TOP STORIES Norton Internet Security (2014) All of the components in Norton Internet Security (2014) work well. The intelligent firewall and accurate antiphishing component especially stand out. Norton remains an Editors' Choice for security suites. Share This: AVG Internet Security 2014 Getting AVG Internet Security 2014 installed on malware-infested systems was a challenge, but it did a good job in the end. A smart firewall, accurate spam filtering, and useful encryption system make up for less-than-stellar protection against phishing frauds. Share This: Apple's iPhone 5s Touch ID Gets Hacked, But It's Still Awesome Apple's iPhone 5S came out last week, with a new Touch ID fingerprint sensor built into the Home button. Shortly thereafter, Nick DePetrillo (@NickDe) tweeted this challenge: "I will pay the first person who successfully lifts a print off the iPhone 5s screen, reproduces it and unlocks the phone in < 5 tries $100." Now, less than a week later, the collective reward of bucks, bitcoins, and booze has been claimed. Share This: How To Bypass The Lock Screen in iOS 7 One of the cooler things about Apple's iOS 7 is the new Control Center. Even when the phone is locked, you can quickly toggle airplane mode, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Do Not Disturb mode, and also lock the phone's orientation. Now for the bad news. Anybody with physical access to your phone can use Control Center to bypass the lockscreen and get partial (but significant) access to your phone's data. Share This: Norton, Kaspersky, and Bitdefender Rule New Antivirus Test Researchers at German lab AV-Test keep twenty-odd antivirus products under observation constantly, collating and reporting their results every couple months. They cycle between testing under Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8, sometimes using 64-bit editions. The latest results relate to testing under 64-bit Windows 7. Some products scored much better than when tested under the 32-bit operating system; others lost points galore. Share This:
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