New 'Dockster' malware targets Apple computers

Computerworld Security: December 04, 2012
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New 'Dockster' malware targets Apple computers

A new piece of malicious software targeted at Apple users has been found on a
website dedicated to the Dalai Lama, but one security vendor is labeling it as
low risk.
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Creating the Right Mobile Strategy

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educated decision on the move to mobile.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Jerry Hoff: 5 Key Principles for a Successful Application Security Program
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8352797/823929835/592583/0/

2. Kenneth Van Wyk: 'Tis the season to shop with care
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8352797/823929835/592584/0/

3. When in China, don't leave your laptop alone
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8352797/823929835/592585/0/

4. Attackers can abuse Yahoo developer feature to steal user emails, other data
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8352797/823929835/592586/0/

5. Tumblr patches hole after malicious site attack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8352797/823929835/592587/0/

6. 'I'm foolish,' fugitive anti-virus pioneer McAfee tells CNN
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IT's Next Transformation

To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT
and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud
computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT.

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Jerry Hoff: 5 Key Principles for a Successful Application Security Program


5 Key Principles for a Successful Application Security Program

Security is an enabler, not a roadblock.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8352797/823929835/592583/0/

Kenneth Van Wyk: 'Tis the season to shop with care

With online holiday shopping on the rise, and mobile-device shopping coming into
its own, the need to be aware of the necessary security precautions has grown.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8352797/823929835/592584/0/

When in China, don't leave your laptop alone

If you travel to China or Russia, assume government or industry spooks will
steal your data and install spyware. Here's how to thwart them
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Federal Agency Improvement of Information Access Security

This paper by IDC Government Insights explores how federal agencies can
effectively control who has access to systems and information while still
ensuring IT services and remotely-hosted applications remain readily available
to valid users and government knowledge workers.

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Attackers can abuse Yahoo developer feature to steal user emails, other data

Attackers can read emails, contacts and other private data from the accounts of
Yahoo users who visit a malicious page by abusing a feature present on Yahoo's
Developer Network website, says an independent security researcher.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8352797/823929835/592586/0/

Tumblr patches hole after malicious site attack

Popular online social networking site Tumblr was ravaged on Monday by an
Internet worm that spewed racist and inflammatory messages across thousands of
user accounts.
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'I'm foolish,' fugitive anti-virus pioneer McAfee tells CNN

Fugitive anti-virus technology pioneer John McAfee, who is being sought by
Belize authorities in connection with the murder of his neighbor there,
described himself as a 'foolish man' in an interview televised on CNN on Sunday.
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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See, this is how bosses learn things

This pilot fish has worked for the past two years as an IT assistant at a high
school, and that means every now and then there are bound to be disagreements
with the boss. Case in point: Imaging hard drives.

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