Steve Pate: Going to the cloud? BYOS (bring your own security)

Computerworld Security: September 25, 2013
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Steve Pate: Going to the cloud? BYOS (bring your own security)


There are many benefits to be gained by using the public cloud. Cost
efficiencies, elasticity and collaborative access are mentioned most often. But
will your data be secure in the cloud? And who is responsible for keeping it
safe? These topics bear further exploration.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Dropbox joins bid to publish spy data requests
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632835/19/

2. Chrome will block NPAPI plug-ins over stability, security concerns
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632836/20/

3. 7 characteristics of a secure mobile app
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632837/21/

4. Former U.S. Senators call on Congress to rein in NSA
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632838/28/

5. Virginia Tech breach exposes data on 145K job applicants
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632839/29/

6. Indian biometric ID plan faces court hurdle
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632840/30/

7. Antone Gonsalves: Apple doesn't walk on water
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632841/31/


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Dropbox joins bid to publish spy data requests

Cloud storage locker Dropbox has joined Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, LinkedIn and
Facebook in their quest for permission to publish the number of data requests
they have received from the U.S. government, and the number of users affected by
those requests.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632835/33/

Chrome will block NPAPI plug-ins over stability, security concerns

Plug-ins based on the NPAPI architecture will be blocked by default in Chrome
starting early next year as Google moves toward completely removing support for
them in the browser.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632836/34/

7 characteristics of a secure mobile app

When it comes to building secure mobile applications, errors most often occur in
session management. By themselves, these mistakes do not present a significant
risk, but the more mistakes made, the more vulnerable the application. And
therein lies the problem: I often find several of these errors in any given app.
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Former U.S. Senators call on Congress to rein in NSA

The U.S. Congress should appoint an independent committee to investigate
possible surveillance abuses by the U.S. National Security Agency, two
high-profile former senators said Tuesday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632838/37/

Virginia Tech breach exposes data on 145K job applicants

A Virginia Tech official Tuesday blamed human error for a data breach that may
have exposed sensitive data on about 145,000 people who applied online for jobs
at the school over the past 10 years.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632839/38/

Indian biometric ID plan faces court hurdle

A controversial biometric project in India, which could require people to
produce their biometric IDs to collect government subsidies, has received a
significant setback from the country's Supreme Court.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8741303/823929835/632840/39/

Antone Gonsalves: Apple doesn't walk on water


Apple's fingerprint scanner in the iPhone 5s proved to be nothing special.
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