Raid Hussein

Raid Hussein

I am a PhD candidate at University of Southampton, working with security issues related to Cloud computing.

Location Southampton

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  • Raid Hussein replied to Jimmy Rafferty
    Goodbye!

    Hi Jimmy Rafferty,
    That is cool. Good luck

  • Raid Hussein replied to Martin Gonzalez
    Reflection

    Hi Martin Gonzalez,
    Thank you very much for you.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Leozandrae De Leon
    We've only just begun

    Hi Leozandrae De Leon,
    Thank you too very much.

  • Raid Hussein replied to paul Frost
    Reflection

    Hi paul Frost,
    Thank you very much. Hope you will not have any problem.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Martin Gonzalez
    We've only just begun

    Hi Martin Gonzalez,
    Thank you very much.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Detlef Kittler
    Goodbye!

    Hi Mike Gough,
    Thank you very much.I think you did not install the VM as I can understand and it is more secure.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Mike Gough
    Reflection

    HI
    Mike Gough,
    Thank you for your suggestions. We will consider it in the next run for the course.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Adrian Salter
    We've only just begun

    Hi Adrian Salter ,
    Thank you too to join this course. Good Luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Hugh S
    Reflection

    HI Hugh S,
    Happy to know that and Good luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Shivani Gamit
    Why Fortify SCA?

    Hi Mihaela McKendrick,
    Sure and all the best.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Sarah Chacko
    Reflection

    Hi Sarah Chacko,
    Thank you for you and for your suggestions. We will consider that in the nest run for the course.

  • Raid Hussein replied to ANJAN SHARMA
    Do you think that businesses apply the Principle of Least Privilege?

    HI,
    I do agree with you. The user should know what kind of permission should be granted to an app.

  • Raid Hussein replied to O.B. Juan
    Case study: how pre-installed software introduces serious security vulnerabilities

    Hi Jan Ramsli,
    Good point. The operating system must be licenced otherwise the user is not safe.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Ajo Abraham
    Why Fortify SCA?

    HI Ajo,
    I do agree with you.

  • Raid Hussein made a comment
    Terminology

    Hi Grant Amey,
    Have a look at this terminology in this link:
    http://shapingsoftware.com/2008/03/30/threats-attacks-vulnerabilities-and-countermeasures/

  • Raid Hussein replied to Myo Thi Ha
    Welcome to the course

    Hi Myo Thi Ha,
    Welcome to the course. Good Luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Fabio Augusto Bruns
    We've only just begun

    Hi Fabio Augusto Bruns,
    Thank you very much for you and good luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Mark Tulley
    Exercise: identifying inadequate protection of a Content Provider

    Hi Fabio Augusto Bruns,
    Happy to know that. Good luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Fiona Mac
    Reflection

    Hi Fiona,
    Thats brilliant. Keep going and good luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to John LIM
    Reflection

    Hi John LIM,
    would you show us what problems you have so we can help.

  • Raid Hussein replied to John LIM
    Setting up the operating system

    Hi John LIM,
    Thats absolutely right.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Mila Moreira
    Why should we care about mobile app security?

    Hi Mila Moreira,
    I strongly agree with you.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Patrick Fleming
    What is your experience of apps that request surprising permissions?

    Hi Patrick Fleming,
    Please describe to us what difficulties you have so we are happy to help.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Elly Elly
    Welcome to the course

    Hi
    Elly Elly,
    Welcome to the course. Best of luck with the course modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Derrick Joseph Wardally
    Setting up a virtual machine

    Hi Mihaela McKendrick,
    It depends on you are going to use it or deleted after sometime.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Firas MA
    Reflection

    Hi Firas MA,
    thank you very much for your interesting in the course. Good luck with week four.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Mihaela McKendrick
    Setting up a virtual machine

    HI Mihaela McKendrick,
    Select typical.

  • Raid Hussein made a comment
    The top ten mobile device risks
  • Raid Hussein replied to Olivera Tešić
    Why should we care about mobile app security?

    Hi Olivera Tešić,
    yes it is a good starting point for you. Good luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Arthur Schultz
    Reflection

    Hi Arthur Schultz,
    Happy to know that.Best of luck with week four modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to PHILIP WINDERS
    Reflection

    Hi PHILIP WINDERS,
    Best of luck with week four modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Alan Hart
    Reflection

    Hi Alan Hart,
    Thanks to let us know that the video is not clear. We will do the best to post better quality.

  • Raid Hussein replied to EDWIN ASARE
    Welcome to the course

    Hi EDWIN ASARE,
    All the best with week four modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Garth Sampson
    Reflection

    Hi Garth Sampson,
    Thank you for your interesting in the course. Good luck with week four modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Andrew Hodgson
    What is your experience of apps that request surprising permissions?

    Hi Andrew Hodgson,
    ya I do agree that cloud computing has some security issues however, still there are techniques to secure your data in the cloud.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Leozandrae De Leon
    Internal and external storage security

    Hi
    Leozandrae De Leon,
    Thank you very much. Good luck with week four modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Garth Sampson
    Why should we care about mobile app security?

    Hi Garth Sampson,
    Good luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to minahil majeed
    Reflection

    Hi minahil majeed,
    Thank you very much. Good luck with week four modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to minahil majeed
    How wide-spread is cybercrime?

    HI minahil majeed,
    ya thats right. But users of these devices need to have knowledge about security Otherwise they will be hacked easily.

  • Raid Hussein replied to minahil majeed
    Why should we care about mobile app security?

    Hi minahil majeed,
    I do agree with you.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Alan Hart
    What is your experience of apps that request surprising permissions?

    HI Alan,
    I think If your phone include any bank details so for safety redone its not right to give this access as it might be risky.

  • Raid Hussein replied to wilson Abiaodung
    Setting up a virtual machine

    hi,
    If your computer is Apple product then check:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThDtEr8IA3U
    If your computer is Windows OS then check :
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRf_eLv2Cqc
    If your computer is Ubuntu then check:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTWFl99Gz1g

  • Raid Hussein replied to Shivani Gamit
    Why Fortify SCA?

    Hi Mihaela McKendrick,
    Still there is time to follow the course. good luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Iván Martínez Herce
    Reflection

    Hi Iván Martínez Herce
    You are welcome. Best of luck with week four.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Thiago Ribeiro
    Why Fortify SCA?

    Hi Mihaela McKendrick,
    you are welcome. Best of luck with week four.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Andrew Salter
    Exercise: identifying inadequate permissions for a Content Provider

    hi Brian Price,
    Kindly, would show us which part of the code does not match the text?

  • Raid Hussein replied to Olumide S. Olatigbe
    Reflection

    Hi Olumide S. Olatigbe,
    Thank you very much. we need all the participants to get the best benefit from the course. best of luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Ian Jenkinson
    Reflection

    Your are welcome. Thank you to join the course.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Ian Jenkinson
    Questions about the test?

    Hi Ian Jenkinson,
    Best of luck with week four modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to John Powdrell
    Reflection

    DearJohn,
    Your welcome. Best of luck with week four modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Abdulla Mohamud
    What's next?

    Hi Abdulla Mohamud,
    you 're welcome.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Ajo Abraham
    Terminology

    Hi Ajo Abraham,
    You are welcome. Best of luck with the course modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Mihaela McKendrick
    What's the cost to businesses?

    Hi Mihaela McKendrick,
    Thank you to share this information.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Sarah Chacko
    Overview of Android permissions

    Hi Leozandrae De Leon,
    Its important to understand what is going in this area as being a tech. user Otherwise, you will be a victims.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Kurt Appolis
    What's next?

    Hi Kurt,
    For sure its a good . Good luck with week 4.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Aref Aldughaim
    Reflection

    Hi Aref,
    you are most welcome

  • Raid Hussein replied to Ajo Abraham
    Unacceptable loss and residual risk

    Yes. Absolutely right.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Ajo Abraham
    Introduction to risk assessment

    Hi Ajo,
    I do agree with you

  • Raid Hussein replied to Martin Gonzalez
    Installing Fortify SCA into Android Studio

    Hi Martin,
    Great. all the best.

  • Raid Hussein replied to AHMED ANIFOWOSHE
    What is your experience of apps that request surprising permissions?

    Hi Ahmed,
    you need to check what sort of permission the apps ask about. If it is relevant to the apps you should decide to agree or if its not you need to reject.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Luis Froes
    Video update on the week's activities

    My pleasure.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Jan Lischer
    What do you consider an unacceptable loss?

    Hi Jan,
    I totally agree with you. That is why we should have different level of security. There are information more secure than the other information.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Luis Froes
    Video update on the week's activities
  • Raid Hussein replied to Peter (bob) C
    Reflection

    Hi Peter,
    It will be fine.Just carry on and all the best.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Olumide S. Olatigbe
    What's next?

    Hi
    Olumide S. Olatigbe,
    There is no secure system 100% so we need to work out to secure our apps. Every day there will be a new threats affecting our apps.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Jack Benhaim
    Do you think that businesses apply the Principle of Least Privilege?

    Hi Jack Benhaim,
    I think it is important to understand how to secure yourself as part of security on the user.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Olumide S. Olatigbe
    Reflection

    Olumide S. Olatigbe,
    Thank you very much for your interest in the course. what you suggest is a good idea. However, you will not learn without installing and run .

  • Raid Hussein replied to siddharth g
    Do you think that businesses apply the Principle of Least Privilege?

    HI Ahmed,
    That's right. It is important to check what sort of information it is going to access and according to that we should decide to accept or reject the permission.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Ant Harrison
    Securing Services

    Hi Andrew Salter,
    Thank you to share this information.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Dieter Adjei
    Terminology

    Hi Dieter Adjei,
    Thank you very much.All the best.

  • Raid Hussein made a comment
    Setting up a virtual machine

    Dear wilson Abiaodung,
    The virtual machine software we provide is for 64 bit system. However you need to look for virtual machine with 32 bit . Mostly you will need tp pay for it.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Robbie Robinson
    An ongoing process
  • Raid Hussein replied to Emmanuel Rwiza
    An ongoing process
  • Raid Hussein replied to Mark Tulley
    Reflection

    Hi HMark Tulley,
    Thank you so much for your suggestion. We will consider it in the next run for the course.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Sushant Mohan
    What's next?

    Hi Sushant Mohan,
    You are welcome in the course. Best of luck with week three modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Shivani Gamit
    Securing Services

    Hi Shivani Gamit,
    Kindly, would you show us which terminology you don't understand?

  • Raid Hussein replied to Jean-Luc Giboire
    Introducing BuggyTheApp

    Hi Jean-Luc Giboire,
    Please ask any question you need.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Mashael Abdulrahman
    Setting up the operating system

    Hi Mashael Abdulrahman,
    have a look at this link:
    https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8978

  • Raid Hussein replied to Dauda Conteh
    Terminology

    Hi Dauda Conteh,
    Welcome to the course. Best of luck with the course modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Waseem Iqbal Khan
    Why should we care about mobile app security?

    Hi Waseem Iqbal Khan,
    Welcome to the course. Best of luck with the course modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Dudley Worcester
    Setting up the operating system

    Hi Dudley Worcester,
    you will sure can work out for installation. keep going and we will help.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Emmanuel Rwiza
    An ongoing process

    Hi Emmanuel Rwiza,
    welcome to the course. keep going and Best of luck.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Mallika Raj
    Installing Android Studio

    Hi Mallika Raj,
    I am sorry to know that however, installing the apps needs a little of patient. what I can understand you can not download android inside the VM? would you give us more details.

  • Raid Hussein replied to siddharth g
    Do you think that businesses apply the Principle of Least Privilege?

    Hi siddharth g,
    I do agree with you. But still the apps ask the user for accessing a certain data like pics so the user should know how to secure themselves.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Sarah Chacko
    Do you think that businesses apply the Principle of Least Privilege?

    Hi Sarah Chacko,
    I do agree with you. There should be always separation according to the level of security required.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Andrew Salter
    Reflection

    Hi Sushant Mohan,
    Thank you for your suggestions. However, we will take it into consideration in the next run of the course.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Sarah Chacko
    Principle of least privilege

    Hi Sarah Chacko,
    Limit the privilege is simply only authorized people should allowed to access resources. This will enforce a level of security.

  • Raid Hussein replied to wilson Abiaodung
    Setting up a virtual machine

    Hi wilson Abiaodung,
    would you give us more details so we can help. Is your system 32 bit?

  • Raid Hussein replied to Fabio Mello
    Security by design

    Hi Fabio Mello,
    Thank you very much to share this information.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Enock Chesire
    Security controls
  • Raid Hussein replied to Jeda Ogaga
    Unacceptable loss and residual risk

    Hi Jeda Ogaga,
    As any system can not avoid the risk 100%, still there will be a type of risk even if it would happen, it will not harm a lot so we will consider it as acceptable risk.

  • Raid Hussein replied to John LIM
    Terminology

    Hi John LIM,
    Welcome to the course. Best of luck with the course modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Sharon Lengert
    Introduction to risk assessment

    Dear Sharon Lengert,
    whatever the provider support, still there is a responsibility lay on the user.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Gabriel Spotorno
    The top ten mobile device risks

    Hi Gabriel Spotorno,
    thanks to share this information.

  • Raid Hussein replied to John LIM
    Why mobile and why Android?

    Hi ohn LIM,
    Security is not easy to implement. However the most important thing is to know how to secure ourselves while using the apps. Even though the system is secure, If you don't know how to use it, you might lost your data.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Dauda Conteh
    Why mobile and why Android?

    Hi Dauda Conteh,
    Thats right. But more important is to secure our data and credentials.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Diego Martínez
    How wide-spread is cybercrime?

    that is great Diego Martínez. It is important for ever apps user know to protect themselves.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Sarah Chacko
    Setting up the operating system

    Dear Sarah Chacko,
    Install software is not an easy task. However, you would sure overcome these obstacle .Kindly, give us some more details so we could help.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Alisher Botirov
    How wide-spread is cybercrime?

    Dear Alisher Botirov,
    It is important to learn how to secure the apps that we use. Welcome to the course. This course will help you how to secure the mobile Android apps. best of luck with the course modules.

  • Raid Hussein replied to Jean-Luc Giboire
    Setting up the operating system

    Dear GIBOIRE jean-luc,
    We recommend to download it from Windows Evaluation website. We have tested this one works properly.