Assorted bits and pieces of media attention
- 20 May 13: Secure Computing Magazine - Research reveals reality of password sniffing over HTTP connections
- 4 Apr 13: ChannelBiz - ‘Useless’ SSL Website Security Pushes TopCashback Into Action
- 3 Apr 13: TechWeek Europe - TopCashback Rushes to Fix ‘Useless’ SSL Website Security
- 5 Mar 13: Ars Technica - Critics: Substandard crypto needlessly puts Evernote accounts at risk
- 4 Mar 13: Secure Computing Magazine - Evernote discloses password breach, while critics bemoan its use of crackable crypto
- 1 Mar 13: IT News for Australian Businesses - ATO passwords stored in clear text
- 28 Feb 13: Sydney Morning Herald - Cracks widen in ABC website security
- 28 Feb 13: Crikey - ABC hack attack: online security is getting worse
- 28 Feb 13: Secure Computing Magazine - ATO passwords stored in clear text
- 9 Jan 13: Facecrooks - Sophisticated “Faceboourk” Scam Catching Many Off Guard
- 8 Jan 13: Mashable - Don't Fall for This 'Faceboourk' Phishing Scam
- 31 Dec 12: hln.be - Veiligheidsexpert waarschuwt voor tweeten wachtwoorden (Security expert warns about tweeting passwords)
- 20 Nov 12: Lifehacker - Anatomy Of A Scam: How The Woolworths Free Voucher Scam Works
- 20 Nov 12: Gizmodo - Anatomy Of A Scam: How The Woolworths Free Voucher Scam Works
- 20 Nov 12: The Age - Retailers warn over Facebook voucher scam
- 20 Nov 12: Sydney Morning Herald - Retailers warn over Facebook voucher scam
- 4 Oct 12: Ars Technica - I am calling you from Windows": A tech support scammer dials Ars Technica
- 22 Aug 12: v3.co.uk - Tesco moves to plug website security holes
- 22 Aug 12: TechWatch - ICO to investigate Tesco website security
- 22 Aug 12: TechWeek Europe - Tesco Pledges To Fix Web Security Flaws
- 21 Aug 12: IT Pro Portal - UK privacy watchdog to probe Tesco amid security concerns
- 21 Aug 12: Metro - Tesco to update online security system following 'customer feedback'
- 21 Aug 12: Metro - Tesco online security 'flaw' looked at by UK data watchdog
- 21 Aug 12: PC Pro - ICO investigating Tesco over security concerns
- 21 Aug 12: IT Pro - ICO to investigate Tesco over website security
- 21 Aug 12: AOL Money - Is Tesco putting your data at risk?
- 21 Aug 12: The Telegraph - Tesco face enquiry over 'lousy' website security
- 21 Aug 12: TechWeek Europe - Another Dangerous Tesco Website Flaw Confirmed
- 21 Aug 12: The Register - UK watchdog snaps on glove to probe Tesco's 'security fails'
- 20 Aug 12: The Chartered Institute for IT - ICO examines Tesco.com security concerns
- 20 Aug 12: TechWeek Europe - ICO Probes Tesco Security Issues
- 20 Aug 12: Secure Computing Magazine - ICO to investigate Tesco following data security claims
- 20 Aug 12: Softpedia - Security Expert Explains the Risks Posed by XSS Flaw on Shopping Sites
- 20 Aug 12: Computerworld UK - ICO ‘making enquiries’ into Tesco website security concerns
- 20 Aug 12: BBC News - Tesco web security 'flaw' probed by UK data watchdog
- 17 Aug 12: computing.co.uk - ICO to check out Tesco.com security
- 17 Aug 12: InformationWeek - 6 Password Security Essentials For Developers
- 14 Aug 12: TechWeek Europe - Tesco Security: Very Little Help!
- 2 Aug 12: CSO - Tesco website security concerns raised
- 1 Aug 12: The Chartered Institute for IT - Tesco security issues 'offers lessons' for other businesses
- 1 Aug 12: Computerworld - Tesco website security concerns raised
- 1 Aug 12: Security Now Podcast - Episode 363 (29 minute mark)
- 1 Aug 12: Econsultancy - Five things every online retailer can learn from Tesco's website security fail
- 1 Aug 12: Daily Mail - Is Tesco Online safe? Supermarket giant comes under scrutiny after Twitter users spot 'security holes' on website
- 1 Aug 12: Secure Computing Magazine - Is the Tesco research evidence of the problem of password security?
- 31 Jul 12: Secure Computing Magazine - Tesco criticised for password and browser security measures
- 31 Jul 12: v3.co.uk - Tesco accused of inadequate website and password security
- 31 Jul 12: The Register - Tesco in unencrypted password email reminder rumble
- 30 Jul 12: Information Age - Tesco's password security under fire
- 30 Jul 12: TechWeek Europe - Tesco Slammed For ‘Ignoring’ Security Failures
- 30 Jul 12: Gizmodo - Plain Text Password Storage But One of Tesco Online’s Possible Security Holes
- 30 Jul 12: The Digital Fix - Use Tesco online? You need to read this.
- 21 Feb 12: Stay Smart Online Alert Service (Australian Government) - Scam phone calls offering Microsoft users virus removal support
- 21 Feb 12: AusCERT (Australian Government) - Called and owned (but which way around)?
- 20 Oct 11: Computerworld - iPhone app spyware: Shocking enterprise risks
- 20 Oct 11: O'reilly Radar - Secret iOS Business -- the dirty innards of iOS apps
- 20 Oct 11: Boing Boing - Scrutinizing mobile apps: privacy violations, bloat, and poor security
- 19 Oct 11: Tao of Mac - Phone home
- 19 Oct 11: MetaFilter - What you don't know about your apps
- 15 Sep 11: The Sydney Morning Herald - Westfield Bondi caught in 'find my car' privacy flap
- 15 Sep 11: The Age - Westfield Bondi caught in 'find my car' privacy flap
- 15 Sep 11: The Australian - Westfield iPhone app in privacy fiasco
- 14 Sep 11: Security Lab - Данные о местонахождении автомобилей оказались в открытом доступе (Data on the location of vehicles were in the open access)
- 14 Sep 11: The Register - 'Find My Car' iPhone app finds anyone’s car - Blogger tags security and privacy howler
- 24 Jul 11: Network World - The problem with weak passwords and hijacked Hotmail: 'My friend's been hacked!'
- 19 Jul 11: security.nl - Woordenboek inspiratie voor meeste wachtwoorden (Dictionary inspiration for most passwords)
- 19 Jul 11: Slashdot - The Science of Password Selection
- 7 Jul 11: ZDNet - Stay safe online: 5 secrets every PC (and Mac) owner should know
- 5 Jul 11: InfoWorld - Reduce, reuse, recycle -- just not your password
- 22 Jun 11: InfoWorld - Don't blame users for dumb passwords
- 20 Jun 11: Symantec - Improving Passwords
- 18 Jun 11: Habrahabr - Распределение символов в паролях (The distribution of characters in passwords)
- 17 Jun 11: Freakonomics- Sony security breach analyzed: Top 3 passwords? Seinfeld, password, and winner
- 16 Jun 11: PCWorld - LulzSec's Sony Hack Shows Rampant Password Re-use
- 15 Jun 11: Computerworld - LulzSec's Sony hack shows rampant password re-use
- 14 Jun 11: ZDNet - The most common iPhone passcodes
- 14 Jun 11: The Wall Street Journal - 123456 Is Never A Good Password
- 10 Jun 11: security.nl - Wachtwoorden Sony-klanten eenvoudig te kraken (Sony customer passwords easy to crack)
- 8 Jun 11: Time - Techland - Who ARE These People? Sony Hack Reveals 'Seinfeld' as Most Popular Password
- 7 Jun 11: PC Mag - You Have Exactly Three Passwords, Don't You?
- 7 Jun 11: The Daily What - Weak Passwords of the Day
- 7 Jun 11: PCWorld - What the Latest Data Security Breaches Really Mean
- 6 Jun 11: Gizmodo - It’s Time to Abandon Passwords
- 8 Jun 11: The Register - Sony hack reveals password security is even worse than feared - Most conformed to very predictable patterns
- 6 Jun 11: ZDNet - 5 practical steps to keep your data secure in the cloud
- 6 Jun 11: Slashdot - A Brief Sony Password Analysis
- 6 Jun 11: Gizmodo - We All Suck at Passwords
- 6 Jun 11: How-To Geek - Analysis of Sony Leak Shows Weak and Duplicate Passwords
- 6 Jun 11: The Washington Post - An analysis of passwords
- 6 Jun 11: InfoWorld - What the latest data security breaches really mean
- 6 Jun 11: Boing Boing - Comparative analysis of leaked Sony and Gawker passwords
- 4 Oct 10: GDS Security - PadBuster V0.3 And The .NET Padding Oracle Attack
Quotes and media commentary
- 16 May 13: Sydney Morning Herald - Oops: Google search reveals private Telstra customer data
- 7 May 13: Sydney Morning Herald - Australian Google office building hacked