Two malware programs help each other stay on computers

Computerworld Security: July 01, 2013
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Two malware programs help each other stay on computers

Two malicious software programs that help each other stay on computers are
proving difficult to remove.
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Consolidating Remote Servers and Storage for Security

A new kind of storage architecture allows IT to consolidate remote servers and
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distance--even thousands of miles--and still get the same performance as if the
storage remained local to the branch.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Steve Pate: Data privacy and PRISM: When politics and technology collide
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8636887/823929835/617946/0/

2. 8 great sites for one-stop data visualization
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8636887/823929835/617947/0/

3. Darlene Storm: NSA collected 1 trillion metadata records, harvested 1 billion mobile calls daily
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8636887/823929835/617948/0/

4. 3 reasons why America's security model is broken
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8636887/823929835/617949/0/

5. New disk wiper malware linked to attacks in South Korea, researchers say
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8636887/823929835/617950/0/

6. Nintendo warns against super Pokemon creator app
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What it takes to deliver Security, and Privacy at Mimecast.

This whitepaper explains the process and controls that Mimecast put in place to
deliver a secure, private and trusted SaaS platform for your email security,
email archiving and email continuity.

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Steve Pate: Data privacy and PRISM: When politics and technology collide


If you are both a news and a cloud junky as I am, there has never been a more
interesting -- or distracting -- time to hit refresh on your favorite online
news site. The recent statements by whistle-blower Eric Snowden about the scope
of surveillance and data capture by the NSA were surprising -- and highly
concerning -- to many.

Is this news powerful enough to silence the siren call of the cloud? What can
companies do to protect themselves -- and their data -- if Snowden's disclosures
are accurate?
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8 great sites for one-stop data visualization

These are places to find, analyze and visualize publicly available data to use
in your own materials.
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Darlene Storm: NSA collected 1 trillion metadata records, harvested 1 billion mobile calls daily


An office of secret NSA spooks celebrated one trillion metadata
records collected and counting. Newly leaked PRISM slides show surveillance
capabilities including real-time digital eavesdropping acess. More leaked top
secret documents 'coming soon' will include the fact that the NSA hoovers up
one billion cell phone calls every single day.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving

Read the IDC report on how EMC is well positioned to help organizations that
want to consider alternatives to tape for long-term backup retention and
archiving needs.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8636887/823929835/617953/0/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=239cc76a

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3 reasons why America's security model is broken

Securing important corporate or personal information has never been more
challenging. Every day, new vulnerabilities are discovered, more breaches are
reported and we all become less secure. Just look at the headlines, whether it
is Anonymous latest attack, state sponsored Cyber espionage or warfare, criminal
activity or just someone being exploited by five year old malicious code that
still finds victims, the picture metaphor is of a snowball rolling downhill and
getting bigger and bigger as it rolls.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8636887/823929835/617949/0/

New disk wiper malware linked to attacks in South Korea, researchers say

A new piece of malware designed to delete files from hard disk drives and render
computers unable to boot targets South Korean users, according to researchers
from security firm Symantec.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8636887/823929835/617950/0/

Nintendo warns against super Pokemon creator app

Nintendo warned Friday against the use of a smartphone app that can be used to
create custom, all-powerful Pokemon characters for use in its handheld games.
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