BYOD: 'The inmates of the asylum have control'

Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: April 25, 2012
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BYOD: 'The inmates of the asylum have control'

Mobile devices are multiplying and -- sanctioned or unsanctioned -- finding
their way onto corporate networks. For IT pros, the influx of personal mobile
devices to the corporate network is raising security concerns, creating
management challenges, and swamping the help desk with support calls.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Healthcare industry group builds cybersecurity threat center
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2. Security Manager's Journal: Who's got your mail?
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3. Macs more likely to carry Windows malware than Mac malware, Sophos says
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4. Lessons for IT, Apple in Flashback brouhaha
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5. Darlene Storm: Interview with Ed Skoudis: SANS Cyber Guardians hack to help America win the cyberwar
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6. Weak passwords still subvert IT security
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7. Most IT, security pros see Anonymous as serious threat
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8. Tech groups pushing for cyberthreat info-sharing bill
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7972232/823929840/561043/0/

9. Website vulnerabilities fall, but hackers become more skilled
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7972232/823929840/561044/0/

10. CISPA sponsors support amendments addressing privacy concerns
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11. Security, privacy ideas emerge at Demo Spring conference
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12. E-voting system declares wrong winners in Florida
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13. European Parliament agrees to send airline passenger data to U.S.
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14. E.U. must invest in security technologies, says official
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15. India overtakes U.S. as top email spam source
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16. Russian cybercriminals earned $4.5 billion in 2011
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17. Automatically encrypt files for your Google Drive
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Healthcare industry group builds cybersecurity threat center

Looking to address growing cybersecurity threats in the healthcare industry the
Health Information Trust Alliance said it has established a centralized
Cybersecurity Incident Response and Coordination Center where organizations can
report incidents and get help remediating electronic medical security problems.
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Security Manager's Journal: Who's got your mail?

When a chance discovery reveals that anyone in the company can access one
executive's email, the brainstorming begins.
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Macs more likely to carry Windows malware than Mac malware, Sophos says

One in five Mac computers is likely to carry Windows malware, but only one in 36
is likely to be infected with malware specifically designed for the Mac OS X,
according to study performed by antivirus firm Sophos.
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Lessons for IT, Apple in Flashback brouhaha

Although the number of Flashback-infected Macs is on the decline, the
reverberations from the outbreak will affect Apple and the businesses that have
increasingly adopted Macs. Columnist Ryan Faas explains.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7972232/823929840/561039/0/

Darlene Storm: Interview with Ed Skoudis: SANS Cyber Guardians hack to help America win the cyberwar

Did you know we have Cyber Guardians who protect the world from cybercrime?
These Red Team and Blue Team elite cybersecurity professionals are like the Navy
Seals, only behind a computer and hacking for America. In this interview, SANS'
Ed Skoudis talks about the need for more cyber warriors and the SANS Cyber
Guardian program.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7972232/823929840/561040/0/

Weak passwords still subvert IT security

A recent breach that exposed the Social Security numbers of more than 280,000
people in Utah to hackers has once again highlighted the well-recognized, but
often discounted, risks posed to organizations by weak and default passwords.
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Most IT, security pros see Anonymous as serious threat

The majority of IT and security professionals believe that Anonymous and
hacktivists are among the groups that are most likely to attack their
organizations during the next six months, according to the results of a survey
sponsored by security vendor Bit9.
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Tech groups pushing for cyberthreat info-sharing bill

Several technology trade groups are pushing the U.S. Congress to pass a
controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite ongoing privacy
concerns voiced by digital rights and civil liberties groups.
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Website vulnerabilities fall, but hackers become more skilled

The number of coding mistakes on websites continues to fall but companies are
slow to fix issues that could be exploited by hackers working with improved
attack tools, a security expert said.
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CISPA sponsors support amendments addressing privacy concerns

The sponsors of a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill will offer
new amendments to address privacy concerns, with changes focused on limiting how
government agencies can use information shared by private companies.
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Security, privacy ideas emerge at Demo Spring conference

The cool new Internet ideas of yesteryear often create the headaches of today,
and some startups at the Demo conference are starting to try to solve those
problems.
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E-voting system declares wrong winners in Florida

An optical-scan vote-tallying system, now used by some 300 U.S. municipalities,
misreported the results of an election in Palm Beach County, Fla., last month.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7972232/823929840/561047/0/

European Parliament agrees to send airline passenger data to U.S.

The European Parliament approved a controversial data transfer agreement with
the U.S. that has legislators sharply divided.
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E.U. must invest in security technologies, says official

Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes wants the E.U. to invest in security
technologies, and also called for more transparency in the security product
market during a speech at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London.
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India overtakes U.S. as top email spam source

The volume of email spam that originated from India during the first three
months of 2012 exceeded the volume coming from the U.S. and transformed the
Asian country into the world top spam source in the world, security firm Sophos
said.
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Russian cybercriminals earned $4.5 billion in 2011

Russian-speaking hackers earned an estimated $4.5 billion globally using various
online criminal tactics, Russian security analyst firm Group-IB said in a
report.
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Automatically encrypt files for your Google Drive

Google launched Google Drive, a free-if-you-just-need-5GB-of-storage
Dropbox-like service that lets you easily store and share files in the cloud.
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