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Tech watch: Device uses lasers to map an entire room through a 1-inch gap
from DailyMail.co.uk Science and Tech Looking through a keyhole could soon reveal far more than you imagine. Scientists have developed a device that could map an entire room simply by shining a laser through a 2cm gap. The system could be used in applications such as firefighting, [...]
Walls have ears: Toronto’s new mayor wants better walls to prevent eavesdropping.
Audio leakage from an office or boardroom is a significant but often overlooked concern. Toronto's new mayor is taking it seriously. Repairs on walls have been requested to help prevent inadvertent eavesdropping. "In this office you can hear straight through the wall." ..."the issue is that [...]
Morgan Stanley sacks employee who pilfered account data
...companies now no longer face just external threats. Employees may give in to threat or greed, and with their access to information, can cause a data breach without specialized knowledge or cyber security skills. Staff are often given far-reaching data access rights, but with this power, rouge employees can prove to be a serious risk to corporations. While the threat of insiders is unlikely to wane, companies can protect themselves more effectively by setting in place access restrictions to sensitive data and monitoring employee access to information caches.
Fake “The Interview” app is really an Android banking trojan
Graham Cluley's computer security website provides information about a Korean Android app that claims to offer a download of the movie "The Interview" is actually infecting smart phone's with malware that is stealing banking information, analyzed by researchers at McAfee. If you are looking for [...]
The Sony hack should make cyber security a hot boardroom topic
From Fortune, by Tom Huddleston, Jr. The massive scale of the cyber attack shows why top executives need to be more involved in shaping cyber strategy at companies. Spooked by the Sony Pictures hack and the leak of sensitive documents, companies of all kinds are [...]
Skype for Android Bug Can Be Used for Eavesdropping
A vulnerability in Skype that could be used for eavesdropping has been discovered and described by Reddit user "Ponkers". He explains it this way: "All you need is Skype on two [of your own] devices, call someone with one, then disconnect it from the net as it's ringing. [...]
Surveillance alert: Elf On A Shelf and a Santa Spy Cam
Ontario professor Laura Pinto thinks the popular "Elf on a Shelf" toy is conditioning children for growing up in a surveillance state. Is that any different than Santa knowing when you are sleeping, when you're awake, and if you've been naughty or nice? It is [...]
Internal threat: Spying, subterfuge and stolen treasure- Inside Nike and Adidas
by Drew Harwell, Washington Post The massive heist from the world’s biggest sportswear firm was, as Nike attorneys allege, an inside job. Nike vs Adidas Faking a broken laptop, one of the sneaker giant’s top directors is said to have met secretly with [...]
NORAD tracking Santa for over 50 years
For almost 60 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight. The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, [...]
Wiretapping ATMs
News came out last month [here] on information security blog Krebsonsecurity.com, about attacks on European ATM machines that involved cutting into the machines and tapping into the wires that connect to the internal card reader. The hole would then be covered up with a fake decal or sticker. Photos [...]