The future of malware

Computerworld Security: October 04, 2011
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The future of malware

Watch out for whaling, smartphone worms and social media scams, not to mention
attacks targeting your car and house.
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Integrated Management and the Private Cloud

As virtualization deployments increase, so do the challenges of managing
virtual environments, according to a recent Computerworld Market Pulse survey.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. 'Well organized, sophisticated, fast' cybercriminals scare US banks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7617177/818816221/533280/0/

2. Symantec makes cloud-based security service available for corporate trials
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7617177/818816221/533281/0/

3. Webroot moves to cloud-based malware detection
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7617177/818816221/533282/0/

4. Darlene Storm: HTC Android 'massive security' flaw leaks private info like a sieve
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7617177/818816221/533283/0/

5. Facebook turns to Websense for malicious URL detection
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7617177/818816221/533284/0/

6. HTC investigates reports of vulnerability in Android phones
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7617177/818816221/533285/0/

7. Massive security vulnerability in HTC Android phones claimed
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7617177/818816221/533286/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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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'Well organized, sophisticated, fast' cybercriminals scare US banks

BITS, the U.S. financial industry's IT policy arm, has a new leader: Paul
Smocer, an expert in email security and authentication.
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Symantec makes cloud-based security service available for corporate trials

Symantec today said its new cloud-based single sign-on (SSO) service called O3
is available to enterprise customers to test.
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Webroot moves to cloud-based malware detection

Webroot has revamped its antivirus product line, moving to a cloud-based system
that it says is better suited to detect the deluge of malicious software
circulating on the Internet.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Fujitsu America, Inc.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Effect of Delaying Application Upgrades

According to a recent Computerworld survey, nearly 9 out of 10 organizations
have suffered in some way as a result of enterprise application upgrade delays.
Learn how you can overcome upgrade barriers and:
- Demonstrate ROI in 12-18 months
- Develop an IT optimization plan
- Leverage third-party experts to ensure a successful upgrade

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Darlene Storm: HTC Android 'massive security' flaw leaks private info like a sieve

The Android Police uncovered a 'massive security vulnerability' due to 'snooping
environment' modifications HTC made to the Android OS. EVO 3D, 4G, Thunderbolt,
and others can be exploited to leak phone numbers, emails, SMS, IP addresses,
last known GPS location and more. HTC is investigating the claim.

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Facebook turns to Websense for malicious URL detection

Facebook has partnered with security vendor Websense to protect its users from
third-party malicious URLs spammed on the social networking website, the
companies said on Monday.
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HTC investigates reports of vulnerability in Android phones

Revelations by researchers over the weekend that several HTC Android phone
models contain a "massive security vulnerability" are being examined by the
mobile handset maker.
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Massive security vulnerability in HTC Android phones claimed

Security researchers say they've uncovered a flaw in several smartphone models
produced by HTC that gives any application that has Internet access the keys to
a trove of information on the phone, including e-mail addresses, GPS locations,
phone numbers, and text message data.
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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What else could it be?

Sysadmin pilot fish at a medium-size manufacturer gets a call at home at 1 a.m.
-- from a developer who informs him that the network is down.

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