AP Twitter hack prompts fresh look at cybersecurity needs

Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: April 24, 2013
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AP Twitter hack prompts fresh look at cybersecurity needs

Getting hacked on Twitter is fast becoming a rite of passage for big
corporations, but Tuesday's attack on the Associated Press could be a tipping
point and shows that social networks must do more to keep their users safe,
security experts said.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. INSIDER: 5 lessons for IT from the Boston Marathon bombings
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2. Security Manager's Journal: A little housecleaning
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3. One in five data breaches are the result of cyberespionage, Verizon says
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4. INSIDER: Bart Perkins: Beware of self-destructing messaging in the enterprise
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5. DDOS attacks have increased in number and size this year, report says
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6. BYOL: Bring your own liabilities
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7. Hackers could start abusing electric car chargers to cripple the grid, researcher says
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8. Wireless IP cameras open to hijacking over the Internet, researchers say
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9. Popular home routers contain critical security vulnerabilities
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INSIDER: 5 lessons for IT from the Boston Marathon bombings

The CIO of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center learned a few things
last week. Insider (free registration required)
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Security Manager's Journal: A little housecleaning

Our manager finds the time and opportunity to cross a few nagging items off of
his to-do list.
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One in five data breaches are the result of cyberespionage, Verizon says

Even though the majority of data breaches continue to be the result of
financially motivated cybercriminal attacks, cyberespionage activities are also
responsible for a significant number of data theft incidents, according to a
report by Verizon.
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INSIDER: Bart Perkins: Beware of self-destructing messaging in the enterprise

They may be a boon for individual privacy, but self-destructing messages will
bring headaches to enterprises. Insider (free registration required)
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DDOS attacks have increased in number and size this year, report says

The volume, duration and frequency of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS)
attacks used to flood websites and other systems with junk traffic have
significantly increased during the first three months of this year, according to
a report by Florida-based DDOS mitigation provider Prolexic.
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BYOL: Bring your own liabilities

What are the legal ramifications of allowing staff to bring their own mobile
devices to work and where is the dividing line between organisational and
employee risk?
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Hackers could start abusing electric car chargers to cripple the grid, researcher says

Hackers could use vulnerable charging stations to prevent the charging of
electric vehicles in a certain area, or possibly even use the vulnerabilities to
cripple parts of the electricity grid, a security researcher said during the
Hack in the Box conference.
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Wireless IP cameras open to hijacking over the Internet, researchers say

Thousands of wireless IP cameras connected to the Internet have serious security
weaknesses that allow attackers to hijack them and alter their firmware,
according to two researchers from security firm Qualys.
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Popular home routers contain critical security vulnerabilities

Thirteen popular home and small office routers contain security problems that
could allow a hacker to snoop on or modify network traffic, according to new
research.
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