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SuffolkVera

SuffolkVera Report 2 Aug 2016 13:47

Thank you Rollo. I think we're fairly canny but you can never be too careful.

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 2 Aug 2016 10:53

The first step in a successful web "exploit" is to track the user and get info on usage. This makes it far easier to craft a successful exploit which will creep under the user radar and result in financial loss, possibly catastrophic.

Mobile smart phones are especially at risk.

http://blog.add0n.com/2016/03/23/html5-apis-fingerprint-users-how-to-prevent.html

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