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Facebook to target ads based on what mobile apps we use
- — July 9, 2012, 9:02 a.m.
Do you use your Facebook account to log onto places like LinkedIn and Yelp from your phone?
If so, get ready to start seeing ads in your mobile device's Facebook News Feed that will be targeted based on your mobile app usage. 
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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.
