Tuesday, June 7, 2011

iCloud, iOS 5: New security challenges for enterprise

Computerworld Security: June 07, 2011
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Although many of the features Apple talked up Monday during the WWDC keynote
could be a boon to enterprise IT shops, some could pose security challanges,
says columnist Ryan Faas.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515428/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Hackers may try to disrupt World IPv6 Day
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515430/0/

2. Hackers exploit Flash bug in new attacks against Gmail users
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515431/0/

3. After hack, RSA offers to replace SecureID tokens
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515432/0/

4. Richi Jennings: RSA SecurID: Egg meets face
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515433/0/

5. Anonymous hacks Indian site in fight against corruption
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515434/0/

6. Michael Horowitz: Defending against the Flash player
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515435/0/

7. Insider's view into Web application abuse: 5 phases of an attack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515436/0/

8. Riverbed releases WAN cloud storage gateway appliances
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515437/0/

9. Four indicted in $1.5M ATM skimming operation
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515438/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: Websense, Inc.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

New Websense TRITON Unveiled

As technology continues to improve, businesses are faced with attacks from every
angle. We are no longer faced with simple, one-dimensional threats, but advanced
persistent threats that attack from every platform.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515439/0/

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Hackers may try to disrupt World IPv6 Day

Hundreds of popular websites -- including Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Bing --
are participating in a 24-hour trial of a new Internet standard called IPv6 on
June 8, prompting worries that hackers will exploit weaknesses in this emerging
technology to launch attacks.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515430/0/

Hackers exploit Flash bug in new attacks against Gmail users

Adobe today confirmed that the Flash Player bug it patched Sunday is being used
to steal login credentials of Google's Gmail users.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515431/0/

After hack, RSA offers to replace SecureID tokens

In an acknowledgement of the severity of its recent computer compromise, RSA
Security it will replace SecureID tokens for any customer that asks.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515432/0/

Richi Jennings: RSA SecurID: Egg meets face

In the case of the SecurID hack three months ago, RSA's strategy -- to deny
anything was worrisome -- has come back to bite it. Hard. The company is having
to learn some of the oldest lessons in security -- and in PR. Find out more, in
The Long View... INSIDER (free registration required)

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515433/0/

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Securing the Cloud

Cloud computing has become another key resource for IT deployments, but there is
still fear of securing applications and data in the cloud. With F5 devices, you
can keep your most precious assets safe, no matter where they live.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515440/0/

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Anonymous hacks Indian site in fight against corruption

Hacker group Anonymous has come out in support of a civil movement against
corruption in India by hacking one of the websites of a government IT
organization.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515434/0/

Michael Horowitz: Defending against the Flash player

A new version of the Flash player was released yesterday. Yet again. Constantly
updating Flash is a pain, but not updating it is a security risk. My suggestion:
view sites that require Flash with Google's Chrome browser, exclusively.
Eliminating Flash from other browsers has many Defensive Computing benefits.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515435/0/

Insider's view into Web application abuse: 5 phases of an attack

With congressional hearings on data theft following the Sony PlayStation data
breach of 100 million records, and news from companies such as Epsilon, HB Gary,
RSA and Barracuda Networks about recent cyberattacks, security of data in an
online, interconnected world has become a mainstream topic.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515436/0/

Riverbed releases WAN cloud storage gateway appliances

Riverbed today announced three new WAN optimization appliances targeted at
backing data up to the cloud.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515437/0/

Four indicted in $1.5M ATM skimming operation

Three Romanian men and one Austrian man were indicted on Monday by U.S. federal
prosecutors for allegedly stealing more than $1.5 million by cloning payment
cards with stolen account information.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7374769/818816221/515438/0/

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