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David Howard

Android Still Dominant In Mobile Malware, Followed By… Symbian? | Gizmodo Aus... - 0 views

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    Android Still Dominant In Mobile Malware, Followed By… Symbian? | Gizmodo Australia
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    Android Still Dominant In Mobile Malware, Followed By… Symbian? | Gizmodo Australia
Roland Gesthuizen

The Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs Is Now on the Loose | WIRED - 0 views

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    "It's been just two months since researcher Karsten Nohl demonstrated an attack he called BadUSB to a standing-room-only crowd at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, showing that it's possible to corrupt any USB device with insidious, undetectable malware."
Roland Gesthuizen

Spies blow their cover through the internet - 0 views

  • Social engineering is the art of manipulating people into divulging confidential information, either through the introduction of malware into computer systems through carefully crafted, personalised emails - spear phishing, obtaining access to security codes - or by orchestrating social contact with intelligence targets.
  • the abundance of personal and career information available on the internet posed a clear security risk for both government and the corporate sector, especially companies engaged in national security work or high technology activities
  • Defence Department security instructions require that ''when engaged in online forums … Defence personnel must exercise professional judgment to ensure no information breaches operational security''.
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    "HUNDREDS of former and some present Australian spies have posted information about their employment with intelligence agencies on the internet in what security experts have called ''a gift for foreign espionage''. "
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