Huawei gear is secure, say U.S. network service providers

Computerworld Security: October 22, 2012
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Huawei gear is secure, say U.S. network service providers

Responding to a congressional report warning U.S. businesses not to buy
equipment from Huawei or ZTE, three U.S. Internet and telecommunications service
providers said their networks are safe even though they use some equipment from
Huawei.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Security Manager's Journal: Security has to extend to your customers
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2. Despite e-voting improvements, audits still needed for ballot integrity
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8282030/823929835/587227/0/

3. DHS official suggests sharing resources to mitigate cyberattacks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8282030/823929835/587228/0/

4. FTC throws down robocall gauntlet: $50,000 for best way to stop annoying calls
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5. Patrick Thibodeau: Threats and technology from Iran
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8282030/823929835/587230/0/

6. Why the Government's Cybersecurity Plan Will End in Catastrophe
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Security Manager's Journal: Security has to extend to your customers

When a security manager's company sells software, he can't ignore the potential
vulnerability of those products.
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Despite e-voting improvements, audits still needed for ballot integrity

Technology and process upgrades rolled out since the controversial 2000
presidential election have made e-voting more secure and reliable, according to
the Caltech-MIT Voting Technology Project.
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DHS official suggests sharing resources to mitigate cyberattacks

Groups of companies in the same industry could pool infrastructure resources to
help each other mitigate the effects of cyberattacks and work together on
security issues, a senior official in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
suggested on Friday.
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FTC throws down robocall gauntlet: $50,000 for best way to stop annoying calls

It's not clear if the Federal Trade Commission is throwing up its hands at the
problem or just wants some new ideas about how to combat it, but the agency is
offering $50,000 to anyone who can create what it calls an innovative way to
block illegal commercial robocalls on landlines and mobile phones.
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Patrick Thibodeau: Threats and technology from Iran


A video that takes you inside a technology and security trade show in
Iran.
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Why the Government's Cybersecurity Plan Will End in Catastrophe

The Department of Defense wants access to private computer systems in the name
of cybersecurity. In addition to being a privacy nightmare, CIO.com columnist
Rob Enderle says a centralized information sharing system will actually make the
United States more susceptible to cyber attacks and suggests an alternate
approach to cybersecurity.
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VOTE NOW: WHAT'S ON YOUR 2012 HOLIDAY SHOPPING OR WISH LIST?

Computerworld wants to know: What type of tech gear do you most want to give or
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We'll focus on the most popular product types in our upcoming 2012 holiday gift
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Aha!

This pilot fish is responsible for the firewall, so it makes sense when his
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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL

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