FAQ: What you need to know about CISPA

Computerworld Security: April 30, 2012
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FAQ: What you need to know about CISPA

The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the controversial Cyber
Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) despite opposition from privacy
advocates, lawmakers and the White House, which threatened to veto the bill if
it lands on the president's desk in its current form.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Down but not out: Conficker camouflages new Windows infections
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7978091/823929835/561432/0/

2. Snow Leopard users most prone to Flashback infection
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7978091/823929835/561433/0/

3. Privacy advocates vow to continue CISPA fight
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7978091/823929835/561434/0/

4. FTC Chair talks privacy as agency pumps up Google probe
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7978091/823929835/561435/0/

5. Researcher misinterprets Oracle advisory, discloses unpatched database vulnerability
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7978091/823929835/561436/0/


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Down but not out: Conficker camouflages new Windows infections

Windows PCs infected with Conficker are more likely to be compromised by other
malware because the worm masks those secondary infections and makes those
machines easier to exploit, a security expert said.
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Snow Leopard users most prone to Flashback infection

Of the Macs that have been infected by the Flashback malware, nearly two-thirds
are running OS X 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, a Russian antivirus company
said.
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Privacy advocates vow to continue CISPA fight

The battle over the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is certain to
heat up over the next few weeks, as the U.S. Senate begins debate on its
versions of the controversial cybersecurity legislation.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7978091/823929835/561434/0/

FTC Chair talks privacy as agency pumps up Google probe

The FTC has moved to hire a high-profile outside attorney to oversee its
antitrust investigation into Google.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7978091/823929835/561435/0/

Researcher misinterprets Oracle advisory, discloses unpatched database vulnerability

Instructions on how to exploit an unpatched Oracle Database Server vulnerability
in order to intercept the information exchanged between clients and databases
were published by a security researcher who erroneously thought that the company
had patched the flaw.
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