'HoneyDocs' lays irresistible bait for hackers

Computerworld Security: September 18, 2013
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'HoneyDocs' lays irresistible bait for hackers

Police in Austin, Texas, set up sting operations with cars they have under
surveillance, watching for thieves to break into them. Marcus J. Carey's Web
service, HoneyDocs -- born in the same city -- uses the same concept, only with
computer files.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. HP rolls out next-gen firewall line, threat-detection service
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631487/19/

2. Hackers exploit critical IE bug; Microsoft promises patch
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631488/20/

3. Security researchers create undetectable hardware trojans
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631489/21/

4. China-based hacking group behind hundreds of attacks on U.S. companies
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631490/28/

5. Antone Gonsalves: iPhone in the enterprise? Forget about it.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631491/29/


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Evolution and Value of Purpose Build

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processes. In addition, this White Paper illuminates the customer value that
Symantec's Backup Exec and NetBackup appliances bring to the data protection and
recovery process.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631492/30/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=81143984

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HP rolls out next-gen firewall line, threat-detection service

HP today took the wraps off its Next-Generation Firewall line designed to exert
application-level controls and visibility over all traffic related to the
enterprise, including mobile devices used in public WiFi settings and traffic
from cloud services.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631487/31/

Hackers exploit critical IE bug; Microsoft promises patch

Microsoft today said that hackers are exploiting a critical, but unpatched,
vulnerability in IE8 and IE9. Its engineers are working on an update to plug the
hole.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631488/32/

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plays in the evolution of data center architecture.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631493/33/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=a9c3c4cf

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Security researchers create undetectable hardware trojans

Security researchers from the U.S. and Europe released a paper showing how
integrated circuits used in computers, military equipment and other critical
systems can be maliciously compromised during the manufacturing process through
virtually undetectable changes at the transistor level.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631489/34/

China-based hacking group behind hundreds of attacks on U.S. companies

A group of between 50 and 100 professional hackers operating out of China has
been systematically targeting businesses, military and government agencies
around the world since at least 2009, security vendor Symantec said in a report
released on Tuesday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631490/35/

Antone Gonsalves: iPhone in the enterprise? Forget about it.


The enterprise-class security in iOS 7 will keep Apple in companies for the
short term, but eventually Android smartphones and tablets will clobber the
iPhone and iPad.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8732824/823929835/631491/36/



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