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Source of UDID Hack Revealed, But Who Was the Culprit? Now that we know the source of last week's hack that compromised more than a million Apple UDIDs, questions still remain, including a new one: Did AntiSec even perform the attack? The FBI is still remaining silent, while Apple attempts to ease the fears of potential new product owners. |
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Apple and the FBI Play “Not Me!” in Latest Security BreachWhen the identities of more than 12 million Apple users are compromised, who is to blame? Nobody is speaking up after the most recent high profile Anonymous hacking incident, and the reputations of everyone involved are on the line. |
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US Air Force Solicits Concepts for CyberwarfareThe US Air Force has issued a request for concept papers focused on cyberspace warfare attack technologies. With a potential total value of the contracts at $10 million USD, this is a sizable shift from talking about cyberdefense to cyberattacks. | 
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Middle East Oil Companies Defend against Malware AttacksSeveral countries in the Middle East have been victims of advanced malware attacks in 2012. Who is behind them, and what's being done to protect against future attacks? The malware being used is highly sophisticated, and many believe countries with opposing ideologies are to blame. |
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When Unencrypted USB Keys Go MissingElections Ontario recently lost two USB keys containing the personal information of as many as four million electors. Surprisingly, the data on the keys was not encrypted. Even worse, the agency resumed using unencrypted keys within days. What went wrong, and what can we learn from their errors? | 
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It's the Relationships, StupidRelationships—working and personal—are vitally important to successful business analysis. If you don't have them, nothing else much matters. | 
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Malware "Gauss" Aimed at Online Banking in Middle EastRussian security company Kaspersky Labs recently announced the discovery of a new cyber threat called “Gauss” that targets online banking in the Middle East. Likely activated in September 2011, Gauss infections have been recorded more than 2,500 times by Kaspersky's cloud-based security system. |
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Summer Software Hacking RoundupJust when you thought that this would be another lazy summer, early August bestowed upon us some serious hacks that affected the national media and a prominent tech writer. What both of these cases have in common is the absolute need for businesses to keep their technology updated. | 
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