Bounty hunters find 8 Google services bugs

Computerworld Security: May 25, 2012
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Bounty hunters find 8 Google services bugs

Security researchers unveiled eight vulnerabilities in Google services during
the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Thursday -- but they claim to
have discovered more than 100 such bugs over the past few months.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Security researcher urges IT to keep up with SAP patches
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/564658/0/

2. European privacy regulators want more detail on Google's policy changes
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3. Judge orders drug evidence suppressed in warrantless GPS tracking case
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/564660/0/

4. Researchers propose TLS extension to detect rogue SSL certificates
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/564661/0/

5. Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying
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Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees

Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not
alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who
have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight
the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater
mobility, while minimizing risk and cost.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/562306/0/

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Security researcher urges IT to keep up with SAP patches

More than 95 percent of over 600 SAP systems tested by security firm Onapsis
were vulnerable to espionage, sabotage and fraud, mainly because patches had not
been applied, according to a researcher.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/564658/0/

European privacy regulators want more detail on Google's policy changes

European privacy regulators want better answers from Google about its privacy
policy and the way it informs its users about changes to it.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/564659/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees

Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not
alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who
have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight
the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater
mobility, while minimizing risk and cost.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/562306/0/

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Judge orders drug evidence suppressed in warrantless GPS tracking case

A federal judge in Kentucky this week upheld a lower court's decision to throw
out crucial evidence in a drug case because the evidence was gathered with the
help of a GPS tracking device installed without a warrant.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/564660/0/

Researchers propose TLS extension to detect rogue SSL certificates

A pair of security researchers have proposed an extension to the Transport Layer
Security (TLS) protocol that would allow browsers to detect and block
fraudulently issued SSL certificates.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/564661/0/

Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its
investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent
questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8018619/823929835/564662/0/



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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Don't bet on it

It's Sunday on a holiday weekend when a UPS in the server room sends an
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overheating.

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