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US hack shows data is the new frontier in cyber security conflict. (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). US hack shows data is the new frontier in cyber security conflict

More than four million personal records of US government workers are thought to have been hacked and stolen, it has been. With US investigators blaming the Chinese government (although the Chinese deny involvement), this incident shows how data could... Read More about US hack shows data is the new frontier in cyber security conflict..

When amateurs do the job of a professional, the result is smart grids secured by dumb crypto. (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). When amateurs do the job of a professional, the result is smart grids secured by dumb crypto

Security relies upon good programming and correct adherence to well-designed standards. If the standards are sloppy, then security has been compromised from the outset. Smart grids, which include the smart meters being rolled out to millions of homes... Read More about When amateurs do the job of a professional, the result is smart grids secured by dumb crypto..

Ashley Madison breach reveals the rise of the moralist hacker (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). Ashley Madison breach reveals the rise of the moralist hacker

There’s value in more than just credit card data, as Avid Life Media (ALM), parent company of the extramarital affair website Ashley Madison, has found out after being raided for millions of their customer’s details. All sorts of information that isn... Read More about Ashley Madison breach reveals the rise of the moralist hacker.

Apple and Starbucks could have avoided being hacked if they'd taken this simple step (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). Apple and Starbucks could have avoided being hacked if they'd taken this simple step

Apple and Starbucks are two of the world’s most trusted companies, but their reputations were recently tarnished thanks to some novice cybersecurity mistakes. Both setup systems that could have allowed hackers to break into customers' accounts by rep... Read More about Apple and Starbucks could have avoided being hacked if they'd taken this simple step.

Lenovo’s security debacle reveals blurred boundary between adware and malware (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). Lenovo’s security debacle reveals blurred boundary between adware and malware

A widely disliked habit of PC vendors is their bundling of all manner of unwanted software into brand new computers – demo software, games, or part-functional trials. Faced with shrinking margins vendors have treated this as an alternative income str... Read More about Lenovo’s security debacle reveals blurred boundary between adware and malware.

If Obama is talking about securing the net, it should be on everyone else’s lips too. (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). If Obama is talking about securing the net, it should be on everyone else’s lips too

We have spent years promoting the need for change in our approach to internet infrastructure, forcing politicians to recognise it as a serious issue. So it’s great to see Barack Obama tackling the issue in his State of the Union address. You may agre... Read More about If Obama is talking about securing the net, it should be on everyone else’s lips too..

If you seek to ‘switch off’ encryption, you may as well switch off the whole internet. (2015)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2015). If you seek to ‘switch off’ encryption, you may as well switch off the whole internet

Prime Minister David Cameron has stated that the UK government will look at “switching off” some forms of encryption in order to make society safer from terror attacks. This might make a grand statement but it is impossible to implement and extremely... Read More about If you seek to ‘switch off’ encryption, you may as well switch off the whole internet..