Friday, August 26, 2011

Scariest IPv6 attack scenarios

Computerworld Security: August 26, 2011
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Experts are reporting a rise in the number of attacks that take advantage of
known vulnerabilities of IPv6, a next-generation addressing scheme that is being
adopted across the Internet. IPv6 replaces the Internet's main communications
protocol, which is known as IPv4.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527533/0/

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WikiLeaks: How am I Affected?

The latest WikiLeaks episode has raised questions about how organizations and
governments protect their sensitive information. While this incident was
isolated, it has severe implications on the modern enterprise.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527534/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Was this the e-mail that took down RSA?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527535/0/

2. UK charges another alleged Anonymous member
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527536/0/

3. Post-riot, UK government halts talk of social media shutdown
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527537/0/

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http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527538/0/

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Was this the e-mail that took down RSA?

"I forward this file to you for review. Please open and view it."
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527535/0/

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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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http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527539/0/

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UK charges another alleged Anonymous member

U.K. police said Thursday a 22-year-old student has been charged in connection
with participating in distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDOS) with the
hacking collective Anonymous.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527536/0/

Post-riot, UK government halts talk of social media shutdown

The U.K. government met on Thursday with technology companies for a post-mortem
on the violent riots earlier this month, but made clear from the onset that it
was no longer considering shutting down services in times of crisis.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7525324/818816221/527537/0/

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Computerworld's IT Careers Special Report: What's the IT job market look like?

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