Hackers attack PR Newswire, get user data

Computerworld Security: October 18, 2013
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Hackers attack PR Newswire, get user data

Hackers managed to steal a database containing customer credentials and contact
information from PR Newswire, a major press release distribution service that's
used by tens of thousands of companies and public relations agencies.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Antone Gonsalves: Why the iPhone 5s is too good
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2. Darlene Storm: Flying robots: From surveillance concerns to cool drone innovations
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3. Cisco says controversial NIST crypto-potential NSA backdoor -- 'not invoked' in products
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4. Fallout from Snowden leaks could hinder next NSA chief
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8766012/823929835/637396/28/

5. Jokes aside, some IT managers say there's no option other than BlackBerry for security
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Antone Gonsalves: Why the iPhone 5s is too good


Apple's finely tuned technology in the iPhone 5s tracks users' activities so
well that it's worth considering the privacy implications.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8766012/823929835/637393/31/

Darlene Storm: Flying robots: From surveillance concerns to cool drone innovations


The FAA, responsible for implementing commercial UAV rules by 2015, looked to
Burning Man for possible drone-use suggestions. Despite the 'rise of the
drone hobbyists,' privacy, safety and surveillance concerns are huge
issues. But if you think of UAVs as flying robots, there are plenty of positive
uses and cool civilian drone innovations.
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Cisco says controversial NIST crypto-potential NSA backdoor -- 'not invoked' in products

Controversial crypto technology known as Dual EC DRBG, thought to be a backdoor
for the National Security Agency, crypto tec. But Cisco says they cannot be used
because it chose other crypto as an operational default which cant be changed.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8766012/823929835/637395/34/

Fallout from Snowden leaks could hinder next NSA chief

Whoever succeeds Gen. Keith Alexander as the next director of the National
Security Agency will be stuck weathering the fallout from the Edward Snowden
media leaks for the conceivable future.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8766012/823929835/637396/35/

Jokes aside, some IT managers say there's no option other than BlackBerry for security

BlackBerry's financial troubles may be funny to some, but not to the iT shops at
thousands of government and enterprise organizations that rely on BlackBerry's
highly touted security to keep their data safe.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8766012/823929835/637397/36/



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