Fake antivirus attacks declining, but still a threat

Computerworld Security: October 31, 2011
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Fake antivirus attacks declining, but still a threat

The frequency of attacks that distribute fake antivirus software, a long-time
pillar of the underground economy, has decreased considerably in recent months.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. IT Blogwatch: SCARY: Protect IP and E-Parasites bills terrify techies
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7670412/818816221/537680/0/

2. Security Manager's Journal: Sometimes even managers get their hands dirty
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7670412/818816221/537681/0/

3. Facebook shrugs off alleged attachment vulnerability
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7670412/818816221/537682/0/

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Enhance virtualization with HP and Intel

The rapid adoption of virtualization-enabled servers has created a major
increase in I/O overhead. This paper describes a balanced platform approach that
addresses virtualization enhancements and hardware assists even at the I/O and
networking device levels.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7670412/818816221/537683/0/

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IT Blogwatch: SCARY: Protect IP and E-Parasites bills terrify techies

The Senate and the House are trying again to foil mass copyright violation. The
Protect IP and E-Parasites bills are stirring up a hornets' nest in the tech
world. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers are spoiling for a fight.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7670412/818816221/537680/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: IBM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance

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.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7670412/818816221/537684/0/

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Security Manager's Journal: Sometimes even managers get their hands dirty

When you have a skeleton crew but a long list of things that need to get done,
it just makes sense to do them yourself.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7670412/818816221/537681/0/

Facebook shrugs off alleged attachment vulnerability

Facebook downplayed an alleged vulnerability in its social-networking site that
could allow a hacker to send a potentially malicious file to anyone on Facebook.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7670412/818816221/537682/0/

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VIDEO: STEVE JOBS ONE-ON-ONE, THE '95 INTERVIEW

Steve Jobs was in the middle of his career -- 40 years old, still at NeXT, and
two years from returning to Apple — when he was interviewed by the Computerworld
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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NOW you tell him!

One of this pilot fish's duties is to answer tech support questions on the
customer forums of her company -- and for almost a week, fish has been trying to
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