An intrusion at online dating service Cupid Media earlier this year exposed more than 42 million consumer records, including names, email addresses, unencrypted passwords and birthdays, according to information obtained by KrebsOnSecurity.
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Some Critical Success Factors for a Business Continuity Initiative
Business continuity initiatives should be able to meet management and customer expectations in case of a disaster. Here are some pointers to help you towards that goal:
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Who monitors your every move? NSA or Facebook or Shutterstock?
Monitoring, eveasdropping, spying, surveillance – these are terms that even the layman today associates with NSA – thanks to the recent spate of exposes about who and what the NSA has been monitoring. One assumes that when European heads of state have not been spared, others are just too easy. While the NSA may not have any real interest in what I do, other conglomerate websites like Facebook and Shutterstock have a very real interest in how I behave with their websites – since it might mean more money for them.
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US Banks Plan Cyber Security Drill
A cyber attack drill aimed at helping companies understand risks during a cyber attack and evaluate their incident response strategies is set to happen in the second half of October. Companies can use this drill to analyse and update their cyber attack response plan. The drill is being conducted free of charge and Banks and financial institutions that provide payment services and are exposed to cyber attacks can participate.
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Is the new iPhone 5S secure?
Apple’s Brand New iPhone 5s hit the US Market on 20th September 2013. One of the biggest features of the iPhone 5s is its Touch ID fingerprint sensor which makes it much easier to secure the device by using the owner’s fingerprint.
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Touch ID – Fingerprint scanner in new iPhone 5s
Apple’s new smart phone release is the iPhone 5s set to debut in the US on 20th September. According to Apple, the ‘s’ stands for security.
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Funny take on a few Tech Buzz Words
IT Admin: We will put our dark data on a pass as we have yottabytes of it.
Manager: Can you shed some light on issue please.
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Interesting and scary things from Black Hat 2013
Black Hat 2013 concluded in the first week of August.
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Car Hijacking
Do you hijack a car by getting in and threatening the driver with a gun? No. You just hack into the on-board computer systems.
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Should You BYOD?
BYOD is a phrase that is being bandied around in corporate cirles these days. BYOD stands for “Bring Your Own Device”. It refers to the fairly recent phenomenon of employees bringing their own smartphones or tablets to work and connecting to the corporate network with it.
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