Lawmakers push for federal data breach notification law

Computerworld Security: July 19, 2013
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Lawmakers push for federal data breach notification law

U.S. lawmakers plan to resurrect national data breach notification legislation
that has failed to pass in past sessions of Congress, but some advocates don't
agree on what should be included in a bill.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Wyndham lawsuit tests FTC's data security enforrcement authority
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2. N.J. Supreme Court rules warrants needed for phone tracking
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3. Google Glass still vulnerable to Wi-Fi attack
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4. In the run-up to security conference Black Hat, all apps are suspicious
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620793/0/

5. Facebook lands bug hunters with Monoidics buy
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620794/0/

6. Java 7 vulnerability opens door to 10-year-old attack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620795/0/

7. 'Kill switch' on smartphones takes a step forward
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620796/0/

8. Jonny Evans: Apple, Google, Microsoft and others demand transparency post-PRISM
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Wyndham lawsuit tests FTC's data security enforrcement authority

The Chamber of Commerce and several other organizations to asking a federal
court to dismiss a closely watched data breach lawsuit filed by the Federal
Trade Commission against Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620790/0/

N.J. Supreme Court rules warrants needed for phone tracking

Cellphone users have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cellphone
location information, and police must obtain a search warrant before accessing
that information, the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled Thursday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620791/0/

Google Glass still vulnerable to Wi-Fi attack

Google fixed one Wi-Fi security problem with its wearable computer Glass, but
Symantec says there's another problem, which has been a long-known weakness in
wireless networking.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620792/0/

In the run-up to security conference Black Hat, all apps are suspicious

Navigating city streets, walking to work… you see cell phones, everywhere. Three
out of four of those are Android, according to Gartner.Users might feel
confident that the apps they use are safe-- but that's not always true.
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Facebook lands bug hunters with Monoidics buy

Facebook is acquiring the assets of Monoidics, a U.K.-based software startup,
including its bug-hunting technical team.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620794/0/

Java 7 vulnerability opens door to 10-year-old attack

Security researchers from Polish vulnerability research firm Security
Explorations claim to have identified a new vulnerability in Java 7 that could
allow attackers to bypass the software's security sandbox and execute arbitrary
code on the underlying system.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620795/0/

'Kill switch' on smartphones takes a step forward

A call by U.S. prosecutors for phone manufacturers to install a "kill switch" to
discourage smartphone theft has taken a step forward, with Apple and Samsung
providing handsets whose security features will be put to the test.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8660516/823929835/620796/0/

Jonny Evans: Apple, Google, Microsoft and others demand transparency post-PRISM


Tech firms have begun fighting back against the level of US government
surveillance revealed with PRISM, with Apple, Google, Facebook and
others uniting to demand greater transparency when it comes to the full extent
of government surveillance -- but this isn't just about privacy, this is
a fight for the future of technology.
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