Friday, March 30, 2012

Social engineering goes to the movies

Computerworld Security: March 30, 2012
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If you fall for a social engineer's trickery, it's embarrassing.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. E.U. Ministers care more about security than privacy, says official
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557836/0/

2. Ukraine shuts down forum for malware writers
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557837/0/

3. Critics say FTC, Obama privacy plans would lead to major regulation
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557838/0/

4. Google ships Chrome 18, patches bugs and boosts hardware acceleration
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557839/0/

5. Researchers smash Kelihos botnet with dose of its own poison
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557840/0/

6. Malware infects Macs through Microsoft Office vulnerability
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E.U. Ministers care more about security than privacy, says official

Europe's Justice Commissioner said this week that interior ministers are the
biggest obstacle to data protection laws in the E.U.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557836/0/

Ukraine shuts down forum for malware writers

Ukrainian authorities have shut down a long-running forum that was used to trade
tips on writing malicious software, a sign the country's law enforcement may be
watching hackers more closely.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557837/0/

Critics say FTC, Obama privacy plans would lead to major regulation

Recent online privacy proposals by the U.S. White House and Federal Trade
Commission could lead to new regulations that stifle innovation on the Internet,
some lawmakers and other critics said Thursday.
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Google ships Chrome 18, patches bugs and boosts hardware acceleration

Google yesterday patched nine vulnerabilities in Chrome and boosted the speed
and reach of the browser's hardware acceleration with the launch of version 18.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557839/0/

Researchers smash Kelihos botnet with dose of its own poison

Security researchers from four different organizations last week brought down a
botnet by turning a supposed strength of the criminals' spamming network into a
fatal weakness.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557840/0/

Malware infects Macs through Microsoft Office vulnerability

Security researchers have encountered new email-based targeted attacks that
exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Office to install a remote access Trojan
horse program on Mac OS systems.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7933941/823929835/557841/0/

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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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