How to avoid Big Brother's gaze

Computerworld Security: June 14, 2013
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How to avoid Big Brother's gaze

Deciding on the level of encryption you should be using requires careful
consideration.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Spy-proof enterprise encryption is possible, but daunting
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2. FDA calls on medical device makers to focus on cybersecurity
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3. US prosecutors propose kill switch to prevent smartphone theft
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4. Sharon Machlis: Does the government even need PRISM snooping? It's got Facebook
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5. Even before NSA scandal, US residents were anxious about privacy breaches
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In today's world, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on organizations
are becoming more prevalent. The number of attacks are increasingly annually
with no end in sight, and the damage these attacks inflict grows more severe.

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Spy-proof enterprise encryption is possible, but daunting

Data encryption could help enterprises protect their sensitive information
against mass surveillance by governments, as well as guard against unauthorized
access by ill-intended third parties, but the correct implementation and use of
data encryption technologies is not an easy task, according to security experts.
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FDA calls on medical device makers to focus on cybersecurity

Medical device makers should take new steps to protect their products from
malware and cyberattacks or face the possibility that the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration won't approve their devices for use.
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US prosecutors propose kill switch to prevent smartphone theft

U.S. prosecutors are proposing that smartphone makers offer a "kill switch" in
all new phones produced by the start of next year as part of an initiative to
cut down on theft, which sometimes turns violent.
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Sharon Machlis: Does the government even need PRISM snooping? It's got Facebook


What you like and who you're connected to can tell a lot more than many people
realize.


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Even before NSA scandal, US residents were anxious about privacy breaches

Even before bombshell disclosures of the U.S. government's massive collection of
Internet and cellphone data, many U.S. residents were concerned about privacy
violations.
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