2015/09/30

Significant WinRAR vulnerability identified | foodonia

An expert says that the popular compression tool WinRAR contains a significant vulnerability that exposes it to an attack.

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Virtual skyscraper Cyphinx hopes to find cyber talent | foodonia

A 3D skyscraper has been developed to help the Cyber Security Challenge find the next generation of cyber talent.

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UK parents ‘want minimum age for smartphone ownership’ | foodonia

A survey has found that most parents in the UK are keen to see a minimum age introduced for smartphone ownership.

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2015/09/25

DHS working on ‘self-destructing’ security chip for smartphones | foodonia

A security chip that self-protects the device it is embedded in is being developed by the Department for Homeland Security.

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Virus Bulletin small talk: Diversity in tech | foodonia

Ahead of next week's Virus Bulletin conference, ESET's Lysa Myers offers a teaser of what to expect of her "small talk" with colleague Stephen Cobb.

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Why parents must teach their children about internet security | foodonia

Children as young as five are surfing the web on a daily basis, but are parents doing enough to educate them on the dangers of the online world? We investigate.

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iOS 9 security flaw lets attackers access device through Siri | foodonia

Apple’s iOS 9 contains a security flaw that lets cybercriminals gain limited access to a device through Siri.

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2015/09/23

Criminals, Linguistics, Literacy and Attribution | foodonia

In an article I wrote recently for Infosecurity Magazine – Spelling Bee (Input from the Hive Mind – I touched on the topic of textual analysis (in a rather loose sense). This was in response to some comments implying that it’s a good indicator of scamminess when a message uses US or UK spellings inappropriate to

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Global information security spend grows by 5% in 2015 | foodonia

Gartner reveals that spending on information security across the world will have increased by 4.7% by the end of this year.

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UK businesses ‘need to protect themselves from cybercrime’ | foodonia

UK businesses need to protect themselves from cybercrime, as government data reveals that up to 90 percent of major businesses in the country experienced an attack in 2014.

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