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Survey: People Know Online Risks But Often Ignore Them

15

Jul

2011

Surveys are a great window into people’s minds, especially when they can illuminate contrasting, and even contradictory, behaviors in the same group. Results from the Symantec Online Internet Safety Survey have done just that. The most compelling finding—that respondents frequently proceed with online transactions they know might be insecure—inspired me to ask not just, “What […]

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JailbreakMe Lulz

08

Jul

2011

Perhaps you’ve heard the news? JailbreakMe 3.0 went live yesterday. What’s JailbreakMe? It’s an easy way to jailbreak an Apple iOS device using a PDF (related) vulnerability. It’s done with a “drive-by” style exploit. All somebody needs to jailbreak their (newer) iPad/iPhone/iPod is to visit jailbreakme.com and to touch the free/install button. The German Federal […]

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Using Spam in Targeted Attacks

07

Jul

2011

The terms targeted attack, spear phishing, and advanced persistent threat (APT) get bandied around in the media a lot these days. With the spate of recent headlines concerning companies being hacked, every company is on its guard to prevent becoming the next victim—and big headline. One of the major problems associated with targeted attacks is […]

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