[Year 12 IT Apps] And More U4O2 Security Resources

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The following link to The Age Technology page has some interesting articles on security:

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/


Examples:
Phishing the net for the gullible
The best security against online fraud still won't protect those who won't learn, writes Danny Bradbury. 

Developing an eagle eye for fraud
Criminals are constantly changing their fraud techniques as financial institutions enhance their detection methods for suspicious transactions, visiting "financial technologist" Mark Greene says. 

Job website probes data bungle
 The CareerOne website launches investigation into how confidential client information became publicly accessible on the web. 

US jails Aussie piracy kingpin
 Australian Hew Raymond Griffiths, leader the world's largest international internet piracy group, gets a 15-month jail term. 

Pentagon hit by cyber attack
 The US Defence Department has had to take as many as 1500 computers offline after its computer systems came under attack. 

Scammers net Munster data
 Online identity thieves steal Herman's credit card details. 

Does Google know too much about you?
 Most people missed the announcement about how Google wants to burrow inside your brain and capture your most intimate thoughts. 

Top tips to protect your online privacy
Here are 10 ways to keep personal information secure when online: 

Geoff Moss
RMIT