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Google Releases Android Security Paper, But Just How Secure Is Android? – Tech Times

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Google Releases Android Security Paper, But Just How Secure Is Android?
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Google has released what it is calling the "Android Security State of the Union," which is essentially a rundown of security on Android. The report reveals a number of very interesting things, including that 10 million Android devices have apps …
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British spy agency scanned for vulnerable systems in 32 countries, German paper reveals

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British intelligence agency GCHQ used port scanning as part of the “Hacienda” program to find vulnerable systems it and other agencies could compromise across at least 27 countries, German news site Heise Online has revealed.

The use of so-called port scanning has long been a trusty tool used by hackers to find systems they can potentially access. In top-secret documents published by Heise on Friday, it is revealed that in 2009, GCHQ started using the technology against entire nations.

One of the documents states that full scans of network ports of 27 countries and partial scans of another five countries had been carried out. Targets included ports using protocols such as SSH (Secure Shell) and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), which are used for remote access and network administration.

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Chinese espionage latest target: Liquid Paper – Lexology (registration)

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Chinese espionage latest target: Liquid Paper
Lexology (registration)
Spell check features in word processing programs sent correction fluid the way of the buggy whip. Walter Liew and Robert Maegerle, however, saw a $ 28 million dollar payout to sell the secrets to, among other things, Liquid Paper. It is doubtful that …

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MPs Call For ‘Cyber War’ To Protect UK: Paper – AOL Defense

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MPs Call For 'Cyber War' To Protect UK: Paper
AOL Defense
LONDON: The newspaper with arguably the best connections in the UK security world reports that a Parliamentary committee calls for cyber attacks on those.
GCHQ Needs More Cyber War Skills, Say MPsTechWeekEurope UK
MPs Urge Spy Agencies To Wage Cyber Warfare4RFV
UK Should Go On Cyber Warfare Offensive, Say MPsIBTimes.co.uk
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