California to get tough on online privacy

Computerworld Security: July 20, 2012
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California to get tough on online privacy

California's top legal official has put the tech industry on notice that she
intends to get tough on digital privacy.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Researcher releases smart meter hacking tool
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2. Cybercriminals no longer control Grum botnet, researchers say
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3. 4 tech trends in IT disaster recovery
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4. 10 Disaster Preparedness Questions to Ask Your Cloud Services Provider
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Researcher releases smart meter hacking tool

Security consulting firm SecureState today released a new open source hacking
tool that it claims will let security researchers and penetration testers verify
the security of electric utility smart meters being installed in millions of
homes around the country.
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Cybercriminals no longer control Grum botnet, researchers say

Cybercriminals no longer control one of the world's largest spam botnets, Grum,
because all of the servers the botnet relied on for receiving commands were shut
down, according to researchers from security firm FireEye.
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Webcast Demonstrates New Collaboration Advances

An insightful webcast demonstrates how you can harness the power of
people-centric collaboration in today's post-PC world. You'll learn about new
collaboration tools and technologies and witness firsthand why they're making
the experience more immersive and more mobile, in boardrooms, bistros, and
everywhere in between. Watch the webcast today.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8121462/823929835/571536/0/

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4 tech trends in IT disaster recovery

As we've seen in recent years, natural disasters can lead to long-term downtime
for organizations. Because earthquakes, hurricanes, snow storms or other events
can put data centers and other corporate facilities out of commission for a
while, it's vital that companies have in place a comprehensive disaster recovery
plan.
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10 Disaster Preparedness Questions to Ask Your Cloud Services Provider

A typical cloud contract contains uptime clauses and credits for missed service
levels, but it often fails to adequately protect the enterprise customer. Here
are 10 questions the intelligent cloud customer can ask to make sure they are
sheltered from potential disaster.
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Takin' care of business

This IT pilot fish working for a big hotel chain gets a call and several emails
from a new hotel one afternoon -- and no wonder, because the network has all but
collapsed -- so guests can't be checked in and keys can't be made.

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