Adobe to patch 2-year-old Shockwave flaw next year

Computerworld Security: December 20, 2012
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Adobe to patch 2-year-old Shockwave flaw next year

Adobe plans in February to close a dangerous hole in its Shockwave application
that causes the application to be downgraded when a user launches older
multimedia content, allowing hackers to target years-old vulnerabilities.
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CIOs in the Cloud

As cloud computing infiltrates the enterprise and transforms the business, the
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cloud trends arechanging the CIO mindset and how cloud SaaS fosters a
cost-effective, productive, and efficient enterprise.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. McAfee Inc. takes reputation beating after founder fled police
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8381717/823929835/594886/0/

2. Samsung to fix Android device vulnerability
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8381717/823929835/594887/0/

3. Oracle to stop patching Java 6 in February 2013
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8381717/823929835/594888/0/

4. FTC bolsters online children's privacy rules
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8381717/823929835/594889/0/

5. Zscaler adds IE version of HTTPS Everywhere security tool
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Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments

Protecting your network architecture continues to be extremely critical.
Distributed networking and computing spaces often times go unmanaged. Learn more
about the importance of managing these distributed IT spaces including
strategies for maintaining availability and energy cost savings opportunities.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8381717/823929835/594891/0/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=a8ce5ca2

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McAfee Inc. takes reputation beating after founder fled police

In the wake of his Belize neighbor's unsolved murder, John McAfee's lurch
through the news damaged the reputation of his namesake, the security company
McAfee Inc., a brand expert said Thursday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8381717/823929835/594886/0/

Samsung to fix Android device vulnerability

Samsung said Wednesday it is working on an update for a software flaw that could
allow attackers to siphon personal data from a phone.
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Big Data Done Right

View this on-demand webcast to learn how to reap the benefits of big data
through a practical unified architecture; how to improve performance with
in-memory technology; and how to lower costs and increase scalability through
cloud computing.

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Oracle to stop patching Java 6 in February 2013

Java 6 will be retired from security support in less than two months, and users
and businesses should prepare now for its demise, experts said today.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8381717/823929835/594888/0/

FTC bolsters online children's privacy rules

Websites, mobile apps and online advertising networks targeting children will be
required to follow new privacy regulations, including getting a parent's
permission before collecting geolocation information and photographs from kids,
under new rules announced Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8381717/823929835/594889/0/

Zscaler adds IE version of HTTPS Everywhere security tool

Cloud-based security services provider Zscaler has released an implementation
for Internet Explorer of the HTTPS Everywhere browser security extension.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8381717/823929835/594890/0/



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COMPUTERWORLD'S 2012 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

Need some help choosing holiday presents for the technology fans on your gift
list? We've rounded up this year's best tech gifts, from tablets and HDTVs to
smartphones, laptops and an array of other gadgets and accessories.

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