Microsoft patches critical Flash bugs in Windows 8

Computerworld Security: September 24, 2012
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Microsoft patches critical Flash bugs in Windows 8

Microsoft on Friday updated Flash on Windows 8 to protect IE10 users from
attacks that may have started months ago.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Microsoft hustles, patches IE to ward off increasing attacks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583372/0/

2. Clues, experts say Microsoft knew of IE zero-day for weeks before patching
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583373/0/

3. Forecast 2013: Setting a mobile risk management strategy
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583374/0/

4. Preston Gralla: Is Microsoft out to kill online advertising? Let's get real
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583375/0/

5. Cyber espionage campaign targets energy companies
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583376/0/

6. Shark Tank: Just like the instructions said
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583377/0/

7. Facebook to delete all European facial recognition data
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583378/0/

8. European online counter-terrorism group considering widespread surveillance
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583379/0/

9. Eastern European cybercriminals trump Asian counterparts, researchers say
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Microsoft hustles, patches IE to ward off increasing attacks

Microsoft today released an emergency patch for Internet Explorer to stymie
active attacks that have been exploiting a bug in the browser, finishing a job
it started only Monday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583372/0/

Clues, experts say Microsoft knew of IE zero-day for weeks before patching

Microsoft may have known about last week's Internet Explorer zero-day bug for
some time, according to its own security advisory.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583373/0/

Forecast 2013: Setting a mobile risk management strategy

Savvy IT leaders are mapping out strategies for balancing the risks and benefits
of employee use of mobile devices. Their plans often include the use of new
tools and services.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583374/0/

Preston Gralla: Is Microsoft out to kill online advertising? Let's get real

Do Not Track in Internet Explorer 10 won't kill online advertising. Microsoft,
as much as anyone else, has its eye on that multibillion-dollar prize.
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Cyber espionage campaign targets energy companies

Hackers using a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) named Mirage have been engaged in a
systematic cyber espionage campaign against a Canadian energy company, a large
oil firm in the Philippines and several other entities since at least this
April, Dell's SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit says.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583376/0/

Shark Tank: Just like the instructions said

Employee who works in a remote office has his company iPhone replaced at the
local store for the mobile carrier, then calls this IT pilot fish at HQ with a
problem: The new phone won't accept his password.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583377/0/

Facebook to delete all European facial recognition data

Facebook has complied with most, but not all, of the recommendations that the
Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) set last year, the agency said Friday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583378/0/

European online counter-terrorism group considering widespread surveillance

A leaked document from a project set up by the European Commission to fight
terrorism online, reveals suggestions for wide-ranging surveillance.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8240821/823929835/583379/0/

Eastern European cybercriminals trump Asian counterparts, researchers say

Despite an increasing number of successful cyberattacks launched by East Asian
hackers against companies and government institutions around the world, Eastern
European cybercriminals remain a more sophisticated threat to the global
Internet, security researchers say.
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