Monday, November 21, 2011

Four rising threats from cybercriminals

Computerworld Security: November 21, 2011
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Criminal hackers are industrious -- they stay up late devising new ways to
attack individuals and businesses. Watch out for cyberattacks that can turn
smartphones into spam bots, shut off electricity to homes and businesses, jam
GPS signals and more.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Android malware explodes, jumps five-fold since July
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7710836/818816221/540818/0/

2. IT Blogwatch: Android malware scare: Truth or FUD?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7710836/818816221/540819/0/

3. Apparent cyberattack destroys pump at Ill. water utility
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7710836/818816221/540820/0/

4. Google, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon among new cloud-security registry members
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7710836/818816221/540821/0/

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http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7710836/818816221/539193/0/

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Android malware explodes, jumps five-fold since July

Malware targeting Google's Android mobile operating system exploded in the last
several months, its volume quintupling since July, Juniper Networks said.
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IT Blogwatch: Android malware scare: Truth or FUD?

Is Andoid plagued by malware? Has there really been an 'exponential' growth in
Android viruses, Trojans, and other malicious apps? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers
ponder the FUD.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7710836/818816221/540819/0/

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Apparent cyberattack destroys pump at Ill. water utility

A pump at a public water utility in Springfield, Ill. was destroyed after
cyberattackers gained access to a SCADA system controlling the device, according
to a security expert who obtained an official report on the incident.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7710836/818816221/540820/0/

Google, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon among new cloud-security registry members

Google, Verizon, Intel, McAfee, Microsoft and Savvis are joining a voluntary
program set up by the Cloud Security Alliance that provides public information
about whether contributors comply with CSA-recommended cloud-security practices.
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