Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Websites, apps vulnerable to low-bandwidth, bot-free takedown, say researchers

Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: January 04, 2012
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Hackers armed with a single machine and a minimal broadband connection can
cripple Web servers, researchers said. Microsoft shipped an emergency update to
fix the flaw.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545794/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Expect more cyber-espionage, sophisticated malware in '12, experts say
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545795/0/

2. Researcher: Many Stratfor passwords are weak
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545796/0/

3. Is vulnerability an objective?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545797/0/

4. Cloud SWAT teams
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545798/0/

5. Michael Horowitz: The down side of automated backups
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545799/0/

6. Twitter to open source Android security tech
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545800/0/

7. Richi Jennings: 5 reasons why IBM is full of FAIL
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545801/0/

8. Juniper vs. Palo Alto: Next-gen firewall legal brawl
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545802/0/

9. IBM, HP, Microsoft lead patching laggards, says bug buyer
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545803/0/

10. Richi Jennings: SOPA bill victory! Go Daddy folds.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545804/0/

11. Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545805/0/

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Disk v. Tape: A Look at Backup Trends in Government

The U.S. Government has been the largest user of tape-based backup systems since
the 1970s. Most agencies have begun to deploy disk storage and disk-based backup
because of reliability and security concerns.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545806/0/

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Expect more cyber-espionage, sophisticated malware in '12, experts say

The security industry expects the number of cyber-espionage attacks to increase
in 2012 and the malware used for the attacks to become increasingly
sophisticated.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545795/0/

Researcher: Many Stratfor passwords are weak

At Utah Valley University, 120 computers are now working to decode encrypted
passwords revealed by the hack of Stratfor Global Intelligence, one of the most
significant data breaches of last year.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545796/0/

Is vulnerability an objective?

I ended last year with a death-of-the-Internet column, and I'm starting off the
new year with a death-via-the-Internet one.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545797/0/

Cloud SWAT teams

Cloud computing poses unique security challenges. Here's how cloud-specific
'security incident-response teams' could help governments and large enterprises
respond to malicious activity and make the cloud more trustworthy.
(Insider - free registration required.)
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545798/0/

Michael Horowitz: The down side of automated backups

The last place you would expect to hear anything negative about backing up files
is a blog about defensive computing. Yet here we are, and for good reason.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545799/0/

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http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545807/0/

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Twitter to open source Android security tech

Twitter plans to open source some of the Android security products built by the
developers behind Whisper Systems, which Twitter acquired last month.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545800/0/

Richi Jennings: 5 reasons why IBM is full of FAIL

IBM has just published its top five predictions for technology in 2016. And, by
golly, what a load of utterly bogus, crazy rubbish they are. "5 in 5"? More like
Zero in five. Energy from water? An end to passwords? Mind control? All these
and more debunked in The Long View... (Insider - free registration
required.)

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545801/0/

Juniper vs. Palo Alto: Next-gen firewall legal brawl

Juniper Networks says that Palo Alto Networks is infringing on its
next-generation firewall technology, which was invented by Palo Alto's founders
but for which Juniper holds the patents.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545802/0/

IBM, HP, Microsoft lead patching laggards, says bug buyer

IBM, HP and Microsoft led the list of companies that failed to patch
vulnerabilities within six months of being notified by the world's biggest bug
bounty program, according to HP TippingPoint's Zero-Day Initiative.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545803/0/

Richi Jennings: SOPA bill victory! Go Daddy folds.

Go Daddy has announced that it's changed its mind. It's now not supporting the
SOPA bill.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545804/0/

Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012

The prevalence with which hackers are handing out headaches to IT security pros
will have a big upside for vendors in the coming year, according to new figures
from Canalys.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545805/0/

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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Priorities

Pilot fish accepts a job at a small business-supply store, and his top priority
is keeping the application server running -- but that's easier said than done.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7796719/818816226/545735/0/

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