Sinister new breed of malware growing

Computerworld Security: August 21, 2012
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Sinister new breed of malware growing

Malware attacks seem to be evolving. The traditional viruses, Trojan horses,
botnets and phishing attacks are still a threat, but the next generation malware
takes insidious to a whole new level. Thankfully, there's a silver lining as
well.
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Dell SonicWALL earns NSS Labs recommend rating.

The Dell™ SonicWALL™ SuperMassive™ E10800 running SonicOS 6.0 is the highest
overall protection Next-Gen Firewall recommend by NSS Labs, the global leader in
independent security product testing.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. McAfee focuses on privacy in mobile security software package for Android
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8184919/823929835/575851/0/

2. Lenovo Thinkpad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive: A High-Flying Performer
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8184919/823929835/575852/0/

3. What you need to know about the iPhone SMS spoof attack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8184919/823929835/575853/0/

4. Pirated mobile Android and Apple apps are getting hacked, cracked and smacked
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McAfee focuses on privacy in mobile security software package for Android

McAfee is expanding its mobile security software for Android tablets and
smartphones, as it sees an increase in threats targeting Android devices, the
Intel subsidiary announced on Monday.
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Lenovo Thinkpad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive: A High-Flying Performer

If having to pay $7+ per gigabyte for secure flash drives makes you blanch, take
a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive.
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Stealthy Threats: Driving a New Approach to Security

Watch this video to find out how rootkits and other stealthy threats have
significantly changed today's threat landscape, and how you can prevent these
threats with an integrated solution from Intel and McAfee that delivers embedded
security beyond the operating system.

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What you need to know about the iPhone SMS spoof attack

SMS text messaging is certainly not exclusive to Apple or its iconic iPhone
smartphone. But, apparently there is something unique about the way Apple
delivers SMS messages that makes the iPhone particularly vulnerable to spoofing
or smishing (SMS phishing) attacks.
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Pirated mobile Android and Apple apps are getting hacked, cracked and smacked

Those popular mobile apps that everyone's buying from the official Android and
Apple app stores for business and fun are being torn apart by hackers who turn
around and post these abused apps filled with malware, their content pirated or
otherwise tampered, according to a study out today.
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Let's think this through one more time

This IT pilot fish is in the process of acquiring a server with RAID and
redundant power supplies, and he's already gotten a satisfactory price quote and
ordered. And then there's a problem: no redundant power supplies.

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