Computerworld Security: September 27, 2011
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MySQL.com hacked to serve malware
The website for the open-source MySQL database was hacked and used to serve
malware to visitors Monday.
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. Schumer seeks FTC probe of OnStar privacy policy
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2. Apple updates OS X to block Mac Trojan
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3. Al-Qaida's Shamukh chat forum under attack, says expert
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4. Preston Gralla: Researcher claims Windows Phone 7 snoops on user locations
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5. BoxTone adds automated security to mobile software
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: IBM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance
Date: Monday, September 26, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT
In this webcast you'll learn how your organization can become more responsive to
financial market challenges while reassuring decision makers the accuracy of
execution.
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Schumer seeks FTC probe of OnStar privacy policy
GM subsidiary OnStar's plan to collect and share GPS tracking and other data
from vehicles even after their owners stop subscribing to its service, has
prompted an outcry from some lawmakers.
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Apple updates OS X to block Mac Trojan
Apple has updated the bare-bones antivirus protection included with Mac OS X to
detect a Trojan horse that poses as a PDF document.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: Riverbed~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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See Cascade Shark in action. This Webcast demonstrates how the only network
analysis software fully integrated with Wireshark, the world's most popular
network protocol analyzer, is capable of sustained, multi-gigabit per second
recording of network traffic without packet drops. See how easy this powerful
tool is to use.
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Al-Qaida's Shamukh chat forum under attack, says expert
Al-Qaida's top-tier Al-Shamukh chat forum is facing an ongoing electronic
attack, that has rendered the forum totally unreachable, according to a
terrorism expert.
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Preston Gralla: Researcher claims Windows Phone 7 snoops on user locations
When it was revealed this spring that iPhone secretly reported on users'
locations, Microsoft made clear that Windows Phone 7 didn't do the same thing.
But now a security researcher claims that Windows Phone 7 does in fact gather
location data and report it to a server without users' knowledge.
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BoxTone adds automated security to mobile software
BoxTone, an enterprise mobility management software provider, today announced
new enhancements to its Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) platform that are
designed to help CIOs, CISOs and other IT managers meet security and compliance
regulations while managing large numbers of employee- and corporate-owned mobile
devices.
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What's the problem here, exactly?
IT support manager pilot fish working for a municipal government gets CC'ed on a
message to the email administrator. The subject line: "City RFP."
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