Wednesday, April 25, 2012

CISPA concerns spread in Congress

Computerworld Security: April 25, 2012
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A growing number of lawmakers are expressing concern over the controversial
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act bill that's scheduled for a vote
later this week in the U.S. House of Representatives.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560895/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Oracle~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sustainable Compliance for the Payment Card Industry

This white paper explains the essentials of a PCI DSS compliance program,
focusing on the critical but problematic areas that comprise much of the heart
of the requirements.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560896/0/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. New, sneakier Flashback malware infects Macs
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560897/0/

2. Healthcare industry group builds cybersecurity threat center
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560898/0/

3. Mozilla delivers silent updating with Firefox 12 release
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560899/0/

4. Macs more likely to carry Windows malware than Mac malware, Sophos says
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560900/0/

5. Darlene Storm: Interview with Ed Skoudis: SANS Cyber Guardians hack to help America win the cyberwar
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560901/0/

6. E.U. must invest in security technologies, says official
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560902/0/

7. India overtakes U.S. as top email spam source
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560903/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Is Cloud the Answer to Federal IT Savings?

In this eGuide, Computerworld and its sister publications CIO and Network World
have collected interviews and articles that cover some of the biggest issues
faced by federal agency IT departments today. Read on to learn about the
technology challenges the U.S. government is facing, and how some agencies are
dealing with them.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560904/0/

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New, sneakier Flashback malware infects Macs

A new, sneakier variant of the Flashback malware has been uncovered by the
French security firm Intego.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560897/0/

Healthcare industry group builds cybersecurity threat center

Looking to address growing cybersecurity threats in the healthcare industry the
Health Information Trust Alliance today 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.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560898/0/

Mozilla delivers silent updating with Firefox 12 release

Mozilla today released Firefox 12, patching 14 security bugs in the browser and
moving it one step closer to matching rival Chrome in silent updating.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560899/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: IBM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cost/Benefit Case for IBM XIV Systems: Comparing Cost

New research from the International Technology Group demonstrates that the
three-year operating and capital expenses for deployment and use of IBM XIV
storage systems average 69 percent less than for EMC VMAX equivalents. Download
now to learn more.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560905/0/

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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.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560900/0/

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/7971553/823929835/560901/0/

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 on
Tuesday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560902/0/

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 on Monday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560903/0/

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CALL FOR ENTRIES -- COMPUTERWORLD'S BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE BEST IN CLASS 2012

If your organization's BI project is innovative, has positively impacted your
business and has produced ROI, then we want to see your case study!

In our upcoming Aug. 27 issue, we will showcase a select group of the biggest
(and most fascinating) business decisions to which BI has contributed. Case
study submissions will be accepted now through April 27. Submit your nomination
here:

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COMPUTERWORLD'S IT SALARY SURVEY 2012

A majority of IT workers say they're under pressure to increase productivity and
take on new tasks. But the vast majority are still happy they picked IT as their
career.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/558670/0/

SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Somebody's unclear on a whole lot of concepts

Call from a client wakes up this IT pilot fish in the middle of the night: A key
application won't start, and it needs fixing, pronto. Turns out SQL Server is
seriously borked -- but that's not the only problem.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7971553/823929835/560906/0/

CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL

Omissions from the feature set of Windows RT are leaving analysts increasingly
skeptical that enterprises will gravitate toward tablets running the new forked
version of Windows. Is Windows RT on tablets DOA because it lacks needed
enterprise features?

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