FTC taps privacy advocate Paul Ohm as adviser

Computerworld Security: May 22, 2012
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FTC taps privacy advocate Paul Ohm as adviser

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has hired Paul Ohm, a privacy advocate and
critic of current online privacy practices, as a senior privacy adviser for
consumer protection and competition issues affecting the Internet and mobile
services.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn
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2. Outsourcing allows Mich. utility to refocus IT
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3. Brain drain: Where Cobol systems go from here
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Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn

Malware writers have used Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development
framework, to build a click-fraud worm that spreads on Facebook, security
researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said on Monday.
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Outsourcing allows Mich. utility to refocus IT

Consumers Energy has hired an outsourcer to take over some of its IT operations.
The utility hopes the move will allow its own data center workers to focus on
projects that directly impact the bottom line.
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Brain drain: Where Cobol systems go from here

As baby boomers retire, the business processes they used to create their Cobol
programs may walk out the door with them. Here's what IT organizations are doing
about it.
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Yeah, that would explain it

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