Chrome bug no security threat, argues Google

Computerworld Security: October 26, 2011
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Chrome bug no security threat, argues Google

Google's Chrome contains a critical vulnerability that under certain
circumstances allows attackers to plant malware on a Windows PC, a security
company said last week.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Thomas J. Trappler: Why physical security matters, even in the cloud
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537189/0/

2. Google pays record $26K in Chrome bug bounties
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537190/0/

3. Japan foreign offices, parliament hit by virus attack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537191/0/

4. Appeals court says some claims may proceed in Hannaford data breach lawsuit
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537192/0/

5. Japanese defense contractor admits hackers may have snatched secrets
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537193/0/

6. Bank adopts 'security data warehouse' to fight persistent security threats
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537194/0/

7. Exploit-powered Android Trojan uses update attack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537195/0/

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Thomas J. Trappler: Why physical security matters, even in the cloud

Thomas J. Trappler advises you to vet cloud providers to make sure they have
adequate physical security safeguards. Insider (registration required)
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Google pays record $26K in Chrome bug bounties

Google paid out a record $26,511 in bug bounties to researchers who reported
some of the 18 Chrome vulnerabilities patched today.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537190/0/

Japan foreign offices, parliament hit by virus attack

Computers at Japan's diplomatic offices abroad and its House of Representatives
were infected by viruses during cyberattacks over the last several months, the
country's top spokesman said.
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Securing Communications at the DNS Layer

Learn about protection at the DNS level that will eliminate one of the largest
attack surfaces you have today.

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Appeals court says some claims may proceed in Hannaford data breach lawsuit

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit to
proceed against grocery chain Hannaford Bros. over a 2007 data breach that
exposed millions of customers' credit and debit cards.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537192/0/

Japanese defense contractor admits hackers may have snatched secrets

Japan's largest defense contractor backpedaled yesterday, saying it's possible
some secrets had been stolen by hackers who broke into the company's network and
planted malware in August.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537193/0/

Bank adopts 'security data warehouse' to fight persistent security threats

Zions Bancorporation has set up a massive repository for proactively analyzing a
combination of real-time security and business data in order to identify
phishing attacks, prevent fraud and ward off stealthy hacker incursions known as
advanced persistent threats.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7661927/818816221/537194/0/

Exploit-powered Android Trojan uses update attack

A new variant of the DroidKungFu Android Trojan is posing as a legitimate
application update in order to infect handsets, according to security
researchers from Finnish antivirus vendor F-Secure.
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At least he didn't say it's a feature

Support pilot fish at this software vendor gets a call from the quality
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