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Humans still the weakest link as phishing gets smarter and more focused

The latest figures from the APWG show a decline in phishing reports. Verizon, on the other hand, implies that almost all incidents of cyber espionage reported in the last year included some phishing component. This seems to confirm that phishing attacks are becoming less scatter-gun, focusing more on specific targets.
Naked Security – Sophos

The Watchdog: In computer security, you’re only as good as your weakest link – Dallas Morning News

The Watchdog: In computer security, you're only as good as your weakest link
Dallas Morning News
The last person in the world a spammer should send a brazenly criminal email to is me. My email address alone — [email protected] — has a ring of authority to it. Sure, I'm not the FBI, but my coverage beat includes idiots who do things like that.

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Mobile Security’s Missing Link – InformationWeek

Mobile Security's Missing Link
InformationWeek
When you think about mobile security, do you focus mainly on the devices employees use? Or maybe you worry most about controlling what data mobile users have access to? If so, you're not alone, judging by the popularity of mobile device management

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App developers are weak link for Android security – EE Times

App developers are weak link for Android security
EE Times
Although Knight said he didn't know whether Android security is worse than phones running other operating systems, he stressed that Android developers have a lot of control over security. They have a range of choices in implementing SSLs, allowing them

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