Android hackers hone skills in Russia

Computerworld Security: May 18, 2012
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Android hackers hone skills in Russia

The malware business growing around Google Android -- now the leading smartphone
operating system -- is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps built to
steal money from Android users originate from Russia and China, so criminal
gangs there have become cyber-trailblazers.
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how to best address the growing number of data breaches and privacy challenges
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Paging Mr. Phelps: This SSD will self-destruct....
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2. Avira antivirus upgrade wreaks 'catastrophic' havoc on Windows PCs
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3. Is Your Cloud Provider Exposing Remnants of Your Data?
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Paging Mr. Phelps: This SSD will self-destruct....

SSD maker RunCore's InVincible SSD can wipe your data using one of two methods:
overwriting the entire disk with meaningless code or frying it with voltage.
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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.

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Avira antivirus upgrade wreaks 'catastrophic' havoc on Windows PCs

German security firm Avira yesterday issued a service pack for its antivirus
software that crippled an unknown number of Windows machines, with one customer
calling the gaffe "catastrophic" to his company.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8008072/823929835/563844/0/

Is Your Cloud Provider Exposing Remnants of Your Data?

Security researchers report that incorrectly configured hypervisors can lead to
a separation of data issue in multi-tenant environments that can expose data
remnants. However, you can prevent hosting your data on 'dirty disks.'
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Just trying to maintain that tech high-priesthood

Support tech pilot fish receives a trouble ticket about a multifunction printer
that will only scan documents in landscape mode -- never portrait. That should
require nothing more than a quick change in the device's settings, right?

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