Wednesday, September 7, 2011

10 years after 9/11, cyberattacks said to pose national threat

Computerworld Security: September 06, 2011
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Ten years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the nation faces a
critical threat to its security from cyberattacks, a new report by a bipartisan
think tank warns.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529438/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Hands on: Norton Internet Security 2012 adds performance features
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529440/0/

2. Microsoft flips 'kill switch' on all DigiNotar certificates
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529441/0/

3. DigiNotar certificates are pulled, but not on smartphones
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529442/0/

4. Ransomware plays pirated Windows card, demands $143
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529443/0/

5. After hacking claims, second firm pulls digital certificates
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529444/0/

6. Start up offers SaaS app to manage data-breach incidents
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529445/0/

7. Darlene Storm: DARPA cool or creepy?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529446/0/

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Hands on: Norton Internet Security 2012 adds performance features

Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2012 has added a number of new and improved
features, including a startup manager and better site monitoring, among others.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529440/0/

Microsoft flips 'kill switch' on all DigiNotar certificates

Microsoft today updated Windows to permanently block all digital certificates
issued by a Dutch company that was hacked months ago.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529441/0/

DigiNotar certificates are pulled, but not on smartphones

Browser makers have generally been quick to react to the computer compromise at
digital certificate issuer DigiNotar, but that hasn't been the case for all
mobile phone makers.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529442/0/

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Security of Virtualization Divides IT and Security Pros

The "2010 State of Enterprise Security Survey - Global Data" report shows that
about one-third believe virtualization and cloud computing make security
"harder," while one-third said it was "more or less the same," and the remainder
said it was "easier."

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529447/0/

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Ransomware plays pirated Windows card, demands $143

Cybercriminals are trying to trick Windows users into paying [euro]100 ($143) by
claiming that they're running a counterfeit copy of the operating system, a
security expert said today.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529443/0/

After hacking claims, second firm pulls digital certificates

Digital certificates issued by GlobalSign have come under scrutiny after a
hacker's claim that he broke into the company's computer systems. If true, it
would be the second such compromise in the past few weeks.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529444/0/

Start up offers SaaS app to manage data-breach incidents

If your company suffered a data breach, would you know what to do to comply with
state, federal and local law? Start-up Co3 Systems is offering a
software-as-a-service (SaaS) application to tackle that unhappy task, tracking
how a corporate data-loss incident is handled.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529445/0/

Darlene Storm: DARPA cool or creepy?

Good stranger? If you walked into a hostile environment, could you project good
will or detect who does not represent 'stranger danger?' DARPA's Good Stranger
could save soldiers' lives, but DARPA's Global Brain may move beyond the
'Internet of things' to link your brain online so the government could monitor
your mind. One author says this domestic spying could be constant, knowing all
of your thoughts, feelings and actions.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7552866/818816221/529446/0/

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