by Regents Risk Advisory | Apr 22, 2012 | Computer Forensics, Cyber-Threat
The digital photocopier being used in your home or office may offer an identity thief or fraudster gateway direct to your personal or sensitive data. Though most users are unaware, nearly all digital copiers sold since 2002 contain a digital hard drive — similar to...
by Regents Risk Advisory | Nov 7, 2011 | Cyber-Threat, Data Security
Top secret defence documents belonging to the commander of Australian operations in the Middle East stored on a USB drive went missing from the backpack of a military aide travelling on a commercial flight from Dubai to Pakistan. It is believed the USB went...
by Regents Risk Advisory | Jun 6, 2011 | Cyber-Threat, Data Security, Forensic Data & Cyber Threats
The recent announcement by Google that a number of users Gmail accounts have been hacked into has ratchet up the debate on cyber war between China and the US. The importance of this report relates to the fact that these Gmail accounts were held and sued by senior US...
by Regents Risk Advisory | Apr 17, 2011 | Cyber-Threat, Data Security, Forensic Data & Cyber Threats
Recent sales figures indicating that worldwide sales for smartphones will increase by 60% and top half a billion units in 2011 confirms what most people already knew; smartphones are no longer just for top executives or city hopping businesspeople. Smartphones –...
by Regents Risk Advisory | Mar 5, 2011 | Cyber-Threat, Data Security, Forensic Data & Cyber Threats
Most people are lazy when it comes to using computers properly. People are even lazier when to comes to selecting a password for accessing their computer or web service. Computer security seems to be a keyboard type too far. The more complex a password is by...