IT's 9 biggest security threats

Computerworld Security: August 27, 2012
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IT's 9 biggest security threats

Hacking has evolved from one-person crime of opportunity to an open market of
sophisticated malware backed by crime syndicates and money launders
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Google hit with fine, bad press for tracking users
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2. Security Manager's Journal: Closing off a hole in Outlook
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3. Richi Jennings: Saudi Aramco reels under curse of Shamoon virus?
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Healthcare organizations are realizing that advanced intelligence capabilities
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organizations set up an in-house cyber security intelligence operation.

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Google hit with fine, bad press for tracking users

Google must pay a historic fine to settle U.S. charges that it violated privacy
laws when it used cookies to track Safari users. But it could be bad press, more
than the FTC penalty, that spurs the company to change its ways.
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Security Manager's Journal: Closing off a hole in Outlook

With Outlook Anywhere, users can download their mail to untrusted PCs and leave
sensitive documents behind.
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Richi Jennings: Saudi Aramco reels under curse of Shamoon virus?


Saudi Aramco, the world's eighth largest oil refiner, is still recovering after
a targetted malware attack took down 30,000 workstations. In apparent
retaliation for the "crimes" of the Saudi government, a previously-unknown
hacker group claimed responsibility. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder whether
this is the curse of Shamoon.
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Well, it IS Monday

It's a hectic Monday morning, and along with the usual issues, this support
pilot fish is getting calls from users about a security pop-up that's suddenly
appearing. So he sends out an explanatory email -- and then comes the call.

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