Friday, June 24, 2011

Microsoft exploits Firefox 4 uproar, beats IE drum

Computerworld Security: June 24, 2011
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Addressing the IT furor over Mozilla's plan to pull support for Firefox 4,
Microsoft issued an open letter affirming its commitment to support the current
Internet Explorer edition through 2020.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518156/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Enterprise IT unhappy with Firefox 4's quick demise
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518158/0/

2. LulzSec said it leaked Arizona police documents
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518159/0/

3. Apple patches 36 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps for Lion upgrade
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518160/0/

4. Feds claim victory over Coreflood botnet
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518161/0/

5. FBI hits Latvian scareware peddlers who infected 1 million
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518162/0/

6. AT&T iPad hacker pleads guilty
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518163/0/

7. Update: Ukraine disrupts $72M Conficker hacking ring
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518164/0/

8. Securing mobile devices requires enterprise and service provider controls
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518165/0/

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Enterprise IT unhappy with Firefox 4's quick demise

Some corporate IT managers are unhappy with Mozilla's decision to push out new
editions of Firefox every six weeks with its new rapid-release program.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518158/0/

LulzSec said it leaked Arizona police documents

Lulz Security, the hacker group that earlier attacked websites of the Central
Intelligence Agency and Sony, has information it says was hacked from the
computers of an Arizona law enforcement agency.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518159/0/

Apple patches 36 bugs in Snow Leopard, preps for Lion upgrade

Apple on Thursday released the final feature update for Snow Leopard as it
prepared users' Macs for the upcoming Lion upgrade set to ship next month.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518160/0/

Feds claim victory over Coreflood botnet

Federal authorities have declared victory over the Coreflood botnet and shut
down the replacement server that the FBI used to issue commands to infected PCs.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518161/0/

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FBI hits Latvian scareware peddlers who infected 1 million

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken aim at two Latvian gangs that
allegedly made tens of millions of dollars by sneaking fake virus warnings onto
victims' computers and then charging them to clean up the mess.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518162/0/

AT&T iPad hacker pleads guilty

A 26-year-old man who last year helped hackers publish personal information
belonging to about 120,000 iPad users pleaded guilty to fraud and hacking
charges in a New Jersey court Thursday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518163/0/

Update: Ukraine disrupts $72M Conficker hacking ring

Ukraine's security service said Thursday it had disrupted a cybercrime ring that
cost the banking industry more than $72 million using Conficker, a
fast-spreading worm unleashed in 2008.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518164/0/

Securing mobile devices requires enterprise and service provider controls

Enterprises are adept at securing and managing computing endpoints such as
desktop and laptop computers, but most do not have the same controls and
processes in place for what is likely the fastest-growing computing platform:
smartphones and other smart mobile devices.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7403076/818816221/518165/0/

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