Senator wants executive order on cybersecurity

Computerworld Security: August 31, 2012
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Senator wants executive order on cybersecurity

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, wants
President Obama to issue an executive order aimed at protecting the nation's
critical infrastructure against cyber threats.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Richi Jennings: Oracle emergency Java patch delights and confuses
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2. Michael Horowitz: Java security flaw: yada yada yada
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3. EFF lawsuit seeks details of NSA email, phone surveillance
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4. Oracle's emergency Java patch blocks zero-day exploits, researchers confirm
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5. Wiper malware could be connected to Stuxnet and Duqu, researchers say
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Richi Jennings: Oracle emergency Java patch delights and confuses


Stung by yesterday's criticism of its tardyness in patching critical
vulnerabilities in Java, Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) issues an out-of-cycle update. But
questions remain. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers shake their heads.
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Michael Horowitz: Java security flaw: yada yada yada


What you need to know about the latest (in a long line) of Java security
flaws.
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EFF lawsuit seeks details of NSA email, phone surveillance

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit seeking details about
U.S. National Security Agency surveillance of email and telephone calls, with
the lawsuit raising concerns that the agency has illegally targeted U.S.
citizens.
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Oracle's emergency Java patch blocks zero-day exploits, researchers confirm

Oracle today issued an emergency update to patch the critical vulnerabilities
hackers have been using in increasing numbers to hijack Windows PCs.
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Wiper malware could be connected to Stuxnet and Duqu, researchers say

Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered information suggesting a
possible link between the mysterious malware that attacked Iranian oil ministry
computers in April and the Stuxnet and Duqu cyberespionage threats.
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