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Fitbit-Style USB Tracker Proposed to Improve Cyber Diligence

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday May 16 2019, @09:43AM   Printer-friendly
from the wait-till-they-add-the-shock-feature dept.

James Orme writes:

Technology used in fitness trackers could hold the key to reducing cyber attacks, researchers say.

The team, from the University of Bath and Goldsmiths, University of London, are investigating a device that plugs into a computer.

It would signal when action – such as changing a password or updating anti-virus software – is needed with sound, lights and vibration.

Future uses could include alerts when an employee is using a work computer for activities such as social media or shopping

Source: https://techerati.com/news-hub/fitbit-cybersecurity-usb-uk/

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 16 2019, @01:02PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 16 2019, @01:02PM (#844252)

    When I was a child (DECADES ago), personal computers were new.
    I thought computers were fascinating because they might allow you to do things you couldn't do before or hadn't yet been imagined.
    I see now that most of what computers do is just control access of information and spy on people. This is not an improvement. This is automated authoritarianism.

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday May 16 2019, @02:30PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Thursday May 16 2019, @02:30PM (#844279) Journal

    You're holding it wrong.

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  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Thursday May 16 2019, @05:31PM

    by Bot (3902) on Thursday May 16 2019, @05:31PM (#844362) Journal

    When I was 20ish, packet networks, MUDs and the internet got to the general public. Considering the potential disruption the revolution could cause in many aspects of life, I predicted it would be vehemently opposed by the incumbents. Little did I know that the incumbents had already been bent on destroying society for many decades before that.

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