Single sign-on moves to the cloud

Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: December 19, 2012
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INSIDER: Single sign-on moves to the cloud

We are awash in passwords, and as the number of Web services increases, things
are only going to get worse. Trying to manage all these individual passwords is
a major problem for enterprise security. Many end users cope by re-using their
passwords, which exposes all sorts of security holes. (Insider - free
registration required.)
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Google Apps for Business

Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email,
calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. The do's and don'ts of safeguarding cloud-based data with encryption
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594782/0/

2. Ira Winkler: Stupid users, or stupid infosec?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594783/0/

3. Groups say FISA law needs more oversight -- now
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594784/0/

4. Preston Gralla: Is your fridge an IRS snitch?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594785/0/

5. Microsoft: Most PCs running pirated Windows in China have security issues
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594786/0/


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: Workday~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Cloud: The Platform of Choice for the Enterprise.

As cloud computing infiltrates the enterprise and transforms the business, the
CIO's role is also experiencing a transformation. This webcast focuses on how
cloud trends arechanging the CIO mindset and how cloud SaaS fosters a
cost-effective, productive, and efficient enterprise.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594787/0/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=e56cb4ff

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The do's and don'ts of safeguarding cloud-based data with encryption

A good way to secure sensitive data in the cloud is encryption. But there are
trade-offs.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594782/0/

Ira Winkler: Stupid users, or stupid infosec?

When security professionals see stupidity all around them, shouldn't they ask
themselves whether it's their own precautions that are lacking?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594783/0/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Aerohive~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2012-2013 Branch Router Buyer's Guide

The trend toward a more highly dispersed workforce is growing. Successful
enterprises will embrace this new model and find new ways to accommodate the
issues it poses. In this guide, you'll discover questions for prospective
vendors to ensure that your branch deployments are as cost effective as
possible.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594788/0/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=b41aa796

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Groups say FISA law needs more oversight -- now

The specter that Congress will reauthorize the controversial FISA Amendments Act
of 2008 without any changes to its sweeping spying provisions is evoking cries
of alarm from advocacy and privacy groups.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594784/0/

Preston Gralla: Is your fridge an IRS snitch?

Neither federal and state law nor the courts have come close to catching up with
the privacy implications of so much of our data existing in a realm beyond our
complete control.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594785/0/

Microsoft: Most PCs running pirated Windows in China have security issues

Microsoft launched a new anti-piracy campaign in China to highlight the security
risks of buying counterfeit software.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594786/0/



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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.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/593248/0/

BEST PLACES TO WORK -- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Is your IT department a great place to work? Our 20th annual Best Places to Work
in IT report will honor 100 organizations that offer great benefits, salaries
and opportunities for training and advancement, as well as interesting projects
and a flexible and diverse work environment. Nominate an organization now
through Dec. 21, 2012:

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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Unclear on the concept, all the way through

This IT director pilot fish has had to watch as his budget has shrunk to the
point that his company's several remote call centers no longer have any IT staff
on site -- and the work-around for that isn't quite working.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8379025/823929840/594681/0/

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Apple will manufacture one of its Mac lines exclusively in the U.S. by the end
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