Stupid hacker tricks: Exploits gone bad

Computerworld Security: October 24, 2011
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Stupid hacker tricks: Exploits gone bad

Taunting tweets, provocative pics, iPad-spam chats -- stupid slip-ups lead to
high-profile hacker arrests
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Obama issues order aimed at preventing federal data leaks
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2. Widely used encryption standard is insecure, say experts
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3. Hard to fully assess Duqu threat yet, researchers say
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4. World's most sophisticated rootkit is being overhauled
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5. Security remains a top concern for cloud app builders
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Obama issues order aimed at preventing federal data leaks

President Obama has issued an executive order that aims to reform rules for the
sharing and securing of data by federal agencies.
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Widely used encryption standard is insecure, say experts

A weakness in XML Encryption can be exploited to decrypt sensitive information,
researchers say.
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Hard to fully assess Duqu threat yet, researchers say

As new information about the Duqu continues to come out, some experts are
starting to question whether the danger from the trojan has been exaggerated.
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World's most sophisticated rootkit is being overhauled

Experts from security vendor ESET warn that TDL4, one of the most sophisticated
pieces of malware in the world, is being rewritten and improved for increased
resilience to antivirus detection.
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Security remains a top concern for cloud app builders

Amazon, IBM, Rackspace reps debate cloud security and availability, along with
use of SQL and database connectivity in the cloud at ZendCon
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