Week 5 Reading and Article

This weeks article covered why it is important to footprint systems. The article talks about how it is important to look at what footprints potential attackers are going to see on a system and modifying them so that attackers see what you want them to see. The benefit of proactive footprinting is that you can implement countermeasures.

Another article covered in the reading went over the steps that hackers take to attack and common tools and links to these tools. Using offensive tools will allow defenders to best think about defensive measures and tactics to help secure their organizations.

I found an interesting article on ArsTechnica about malware that able to get on the official Google Play store.

http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/malware-designed-to-take-over-cameras-and-record-audio-enters-google-play/