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- The week in security: Aussie banks targeted as mobiles drive privacy fears
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Pentagon clearance for iOS could open even more doors for Apple in the private sector
The Pentagon's decision to grant Apple the security clearance required for iOS 6 devices to go head-to-head with BlackBerry 10 and certain Samsung Galaxy S4 devices on secure military networks could have with a cascading effect that spills over into the private sector.
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The week in security: Aussie banks targeted as mobiles drive privacy fears
The combination of bring your own device (BYOD) plans and social media are creating a “fantastic avenue” for undermining corporate security, a Frost & Sullivan analyst warned at the Evolve 2013 security conference in Sydney.
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Booming mobile industry spawning global criminal marketplace
In an alarming 'post-PC' era alert, working group says criminal infrastructure created much faster than it was for PC fraud
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Android threats growing in number and complexity, report says
The Android threat landscape is growing in both size and complexity with cybercriminals adopting new distribution methods and building Android-focused malware services, according to a report from Finnish security vendor F-Secure.
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Lookout will intercept privacy-invading mobile ad networks, apps
Mobile security vendor Lookout plans to start flagging as adware mobile apps that use aggressive ad networks if they don't obtain explicit consent from users before engaging in behavior that potentially invades privacy.
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HP Elitebook Folio: Delivering the business goods
Business travelers willing to give Windows 8 a spin have a noteworthy option in the HP Folio Elitebook Folio 9470m.
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Mobile attacks top the list of 2013 security threats
For years, information security experts have predicted a spike in mobile malware. Will 2013 be the year of mobile attacks? And what other security threats are on the horizon?
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When in China, don't leave your laptop alone
If you travel to China or Russia, assume government or industry spooks will steal your data and install spyware. Here's how to thwart them
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With shopping scams on the rise, watch for these threats
The glorious chaos we call the Holiday Shopping Season will soon be upon us. Holiday shopping also means a spike in online scams, fraud, and malware, so you need to be aware of the risks and threats, and exercise some common sense to avoid a cyber-Grinch incident.
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Passwords are the weak link in IT security
Three decades into the digital revolution, passwords are still complicated, ineffective and a drain on IT's resources. What gives?
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Blurring boundaries: The disappearing gap between work and home life
Call it multi-tasking, life-splicing or bleisure but increasingly, fuelled by advances in technology, employees are blurring the boundaries between home and work. ‘Generation Standby’ employees, never truly ‘switched off’ and always ready to be called upon, are now enjoying, and expecting, greater levels of flexibility and mobility than ever before. Read on.
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Mobile Security: Don’t leave employees to their own devices
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Dell targets ANZ security opportunities as SecureWorks debuts locally
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AusCERT 2013: Users, cats more likely hack culprits than cyber-espionage: Trustwave
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AusCERT 2013: Cloud-based scanner identifies new malware by its ancestry
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Lethal medical device hack taken to next level
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ACMA database keeps finger on Australia’s malware pulse
Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).
- Have an incident response plan.
- Pre-define your incident response team
- Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.
- Pre-distribute call cards.
- Forensic and incident response data capture.
- Get your users on-side.
- Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement.
- Practice makes perfect.
Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping
I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.
