Tag: security
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Google advertising dissent expands to US
Major US brands have followed the UK’s lead in removing advertising from Google after having their logos placed alongside extremist content, with Australia closely monitoring the situation. The British government, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and retail giant Marks & Spencer have pulled their adverts from the media platform after their brands were placed alongside…
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Julian Assange offers leaks to tech firms
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has openly offered further leaks regarding the CIA’s cyber-warfare programme exclusively to technology firms. Assange alleges that providing tech companies with the leaked information will help people to get their data secured faster. After Wikileaks released the first volume of classified files about the CIA’s cyber-security arsenal on Tuesday, Mr Assange has come…
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Tech giants respond to CIA hacking leaks
Technology titans including Apple, Samsung and Microsoft have been quick to respond to the Wikileaks files detailing CIA hacking tools by publishing security reviews of their products. The whistleblower website, founded by Julian Assange in 2006, published on Tuesday the first part of what it code-named ‘Vault 7’. ‘Vault 7’ is the largest ever collection of…
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Legal hacking startup just got $40 million for growth
Although hacking is usually considered negative, this legal startup facilitates a connection between companies and ethical hackers. HackerOne is a marketplace where companies can pay hackers to identify and rectify security flaws in their software. The company has just raised $40 million in venture capital funding to allow them to continue to grow and expand.…
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A security contractor shot dead at the Australian Embassy in Baghdad
Foreign minister Julie Bishop confirmed this morning that an Australian security contractor has been shot dead at the Australian Embassy in Baghdad. She said, “The Government extends its condolences to the family of the Australian man over this tragic incident.” The circumstances surrounding his death are being investigated and The Australian Government will not provide any…
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iPhone users are unlocking their phone how many times a day?
According to Apple, the average iPhone user unlocks their phone 80 times per day. That means that phones would be checked around 6-7 times an hour in a 12 hour day or in other words, once every 10 minutes. Analyst Ben Bajarin wrote, “Prior to Touch ID for example, many organisations required eight, and sometimes…
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Consumer Privacy And State Security: Towing The Line In Business
In the age of the data broker and the commodification of consumer information the ethical precedent falls even closer to an area of grey. Whilst the information of individuals is being circulated through companies constantly the information is sold or offered in another form of transaction. Presented as another avenue for business and an optimization…