Flashback gang could be making $10K a day

Computerworld Security: May 01, 2012
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Flashback gang could be making $10K a day

The Flashback malware that's infected hundreds of thousands of Macs may be
generating more than $10,000 a day for the hackers who made the Trojan horse,
Symantec said.
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Private Cloud: Lessons Learned Along the Way

A recent IDG Research Services study confirms that the private cloud is indeed
full of promise. Agility. Efficiency. Cost savings. But realizing those rewards
can be an arduous path. Now, you can leverage what Cisco learned on their own
path to the private cloud.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Privacy group calls for hearings on Google StreetView snooping
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2. Kenneth Van Wyk: We need more secure mobile devices
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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.

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Privacy group calls for hearings on Google StreetView snooping

U.S. lawmakers should reopen an investigation into the snooping on Wi-Fi
networks by Google's Street View cars because of information in a U.S. Federal
Communications Commission report that suggests several people at Google knew of
the spying, a privacy group said Monday.
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Cost/Benefit Case for IBM XIV Systems: Comparing Cost

New research from the International Technology Group demonstrates that the
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Kenneth Van Wyk: We need more secure mobile devices

As things stand now, all bets are off if you lose your smartphone.
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Hey! Eyes on YOUR OWN PAPER, please!

Teachers at this elementary school are getting their own work computers for the
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