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New LEGO Augmented Reality App Is The Best Open-World LEGO Video Game | #AR #Apps #Creativity 

New LEGO Augmented Reality App Is The Best Open-World LEGO Video Game | #AR #Apps #Creativity  | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
LEGO just released an impressive new AR app and it could revolutionise how children play with bricks in the same way Pokemon Go did for catching monsters.

 

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LEGO just released an impressive new AR app and it could revolutionise how children play with bricks in the same way Pokemon Go did for catching monsters.

 

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Microsoft Touch Develop - create apps on all your devices! #iOS, #Android, #Windows, #Mac, #Linux. | #Coding 

Microsoft Touch Develop - create apps on all your devices! #iOS, #Android, #Windows, #Mac, #Linux. | #Coding  | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Create apps everywhere — on all your devices! Keyboard optional. Share your programs with other people. Download the free app for Windows Phone, try the Web App in your browser!

 

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Want to teach students how to make amazing things and to have a real impact on their world? You can! The Creative Coding Through Games And Apps (CCGA) curriculum provides everything you need to deliver the course, including teacher prep materials, lesson plans, presentations, student assignments, homework, projects, and tests.

 

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Create apps everywhere — on all your devices! Keyboard optional. Share your programs with other people. Download the free app for Windows Phone, try the Web App in your browser!

 

Enseignez Creative Coding !

Want to teach students how to make amazing things and to have a real impact on their world? You can! The Creative Coding Through Games And Apps (CCGA) curriculum provides everything you need to deliver the course, including teacher prep materials, lesson plans, presentations, student assignments, homework, projects, and tests.

 

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Tech That Spurs Critical Thinking | Apps | LEARNing To LEARN | ICT

Tech That Spurs Critical Thinking | Apps | LEARNing To LEARN | ICT | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Students love opportunities to sink their teeth into problems that don't have clear answers. It's oftentimes out of this murkiness that new perspectives and ideas emerge. Treat your students to these terrific games, apps, and sites and watch their new perspectives...






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Students love opportunities to sink their teeth into problems that don't have clear answers. It's oftentimes out of this murkiness that new perspectives and ideas emerge. Treat your students to these terrific games, apps, and sites and watch their new perspectives...


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Children's apps and websites raise privacy concerns

Children's apps and websites raise privacy concerns | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Given the publicity attracted by recent high-profile data breaches and the consequences for those whose personal information was subsequently leaked, it may, perhaps, concern parents to learn that around half of the sites examined by GPEN were happily and willingly sharing their children's data with third parties.

Also, considering the occasionally dark nature of the world we live in, anyone with responsibility for a child's welfare may well not like the revelation that just under 1 in 4 sites and apps gave kids the opportunity to upload their photo or add video clips. 22% of the services looked at also allowed youngsters to hand over their phone numbers.

Sadly, despite the potential problems posed by allowing children to share too much data, only 24% of the tested apps and websites encouraged any sort of parental oversight.

What's more, should a concerned adult discover that their offspring is revealing too much personal information, the options for remedying the situation are few and far between - with 71% of the investigated services making it difficult or impossible to delete accounts.

Adam Stevens, head of the ICO's intelligence hub said:

These are concerning results. The attitude shown by a number of these websites and apps suggested little regard for how anyone's personal information should be handled, let alone that of children.


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Given the publicity attracted by recent high-profile data breaches and theconsequences for those whose personal information was subsequently leaked, it may, perhaps, concern parents to learn that around half of the sites examined by GPEN were happily and willingly sharing their children's data with third parties.

Also, considering the occasionally dark nature of the world we live in, anyone with responsibility for a child's welfare may well not like the revelation that just under 1 in 4 sites and apps gave kids the opportunity to upload their photo or add video clips. 22% of the services looked at also allowed youngsters to hand over their phone numbers.

Sadly, despite the potential problems posed by allowing children to share too much data, only 24% of the tested apps and websites encouraged any sort of parental oversight.

What's more, should a concerned adult discover that their offspring is revealing too much personal information, the options for remedying the situation are few and far between - with 71% of the investigated services making it difficult or impossible to delete accounts.

Adam Stevens, head of the ICO's intelligence hub said:

These are concerning results. The attitude shown by a number of these websites and apps suggested little regard for how anyone's personal information should be handled, let alone that of children.

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Top 10 Best Free Math Resources on the Web | eSkills

Top 10 Best Free Math Resources on the Web | eSkills | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Math is often thought of as a dry subject, but math lovers have been working to show the more interesting side of math to students in many formats.
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Math is often thought of as a dry subject, but math lovers have been working to show the more interesting side of math to students in many formats.


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Echtzeit-Übersetzung mit Google Translate

Echtzeit-Übersetzung mit Google Translate | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Die Google Übersetzer App Translate verfügt in der neuen Version über eine Echtzeit-Übersetzung. Das Tool nutzt dabei die Smartphone-Kamera und blendet übersetze Texte per Augmented Reality ein.
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Die Google Übersetzer App Translate verfügt in der neuen Version über eine Echtzeit-Übersetzung. Das Tool nutzt dabei die Smartphone-Kamera und blendet übersetze Texte per Augmented Reality ein.


Gust MEES's curator insight, January 14, 2015 10:32 AM

Die Google Übersetzer App Translate verfügt in der neuen Version über eine Echtzeit-Übersetzung. Das Tool nutzt dabei die Smartphone-Kamera und blendet übersetze Texte per Augmented Reality ein.


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Świetny translator, który ułatwia życie, nie trzeba przypisywać tekstu tylko zrobić zdjęcia i program wszystko sam za Ciebi wykonuje,genialna apka

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relayr - bring things to life | MakerED | MakerSpace | Coding | Internet of Things

relayr - bring things to life | MakerED | MakerSpace | Coding | Internet of Things | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
The OpenSensor Cloud Platform and the WunderBar enable you to sense your environment, imagine new products and build incredible smart apps.


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The OpenSensor Cloud Platform and the WunderBar enable you to sense your environment, imagine new products and build incredible smart apps.


Available in Germany by Conrad:


http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/1217212/WunderBar-Internet-of-Things-WiFi-Bluetooth-Sensor-Starter-Kit-relayr-iThings4U-GmbH?ref=list


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Most of the top 100 paid Android and iOS apps have been hacked | CyberSecurity | MobileSecurity | eSkills

Most of the top 100 paid Android and iOS apps have been hacked | CyberSecurity | MobileSecurity | eSkills | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
97% of the top 100 paid Android apps and 87% of the top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, according to Arxan Technologies.


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97% of the top 100 paid Android apps and 87% of the top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, according to Arxan Technologies.


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97% of the top 100 paid Android apps and 87% of the top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, according to Arxan Technologies.


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97% of the top 100 paid Android apps and 87% of the top 100 paid Apple iOS apps have been hacked, according to Arxan Technologies.


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Snapchat warns users against third-party apps after image leak

Snapchat warns users against third-party apps after image leak | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
As it turned out, site called Snapsaved.com seems to have been the source of some of the leak. The developer, whose identity still isn't known, in a Facebook update and over the weekend confirmed it was the source after its servers were hacked -- but said only 500 MB was stolen.

In any case, Snapchat was off the hook and in a blogpost yesterday addressing the issue, the start-up warned users about the "unfortunate threats these third-party applications can pose to our community."

"Unfortunately, these applications often ask for Snapchat login credentials and use them to send or receive snaps and access account information," it said.

"When you give your login credentials to a third-party application, you're allowing a developer, and possibly a criminal, to access your account information and send information on your behalf."

While some companies like Twitter and Facebook make their APIs available for other developers, as one developer told The Verge this week, Snapchat does not. The company says in its terms that developers can't use it without its prior written consent. The advantage of providing a public API would be that third-party apps have their own authentication token, which Snapchat could revoke if they do something wrong.

In Snapchat's case though, the fact that it doesn't have a public API hasn't stopped dozens of developers reverse engineering the Snapchat protocol to create their own apps.


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When you give your login credentials to a third-party application, you're allowing a developer, and possibly a criminal, to access your account information and send information on your behalf.


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Specialized Magazines For Apps

Specialized Magazines For Apps | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

Why Is It Important To Read Specialized Magazines? There are masses of Apps from any kind of Topics and from anywhere around from the world, difficult to know WHAT choice to make, as well as th...


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Why Is It Important To Read Specialized Magazines? There are masses of Apps from any kind of Topics and from anywhere around from the world, difficult to know WHAT choice to make, as well as th...


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Why Is It Important To Read Specialized Magazines? There are masses of Apps from any kind of Topics and from anywhere around from the world, difficult to know WHAT choice to make, as well as th...


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X:enius | ARTE | Viele Apps greifen auf persönlichen Daten zu. | Privacy

X:enius | ARTE | Viele Apps greifen auf persönlichen Daten zu. | Privacy | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Das Wissensmagazin. Von unseren Vorfahren bis zur Biotechnologie : X:enius antwortet täglich in nur 26 Minuten und in leicht verständlicher Weise auf die kleinen und großen Fragen, die uns allen schon einmal durch den Kopf gegangen sind.


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Das Wissensmagazin. Von unseren Vorfahren bis zur Biotechnologie : X:enius antwortet täglich in nur 26 Minuten und in leicht verständlicher Weise auf die kleinen und großen Fragen, die uns allen schon einmal durch den Kopf gegangen sind.


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Protecting Students with Google Apps for Education | Privacy

Protecting Students with Google Apps for Education | Privacy | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

Posted by Bram Bout, Director, Google for Education 

Today more than 30 million students, teachers and administrators globally rely on Google Apps for Education. Earning and keeping their trust drives our business forward. We know that trust is earned through protecting their privacy and providing the best security measures.

This is why, from day one, we turned off ads by default in Apps for Education services. Last year, we removed ads from Google Search for signed-in K-12 users altogether. So, if you’re a student logging in to your Apps for Education account at school or at home, when you navigate to Google.com, you will not see ads.


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Today more than 30 million students, teachers and administrators globally rely on Google Apps for Education. Earning and keeping their trust drives our business forward. We know that trust is earned through protecting their privacy and providing the best security measures.

This is why, from day one, we turned off ads by default in Apps for Education services. Last year, we removed ads from Google Search for signed-in K-12 users altogether. So, if you’re a student logging in to your Apps for Education account at school or at home, when you navigate to Google.com, you will not see ads.

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Digital Citizenship: There’s an App for That From Learning.com

Digital Citizenship: There’s an App for That From Learning.com | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Simply limiting or restricting access is not the answer to keeping students safe. Students need to use the tools that will help them learn their best at any time and anywhere. As a result, Learning.com has developed a brand new Digital Citizenship App, specifically designed for middle and high school students, to teach them how to be safe and make good choices online.
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Simply limiting or restricting access is not the answer to keeping students safe. Students need to use the tools that will help them learn their best at any time and anywhere. As a result, Learning.com has developed a brand new Digital Citizenship App, specifically designed for middle and high school students, to teach them how to be safe and make good choices online.

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Get the free Official Geocaching app and join the world's largest treasure hunt.

Get the free Official Geocaching app and join the world's largest treasure hunt. | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where you use a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity. Geocaching.com is the listing service for geocaches around the world.

 

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Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where you use a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity. Geocaching.com is the listing service for geocaches around the world.

 

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Mein Profil wurde gehackt! | #SocialMedia #EdTech #digcit

Mein Profil wurde gehackt! | #SocialMedia #EdTech #digcit | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

Wer hilft, wenn dein Profil bei Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Google+, Twitter oder anderen Netzwerken gekapert wurde? Hier ist die Notfallliste. 

 

Deine App zeigt dir auf einmal, dass dein Passwort falsch sei und lässt dich nicht mehr in deinen Account? Und am Laptop oder PC kommt auch immer wieder eine Fehlermeldung beim Login?

Dann wurde möglicherweise dein Konto gehackt und jemand gibt sich für dich im Netz aus, verbreitet Mist oder nutzt deine Daten sogar dazu, um Abos abzuschließen oder Waren zu bestellen.

Was jetzt?

Oft hilft es, über einen an der Anmeldung platzierten Link das Passwort zu ändern. Das sollte dann ein wirklich gutes sein!

Passwort-Tipps findest du hier.

 

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Wer hilft, wenn dein Profil bei Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Google+, Twitter oder anderen Netzwerken gekapert wurde? Hier ist die Notfallliste. 

 

Deine App zeigt dir auf einmal, dass dein Passwort falsch sei und lässt dich nicht mehr in deinen Account? Und am Laptop oder PC kommt auch immer wieder eine Fehlermeldung beim Login?

Dann wurde möglicherweise dein Konto gehackt und jemand gibt sich für dich im Netz aus, verbreitet Mist oder nutzt deine Daten sogar dazu, um Abos abzuschließen oder Waren zu bestellen.

Was jetzt?

Oft hilft es, über einen an der Anmeldung platzierten Link das Passwort zu ändern. Das sollte dann ein wirklich gutes sein!

Passwort-Tipps findest du hier.

 

 

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Eduapps - Bausteine für zeitgemäßen Unterricht und innovative Pädagogik | Apps

Eduapps - Bausteine für zeitgemäßen Unterricht und innovative Pädagogik | Apps | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Das Institut für Medienpädagogik, IKT & E-Learning möchte erprobte, medienpädagogische Szenarien präsentieren, die Lehrende im Unterricht einsetzen können.


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Das Institut für Medienpädagogik, IKT & E-Learning möchte erprobte, medienpädagogische Szenarien präsentieren, die Lehrende im Unterricht einsetzen können.


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600 Millionen Apps nicht sicher vor Hackern | ICT | MobileSecurity | CyberSecurity | DigitalCitiZEN | eSkills

600 Millionen Apps nicht sicher vor Hackern | ICT | MobileSecurity | CyberSecurity | DigitalCitiZEN | eSkills | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Sicherheitsforscher warnen Nutzer von Android- und iOS-Apps vor der Verwendung unsicherer Passwörter. Viele der getesteten Apps verfügen über keinen Schutz vor Wörterbuch-Attacken.


Viele App-Entwickler haben ihre Hausaufgaben nicht gemacht: Rund 53 der beliebtesten Android- und iOS-Apps bieten nach Angaben von Sicherheits-Forschern der Universität Cambridge keinen Schutz vor Brute-Force-Angriffen. Insgesamt seien diese Apps vermutlich 600 Millionen Mal heruntergeladen worden.


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Sicherheitsforscher warnen Nutzer von Android- und iOS-Apps vor der Verwendung unsicherer Passwörter. Viele der getesteten Apps verfügen über keinen Schutz vor Wörterbuch-Attacken.


Viele App-Entwickler haben ihre Hausaufgaben nicht gemacht: Rund 53 der beliebtesten Android- und iOS-Apps bieten nach Angaben von Sicherheits-Forschern der Universität Cambridge keinen Schutz vor Brute-Force-Angriffen. Insgesamt seien diese Apps vermutlich 600 Millionen Mal heruntergeladen worden.


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Hands-on: Child-friendly YouTube Kids app launches on Android and iOS

Hands-on: Child-friendly YouTube Kids app launches on Android and iOS | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
YouTube is a fantastic way to keep your kids entertained with a tablet or smartphone, but it’s also a little concerning. You just never know if your child will end up using the suggested videos feature to jump from Sesame Street’s Elmo to a drunk Elmo parody, or view inappropriate advertising.

Google is aiming to solve that problem with a new app called YouTube Kids available on Monday for Android and iOS. The Kurio and nabi kids’ tablets will also receive the app in the coming weeks.

Early reports about the app surfaced late last week, but details were a little thin. Now that the app is available we can say that at first glance this app should appeal to parents and kids alike.
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YouTube is a fantastic way to keep your kids entertained with a tablet or smartphone, but it’s also a little concerning. You just never know if your child will end up using the suggested videos feature to jump from Sesame Street’s Elmo to a drunk Elmo parody, or view inappropriate advertising.

Google is aiming to solve that problem with a new app called YouTube Kids available on Monday for Android and iOS. The Kurio and nabi kids’ tablets will also receive the app in the coming weeks.

Early reports about the app surfaced late last week, but details were a little thin. Now that the app is available we can say that at first glance this app should appeal to parents and kids alike.

Silverback Learning's curator insight, February 24, 2015 12:38 PM

Have you checked this new app yet? We are curious to know what parents and educators think. 

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The hidden dangers of third party code in free apps | eLeaderShip | eSkills | MobileSecurity

The hidden dangers of third party code in free apps | eLeaderShip | eSkills | MobileSecurity | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

 eLeaderShip | eSkills | Research from MWR InfoSecurity has shown the various ways hackers can abuse ad networks by exploiting vulnerabilities in free mobile apps.


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 eLeaderShip | eSkills | Research from MWR InfoSecurity has shown the various ways hackers can abuse ad networks by exploiting vulnerabilities in free mobile apps.


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Wron Ga's curator insight, January 18, 2015 1:44 PM

Kolejna walka z przęklętymi reklamami, artykuł opisuje reklamy w aplikacjach które wykorzystuja wolne luki, mnie osobiście sie to nie podoba psuja cały wizerunek aplikacji i przeszkadza uzotkownikom w uzytkowaniu ich .

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Five of the best (and free) Android security apps | eLeaderShip | eSkills | CyberSecurity | MobileSecurity

Five of the best (and free) Android security apps | eLeaderShip | eSkills | CyberSecurity | MobileSecurity | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Worried about hackers and fraudsters gaining access to the data on your Android smartphone or tablet? You should be. But you can also reduce that risk by installing a security app on your device.


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Worried about hackers and fraudsters gaining access to the data on your Android smartphone or tablet? You should be. But you can also reduce that risk by installing a security app on your device.


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What You Need to Know in the Wake of Snapchat’s Massive Message Leak

What You Need to Know in the Wake of Snapchat’s Massive Message Leak | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
So, how did this happen?
Snapchat, the self-destructing photo-sharing app that turned down a $3 billion acquisition offer by Facebook, uses what’s called an Application Programming Interface (API).


Typically, an API is shared widely in order to attract a large pool of developers wanting to use a company’s capabilities. Not so with Snapchat. Snapchat instead keeps its API to itself, using it only to help its applications talk to its servers.


But just because Snapchat doesn’t publish its API doesn’t mean it isn’t up for grabs. In fact, Snapchat’s API has been reversed engineered to the point that it’s not only widely shared, but openly critiqued by security professionals and actively used by third party app developers on both Google Play and the Apple iTunes Store. One of these third party apps (many of which aren’t well secured) is called Snapsaved, which, like its name describes, saves Snapchat’s supposedly fleeting images for users to later retrieve—and that’s where we see a problem.


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Confused About Ed Tech Tools? New Rating Site for Apps and Games | Graphite

Confused About Ed Tech Tools? New Rating Site for Apps and Games | Graphite | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

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NIST Drafts Mobile App Security Guidelines | Third Party Applications | CyberSecurity

NIST Drafts Mobile App Security Guidelines | Third Party Applications | CyberSecurity | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
National Institute for Standards and Technology issues first draft of guidelines intended to help federal agencies balance benefits and risks of third-party mobile apps.




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How to Hack a Mobile App: It's Easier than You Think!

How to Hack a Mobile App: It's Easier than You Think! | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
How hackers are attacking binary code and mobile app vulnerabilities, and what you can do about it.


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How hackers are attacking binary code and mobile app vulnerabilities, and what you can do about it.


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Heartbleed Vulnerability Also Affects OpenSSL Library in Android 4.1.1 and Certain Apps

Heartbleed Vulnerability Also Affects OpenSSL Library in Android 4.1.1 and Certain Apps | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Recently, a report has emerged on the fact that certain applications available on Android are vulnerable to the Heartbleed Bug, and it seems that more...

Moreover, the team claims that the issue is present even on handsets and tablets that do not run under the affected platform iteration itself. 

They note that 273 applications in Google Play were found to be bundled with the standalone affected OpenSSL library, thus being vulnerable on any device on which they are installed.

“In this list, we see last year’s most popular games, some VPN clients, a security app, a popular video player, an instant message app, a VOIP phone app and many others,” the TrendLabs notes in the aforementioned blog post. 


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Moreover, the team claims that the issue is present even on handsets and tablets that do not run under the affected platform iteration itself. 

They note that 273 applications in Google Play were found to be bundled with the standalone affected OpenSSL library, thus being vulnerable on any device on which they are installed.

“In this list, we see last year’s most popular games, some VPN clients, a security app, a popular video player, an instant message app, a VOIP phone app and many others,” the TrendLabs notes in the aforementioned blog post. 


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