Guess Who’s Texting You? Evaluating the Security of Smartphone Messaging Applications Sebastian Schrittwieser‚ Peter Fr¨ hwirt‚ Peter Kieseberg‚ Manuel Leithner‚ u Martin Mulazzani‚ Markus Huber‚ Edgar Weippl SBA Research gGmbH Vienna‚ Austria (1stletterfirstname)(lastname)@sba-research.org Abstract In recent months a new generation of mobile messaging and VoIP applications for smartphones was introduced. These services offer free calls and text messages to other subscribers‚ providing
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The Homeland Security Bill enacted in 2003 was established in results of the devastation caused by the attacks on the home front in September 11‚ 2001. After this tragic event‚ President George W. Bush wanted to establish a collaborative team which included 22 existing agencies that work as a preventive force to help with the minimization of terrorist attacks and activities. This team would be used to respond to all domestic emergency situations which include‚ but are not limited to terrorist occurrences
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are many reasons for such overwhelming adoption and business success; two major factors are total ownership cost savings and productivity enhancements. The total ownership cost can be considered as the initial deployment cost plus the cost of user training‚ support‚ and facility maintenance over time. Productivity enhancements can be measured in terms of tool effectiveness‚ user time savings‚ usability improvements‚ and user satisfaction. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN is an emerging technology
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Security Services Typologies Out of all the Security agencies that were researched‚ the two that have been chosen was Pinkerton Security and the Federal Burial of Investigations (FBI) which is a part of Homeland Security. Starting with Pinkerton Security they would be classified as a Level IV because they can deal with a vast majority of situations that occur in their client areas. Their personnel can be deployed wherever they are needed in a short time and have a very clear governing intervention
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will also discuss what kind of compensation is given‚ whether the compensation is monetary or in another form. This paper will also discuss what the incentives will be for reporting abuse of other employees or violation of company policies and procedures. The steps that the company will take to keep all incentives for the different categories and employees fair and equal. What kind of payouts for the different performances in each category. The paper will also include a section on why the compensation
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Hotel Guest Security Hotel guests want to feel safe and secure in their temporary home. Hotels have a duty to protect them. After all‚ the business depends upon them. Apart from the possibility of death or injury and destruction‚ the adverse publicity from an incident‚ can result in ruined reputations‚ failing business and knock-on effects to tourism in the country or region. The risk to hotels can also increase because of the identity of an individual guest or his or her family.
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people in the event of a tsunami seems a key ingredient yet does not sound reassuring to voters‚ hence Congress who is controlling the purse strings. "Judging our "success" will depend to a large extent upon what we identify and set as our homeland security goals. As a Nation we are unlikely to definitively "win the war against terrorism" since terrorist threats are subject to constant change‚ resources are
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Aviation Security The security of an airport is an important factor to be looked upon once it has been constructed. This is one place where the reputation starts to build up for any nation and therefore it should be of outmost importance. Because of the wide variety and scope of GA aircraft and landing locations‚ any approach to implementing security guidelines must think about the various types of flight operations as well as the size of aircraft concerned‚ among other factors. Therefore‚ an
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In the corporate world‚ security is very important. Large corporations generally have to protect themselves from competitors‚ hackers‚ and other outside sources that could pose a threat to both them and their customers. A breach in security can destroy a customer’s loyalty in the company‚ also causing the customer an enormous amount of trouble especially if it involves a theft of identity or other personal information. A security breach is the result of a failure in the design and implementation
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New PCI Guidance Upends Virtualization Status Quo Sourcefire Security Report Executive Summary Securing Virtual Payment Systems‚ an Information Supplement authored and recently published by the Virtualization SIG of PCI’s Security Standards Council‚ provides clearer guidance for how to achieve and maintain PCI compliance in virtual environments. The new guidance is far reaching and significantly challenges the virtualization security status quo. Virtual system administrators and security
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