South Carolina reveals massive data breach

Computerworld Security: October 29, 2012
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South Carolina reveals massive data breach

Approximately 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit
card numbers belonging to South Carolina taxpayers were exposed after a server
at the state's Department of Revenue was breached by an international hacker,
state officials said Friday.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Darlene Storm: Blackhat SEO poisoning: Halloween tricks and holiday malware interview
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2. Critical flaw found in software used by many industrial control systems
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Darlene Storm: Blackhat SEO poisoning: Halloween tricks and holiday malware interview


Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a few of the
targeted holiday campaigns that cybercriminals run to spread malware
by tainting links shared in social media such Facebook and Twitter, or by
poisoning online search results with blackhat SEO methods. Running a search
for special events, celebrity deaths, popular news stories, holidays, hot
new products and gaming cheat codes can all end up infecting users' computers or
mobile devices. This interview with GFI's Jovi Umawing looks at these
online Halloween scams, malware trends, and gives tips on how to best protect
yourself.
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IT's Next Transformation

To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT
and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud
computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT.

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Critical flaw found in software used by many industrial control systems

CoDeSys, a piece of software running on industrial control systems (ICS) from
over 200 vendors contains a vulnerability that allows potential attackers to
execute sensitive commands on the vulnerable devices without the need for
authentication, according to a report from security consultancy Digital Bond.
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VOTE NOW: WHAT'S ON YOUR 2012 HOLIDAY SHOPPING OR WISH LIST?

Computerworld wants to know: What type of tech gear do you most want to give or
receive as a holiday present this year? Let us know by taking our quick poll.
We'll focus on the most popular product types in our upcoming 2012 holiday gift
guide.

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and opportunities for training and advancement, as well as interesting projects
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Aha!

This pilot fish is responsible for the firewall, so it makes sense when his
supervisor asks if fish has stopped any Internet traffic going to a particular
workstation. No, says fish -- but there's clearly a problem.

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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL

Microsoft's pricing of its Surface RT tablet was called 'aggressive' by some
analysts, 'mystifying' by others, even as they remained skeptical that it's low
enough to make inroads on the dominant player, Apple's iPad. What do you think
-- is Microsoft's Surface tablet pricing competitive with the iPad?

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