Rob Waugh

Samsung has introduced fingerprint-scanning security as standard into its new flagship Galaxy S5 handset - with Finger Scanner offering secure shopping via Paypal direct from the handset in stores and websites, with a finger-swipe replacing passwords.

A large majority of routers used in small offices are plagued with security vulnerabilities - with up to 80% of small office/home office models having critical security weaknesses, according to a survey by Tripwire.

Hackers who stole hundreds of thousands of card details from upscale retailer Neiman Marcus set off more than 60,000 security alerts - but these were all missed by security staff at the company, according to a report by Bloomberg Businessweek.

Malicious apps are multiplying rapidly in Google’s Play store - where a survey found that the number of malicious apps had grown 388% from 2011 to 2013, according to Risk IQ.

Smartphone dating app Tinder revealed more about its users than they might have wished over a period of several months last year - revealing their location to other app users to an accuracy of around 100 feet, according to The Verge’s report.

The increasing use of QR codes as a way to add interactive elements, apps and websites to display advertising, competitions or print magazines could pose a risk to smartphone users, Australian researchers at Murdoch University have warned

Belkin’s WeMo home automation systems contain multiple vulnerabilities which could allow attackers to remotely control devices attached to a WeMo system - for instance, blacking out lighting in a home, or even starting fires, researchers have claimed.

Google has bought a company offering a new form of two-factor authentication - using “silent” sounds played via PC and smartphone speakers to verify a user is who he or she claims to be