Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Cyberattacks can justify armed response, Pentagon says

Computerworld Security: June 01, 2011
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The U.S. military is prepared to use physical attacks in response to
cyberattacks, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday.
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PCI 2.0: What's New? What Matters? What's Left?

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Mac OS update detects, deletes MacDefender 'scareware'
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7365977/818816221/514696/0/

2. Mobile payment systems: A disaster waiting to happen
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7365977/818816221/514697/0/

3. Darlene Storm: Will hardware hackers build hidden devices to distort news at Wi-Fi hotspots?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7365977/818816221/514698/0/

4. Private clouds hold a wide lead over public clouds among IT pros polled
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7365977/818816221/514699/0/

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Mac OS update detects, deletes MacDefender 'scareware'

Apple today released an update for Snow Leopard that warns users that they've
downloaded fake Mac security software and claims to scrub machines already
infected with the so-called 'scareware.'
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Mobile payment systems: A disaster waiting to happen

The apps may be well thought out, but until security improves in the underlying
security of the devices they run on, look out.
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Darlene Storm: Will hardware hackers build hidden devices to distort news at Wi-Fi hotspots?

The creators of Newstweek, a device to distort and manipulate news at wireless
hotspots, have published how-to details so hardware hackers and others can have
one more way to mess with people's minds and their news.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7365977/818816221/514698/0/

Private clouds hold a wide lead over public clouds among IT pros polled

Public clouds have a way to go if they want to be the top choice of businesses
looking to put resources in a shared, centralized computing environment,
according to a poll of 1,200 IT professionals.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7365977/818816221/514699/0/

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WORST. VACATION. EVER.

For an upcoming feature story in Computerworld, share your tales of summer woe: tell us the worst thing that happened back at the office while you were out on vacation, and how you managed your staff from a distance. (We may e-mail you if you're willing to be quoted in our story.)

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CAST YOUR VOTE IN OUR LATEST QUICKPOLL

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