Well Done Geographers
A big thank-you to all the Geographers who came to speed dating last night! We were very impressed with your geographical knowledge (and dating skills!) 5 days to go!!
Apple devices vulnerable to attack via bogus charger
Any Apple device running the iOS operating system could be infected by the bogus charger
Apple iPhones can be taken over with
"alarming" ease using a custom-built charger, security researchers warn.
Using the bogus charger, a team from Georgia Institute of Technology managed to infect a phone with a virus in less than a minute.
Any device using Apple's iOS operating system would be as vulnerable to infection, claim the trio.
More details of their work will be given at the upcoming Black Hat USA hacker conference.
Computer control
Brief details of the work were given in a summary of the talk the three researchers are scheduled to present at the hackers' get-together.
The researchers, Billy Lau, Yeongjin Jang and Chengyu Song, said they were able to get around the many defences in iOS to install any software they wanted on a target device.
"All users are affected, as our approach requires neither a jailbroken device nor user interaction," they wrote.
The team created their malicious charger using a tiny bare-bones computer called a BeagleBoard that costs about £30 ($45).
"This hardware was selected to demonstrate the ease with which innocent-looking, malicious USB chargers can be constructed," wrote the researchers in their conference summary.
This computer on the BeagleBoard communicates with the target computer and carries out the attack that loads malicious software. The researchers say they studied Apple's security systems closely to find a way round its attempts to stop attackers installing rogue programmes and apps.
The researchers hid the malicious application they installed by using the same method Apple employs to conceal the location of its own applications on iOS devices.
The presentation will also make recommendations about how Apple could close the vulnerability uncovered by the team.
Black Hat USA is due to take place in Las Vegas from 27 July - 1 August.
GCSE Geography Top Tips
Geography Words like this are banned!
Please don’t write ‘stuff’, ‘they’, ‘things’...etc
Check you are using the correct resource for the question
Spend the first 5 mins reading through the paper.
Allow yourself at least 15mins for the case study questions.
Please don’t write ‘stuff’, ‘they’, ‘things’...etc
Check you are using the correct resource for the question
Spend the first 5 mins reading through the paper.
Allow yourself at least 15mins for the case study questions.
Geography Speed Dating tomorrow evening
'Have you got your outfit sorted yet...?'
Make sure you check your post this week for your exclusive invite to the Geography Event of the Year 2013!
Make sure you check your post this week for your exclusive invite to the Geography Event of the Year 2013!
You have each been allocated a case study to become the expert in! Click here to see what you expert topic is. You need to swot up on those facts and be prepared to impress your partner with your geographical knowledge!
GCSE English Top Tips
English
1. circle any and / or in the questions
2. ‘What’ questions = describe
3. Use - “This might be ‘used’ because...” - for an analysis question
4. Re read your work. Replace any words you have repeated; replace any slang; replace any boring words like good or bad...
1. circle any and / or in the questions
2. ‘What’ questions = describe
3. Use - “This might be ‘used’ because...” - for an analysis question
4. Re read your work. Replace any words you have repeated; replace any slang; replace any boring words like good or bad...
English Revision Foundation Notes
Click here to view the Foundation English Revision Notes
Arrive early for some fruit and juice before your English Exam tmrw morning?
Arrive early for some fruit and juice before your English Exam tmrw morning?
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Don't forget your English Seminar
English revision seminar please:
Higher tier in the LRC
and
Foundation tier in the Wave - 3.15 to 4.30
Higher tier in the LRC
and
Foundation tier in the Wave - 3.15 to 4.30
Last Minute History Top Tips
For 8 and 12 mark questions in the American West and Medicine exams remember 4, 3, 2, 1 - 4 paragraphs 3 factors 2 time period examples for each factor 1 conclusion saying the number 1 imporant factor For all questions in the American West and Medicine exams PEER Point, Example, Explain its importance and Refer back to the question in your closing sentence
English Revision Seminar
English revision seminar: Higher tier in the LRC and Foundation tier in the Wave - 3.15 to 4.30
RE Seminar
R.E. Philosophy seminar: Tues 4th June P3 - Miss Clark in room 560 & Miss Manning in room 561.
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GCSE History Top Tips
For 8 and 12 mark questions in the American West and Medicine exams remember 4, 3, 2, 1 - 4 paragraphs 3 factors 2 time period examples for each factor 1 conclusion saying the number 1 imporant factor For all questions in the American West and Medicine exams PEER Point, Example, Explain its importance and Refer back to the question in your closing sentence
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