Security Manager's Journal: Suddenly, our firewall audit can't wait

Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: July 17, 2013
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Security Manager's Journal: Suddenly, our firewall audit can't wait

After a DDoS attack was discovered by chance, 'later this year' is too long to
wait.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Mobile malware, mainly aimed at Android devices, jumps 614% in a year
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2. Opinion: Who can pry into your cloud-based data?
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3. Critical vulnerabilities found in Atlassian Crowd enterprise single sign-on tool
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4. Security Manager's Journal: Auto-forwarded emails could be a huge problem
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5. Microsoft gives Windows app developers 180 days to patch -- or else
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6. Microsoft helped NSA circumvent its own encryption, report says
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7. EU Parliament approves stricter penalties for cyber attacks
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Mobile malware, mainly aimed at Android devices, jumps 614% in a year

Mobile malware attacks -- most of them aimed at Android devices -- are up
six-fold since last year, an increase due mainly to the use of free mobile apps
from sketchy vendors, according to studies by McAfee and Juniper Networks.
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Opinion: Who can pry into your cloud-based data?

The NSA's Prism spying program highlights the need to make sure your cloud
contract safeguards your data from access by third parties.
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Critical vulnerabilities found in Atlassian Crowd enterprise single sign-on tool

A critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to access sensitive
enterprise log-in credentials and other data was fixed in Crowd, a single
sign-on (SSO) and identity management tool used by large organizations to
simplify access to their internal Web applications and services.
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Preparing Your Infrastructure for the Hyperconvergence Era

From cloud computing and virtualization to mobility and unified communications,
an array of innovative technologies is transforming today's data centers. And
along the way, they're also flooding corporate networks with enormous new
torrents of traffic.

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Security Manager's Journal: Auto-forwarded emails could be a huge problem

Our intellectual property and sensitive data have been leaving the relatively
safe confines of our internal network without adequate security precautions, all
because users find it convenient to get their company email in their personal
webmail accounts.
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Microsoft gives Windows app developers 180 days to patch -- or else

Microsoft today said it would give third-party app developers 180 days to clean
up their security act -- and patch serious vulnerabilities -- or the company
will yank their software from its online stores.
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Microsoft helped NSA circumvent its own encryption, report says

Microsoft helped the U.S. National Security Agency circumvent the company's own
encryption in order to conduct surveillance on email accounts through
Outlook.com, according to a report in The Guardian.
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EU Parliament approves stricter penalties for cyber attacks

Cyber criminals will face tougher penalties across the European Union, under new
rules adopted by the European Parliament.
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