Friday, March 23, 2012

ISPs commit to new cybersecurity measures

Computerworld Security: March 23, 2012
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A group of U.S. Internet service providers, including the four largest, have
committed to taking new steps to combat three major cybersecurity threats, based
on recommendations from a U.S. Federal Communications Commission advisory
committee.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557046/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. 8 realities about location-based apps
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2. Google boosts security of hosted developer services
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557048/0/

3. eBay CISO receiving security industry lifetime achievement award
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557049/0/

4. Most (97%) 2011 cyberattacks were avoidable, Verizon says
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557050/0/

5. Google patches 9 Chrome bugs, pays more to top researchers
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557051/0/

6. Most web masters don't know how their sites got hacked, report says
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8 realities about location-based apps

Use your common sense before buying into the hype of location-based apps.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557047/0/

Google boosts security of hosted developer services

Google has beefed up the security of its cloud hosted services for developers by
making several of them able to authenticate interactions with applications using
certificate-based Service Accounts.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557048/0/

eBay CISO receiving security industry lifetime achievement award

Dave Cullinane, chief information security officer at eBay, will be honored on
March 28 in Boston with the SecureWorld Lifetime Achievement Award "for his
outstanding contributions to the advancement of the information security
community."
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557049/0/

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http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557054/0/

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Most (97%) 2011 cyberattacks were avoidable, Verizon says

Despite rising concern that cyberattacks are becoming increasingly
sophisticated, hackers used relatively simple methods in more than 95% of data
breaches in 2011, according to a report compiled by Verizon.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557050/0/

Google patches 9 Chrome bugs, pays more to top researchers

Google yesterday patched nine vulnerabilities in Chrome in the sixth security
update to Chrome 17, the edition that launched Feb. 8.</
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557051/0/

Most web masters don't know how their sites got hacked, report says

Most owners of compromised websites don't know how their sites got hacked into
and only 6 percent detect the malicious activity on their own, according to a
report released by StopBadware and Commtouch on Thursday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7922009/823929835/557052/0/

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