Coursera API Flaws Revealed by Cybersecurity Experts

Coursera API Flaws Revealed by Cybersecurity Experts

Due to the BOLA vulnerability, personal information of the online learning platform's users' may be exposed

Android Nearby Notifications Discontinued Because of Too Much Spam

Android Nearby Notifications Discontinued Because of Too Much Spam

Developers can still build apps with Proximity Beacons API

Google Calendar to Add Conference Room Scheduling and Snoozing Reminders

Google Calendar to Add Conference Room Scheduling and Snoozing Reminders

The new version 5.5.9 has started rolling out today

An Introduction to the OWASP API Security Project

An Introduction to the OWASP API Security Project

New OWASP project aims to address API insecurity

API Server Security Leaves a Lot to Be Desired

API Server Security Leaves a Lot to Be Desired

APIs are generally more unsecure than main servers

PHP, Python and Google Go Fail to Detect Revoked TLS Certificates

PHP, Python and Google Go Fail to Detect Revoked TLS Certificates

API interfaces remain insecure after all these years

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • February 24th, 2016
Nissan LEAF Cars Have Exposed APIs, Can Be Abused via the Internet

Nissan LEAF Cars Have Exposed APIs, Can Be Abused via the Internet

Nissan is aware of the issue, doesn't have an official fix

Developer of Doom and Quake, John Carmack, Says Vulkan Shows Great Promise

Developer of Doom and Quake, John Carmack, Says Vulkan Shows Great Promise

A stable version of Vulkan could land in 2016

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 16th, 2015
Naughty Target App Spills Your Christmas Wishlist via Unprotected API

Naughty Target App Spills Your Christmas Wishlist via Unprotected API

Target shuts down parts of the API as response

  • Video
  • By Horia Despa
  • October 5th, 2015
Microsoft Buys Havok Physics from Intel

Microsoft Buys Havok Physics from Intel

While NVIDIA's PhysX has only some limited PC support

  • Linux
  • By Silviu Stahie
  • September 29th, 2015
Ubuntu Developers Say WhatsApp for Ubuntu Is a Chicken and Egg Problem

Ubuntu Developers Say WhatsApp for Ubuntu Is a Chicken and Egg Problem

There is no indications that WhatsApp is coming to Ubuntu

WordPress to Get a JSON REST API

WordPress to Get a JSON REST API

The WordPress REST API will arrive in versions 4.4 and 4.5

Soundcloud Puts a Muzzle on Its API

Soundcloud Puts a Muzzle on Its API

Soundcloud API limited to 15,000 play requests / 24 hours

Twitter Shuts Down Website That Showed Politicians Deleted Tweets

Twitter Shuts Down Website That Showed Politicians Deleted Tweets

Calling on a breach in user privacy in their API terms and conditions, Twitter shuts down API access for Politwoops

Google Fixes Bug That Could Delete Blogs, Comments and YouTube Playlists

Google Fixes Bug That Could Delete Blogs, Comments and YouTube Playlists

Attackers could complete any Google API action

  • Games
  • By Radu Haulica
  • April 20th, 2015
API Overhead Benchmark Shows Insane Potential Performance Leap with DirectX 12 - Video

API Overhead Benchmark Shows Insane Potential Performance Leap with DirectX 12 - Video

The API overhead test looks great, but the real world performance gains will also depend on game engine and programming

Xbox Boss Says We Could See Games Using DirectX 12 by the End of 2015

Xbox Boss Says We Could See Games Using DirectX 12 by the End of 2015

Phil Spencer is optimistic when it comes to forecasting how soon the Xbox One will get to make use of DX12's power

 
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