app purchase system

For a short time over the weekend, Apple pulled the Japanese-developed Monster Strike game from its App Store after they found out Mixi, the game's developer, was trying to get around Apple's in-app purchase system. The game was down from 5:30 pm on the Saturday of August 29 and went back up around 1 am on Sunday. It's said the app may have lost around US$600,000 in revenue. 

It was said Apple found a "serial code input form" inside the game that gamers can input into the app to get currency or special items. These can be bought on websites or through referrals. But this bypasses Apple's requirement that you can't sell anything outside of its in-app system, because basically you're cutting them out of profit and the 30 percent revenue they get from all activity within the App Store. The move can be seen as a stern warning from Apple to not bypass its rules. 

Source: Cult of Mac