SaaS contracts too often lack security specifics

Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: August 14, 2013
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SaaS contracts too often lack security specifics

The large majority of people working in IT procurement are "significantly
dissatisfied" with the way SaaS (software as a service) vendors define contract
language related to security, a feeling likely to persist through 2015,
according to a Gartner report.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625176/17/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Security Manager's Journal: Learning to let go and offshore
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625178/19/

2. Android one-click Google authentication method puts users, businesses at risk
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625179/20/

3. Researchers demo exploits that bypass Windows 8 Secure Boot
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625180/21/

4. Clouds are backing up clouds, with more choices on tap
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625181/28/

5. Chrome's password security insanity can be cured
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625182/29/

6. Feds explore cybersecurity incentives for the private sector
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625183/30/

7. Facebook turns on secure browsing by default
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625184/31/

8. Attackers turning to legit cloud services firms to plant malware
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625185/32/

9. Botnet-powered distributed file storage system uses JavaScript
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625186/33/

10. Researchers bypass home and office security systems
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625187/34/


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Security Manager's Journal: Learning to let go and offshore

The pressures to send some IT security activities offshore couldn't be resisted,
but so far, it's working out well.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625178/36/

Android one-click Google authentication method puts users, businesses at risk

A feature that allows Android users to authenticate themselves on Google
websites without having to enter their account password can be abused by rogue
apps to give attackers access to Google accounts, a security researcher showed.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625179/37/

Researchers demo exploits that bypass Windows 8 Secure Boot

The Windows 8 Secure Boot mechanism can be bypassed on PCs from certain
manufacturers because of oversights in how those vendors implemented the Unified
Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification, according to a team of
security researchers.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625180/38/

Clouds are backing up clouds, with more choices on tap

Enterprises that rely on cloud-based services are getting more options for
falling back on another cloud if necessary.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625181/39/

Chrome's password security insanity can be cured

Google should lock up Chrome passwords with a master key to make casual thieves
work harder.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625182/40/

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Feds explore cybersecurity incentives for the private sector

U.S. government agencies are exploring new ways to provide incentives for
private companies to invest more money in cybersecurity, President Barack
Obama's administration has announced.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625183/42/

Facebook turns on secure browsing by default

Facebook turned on a key security feature by default that scrambles data sent by
users to the company's servers, following similar moves in recent years by Web
services such as Google and Twitter.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625184/43/

Attackers turning to legit cloud services firms to plant malware

Malware writers are ramping up their use of commercial file hosting sites and
cloud services to distribute malware programs, security researchers said at the
recent Black Hat conference.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625185/44/

Botnet-powered distributed file storage system uses JavaScript

The latest Web technologies can be used to build a secure and distributed file
storage system by loading a piece of JavaScript code into users' Web browsers
without them knowing, a researcher demonstrated at the Defcon security
conference.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625186/45/

Researchers bypass home and office security systems

Many door and window sensors, motion detectors and keypads that are part of
security systems used in millions of homes and businesses can be bypassed by
using relatively simple techniques, according to researchers from security
consultancy firm Bishop Fox.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8694766/823929840/625187/46/



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