Hacking contest seeks to draw women to infosec

Computerworld Security: November 09, 2012
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Hacking contest seeks to draw women to infosec

Computer security conferences tend to be male-dominated affairs. It's not that
women aren't present, but just not anywhere near their normal proportional
representation in society.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: T-Systems~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Charting a Course for Realizing Business Value in the Cloud

Cloud is not simply about delivering IT services. Rather it is about vesting the
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opportunities at the speed of business. View this on-demand webcast to learn how
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Microsoft slates first Windows 8, RT patches since launch
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2. Ransomware crooks make millions from porn-shaming scams
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3. Richi Jennings: Twitter password reset email: Legit change or phishing hack?
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4. Researchers find vulnerability in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
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How to Protect Against Hackers Targeting Applications

Read "The Five Key Benefits of Application Control and How to Achieve Them," by
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• Why application control is so critical to your network security
• How to encourage productivity while minimizing risks
• Must haves when evaluating application control solutions

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Microsoft slates first Windows 8, RT patches since launch

Microsoft will issue six security updates next week, including three for Windows
8 and its tablet spin-off Windows RT.
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Ransomware crooks make millions from porn-shaming scams

Ransomware is a growth industry that puts at least $5 million a year into
criminals' coffers, according to Symantec.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: VCE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Boosting Asset Utilization of Vblock Customers

This webcast will highlight detailed results from a recent IDC study, sponsored
by VCE, of five organizations that have implemented Vblock Systems, and seen
dramatic cost savings, vast improvement in deployment times, and reduction in
downtime.

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Richi Jennings: Twitter password reset email: Legit change or phishing hack?


Twitter sends password reset email to many accounts, thanks to a security
breach. Or, at least, it looked like a breach, but it may just have been the
usual phishing hack attempts. Twitter says it's sorry for sending email to the
wrong people, but warns us all to be on our guard where a password change is
concerned. The email read, in part, "Twitter believes that your account may have
been compromised by a website or service not associated with Twitter.
We've reset your password. ... You'll need to create a new password
for your Twitter account." In IT Blogwatch, bloggers check for dodgy DMs.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8312229/823929835/589823/0/

Researchers find vulnerability in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Researchers have found a serious vulnerability in the game "Call of Duty: Modern
Warfare 3," and another in the CryEngine 3 graphics platform on which many games
run.
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Watch out for what comes after "the plan worked"

Flashback to last summer, when unusually hot temperatures are making it tough
for the local power company to maintain voltages for the data center where this
pilot fish works. But the building engineer has an idea.

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