Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Researchers find first Android 'Gingerbread' malware

Computerworld Security: August 24, 2011
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Researchers have spotted the first malware that exploits a critical
vulnerability in Android 2.3, aka Gingerbread, finding samples tucked into
legitimate apps on Chinese download sites.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527121/0/

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Data Growth and Protection: Addressing the Challenge

How does your organization deal with the data deluge? This white paper explores
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Facebook tweaks site to clarify who can see what
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527123/0/

2. A $49 HP TouchPad? Maybe if you're Rick Astley
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527124/0/

3. iPhone thief accidentally IDs himself via Photobucket
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527125/0/

4. Twitter turns on SSL encryption for some users
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527126/0/

5. China hacking video shows glimpse of Falun Gong attack tool
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527127/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: Cymphonix~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Strategies Behind Managing Internet Traffic

At a time when the number of Internet-connected applications is exploding, now
more than ever IT needs maximum visibility into each and everyone of these
connections.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527128/0/

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Facebook tweaks site to clarify who can see what

Facebook is making a series of design changes to the site to make it clearer to
users who can see the content that they post, an issue Google has been
criticizing Facebook about since it launched its own social network, Google+, in
June.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527123/0/

A $49 HP TouchPad? Maybe if you're Rick Astley

With geeks still scrambling to get their hands on the last of Hewlett-Packard's
$99 TouchPads, a $49 deal just seems too good to be true -- and it is.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527124/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Adopting Unified Communications: Key Steps to Consider

The faster your business can locate, gather and share information, the more
productive and competitive you can be. That's why small and medium enterprises
are upgrading to a unified communications (UC) system, which can improve
customer service, streamline product development and speed response to new
opportunities.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527129/0/

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iPhone thief accidentally IDs himself via Photobucket

Photobucket has a cool mobile application that allows users to automatically
upload mobile pictures to the company's photo-sharing website. That's something
that Korey Heess is unlikely to forget anytime soon, after allegedly snapping a
picture of himself that was used by police to identify him as a smartphone
thief.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527125/0/

Twitter turns on SSL encryption for some users

Twitter is slowly turning on automatic encryption on its website, a move
following other major providers of web-based services to thwart account
hijacking over wireless networks.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527126/0/

China hacking video shows glimpse of Falun Gong attack tool

The clip shows up without explanation, lasting for about six seconds during a
rather mundane documentary about hacking produced by the state-sponsored China
Central Television
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7518111/818816221/527127/0/

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Sometimes one cook is too many

This web consultant pilot fish is working with a medium-size company to build a
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