Microsoft to patch zero-day IE bug now under attack

Computerworld Security: October 04, 2013
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Microsoft to patch zero-day IE bug now under attack

Microsoft today said it will ship eight security updates next week to patch
critical vulnerabilities in Windows and IE, with the one aimed at IE plugging
the hole attackers have been exploiting for months.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: Dell Wyse and VMware~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Accelerating Time to Value with Desktop Virtualization

With today's dispersed and mobile workforce, many companies are turning to
desktop virtualization to keep pace with computing requirements. But it takes
best practices and trusted partners to more quickly and cost-effectively deliver
value.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Google adds pix search to Chrome, squashes 50 bugs
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634863/19/

2. Hackers steal data on 2.9 million Adobe customers
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634864/20/

3. US indicts 13 Anonymous members for DDoS attacks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634865/21/

4. Mozilla unmasks security flaw in Persona, warns other OpenID implementers
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634866/28/

5. Lawmaker suggests Snowden may have had help with leaks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634867/29/


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: HP~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HP Webcast: Mobile Application Development

More than 50% of custom mobile apps have been deployed by business units without
IT oversight. The results of this Mobile App Development Survey highlight the
responses of 208 IT leaders surveyed by IDC. Hear how your peers are grappling
with app testing processes, cross-platform development approaches, performance
and security concerns.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634868/30/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=9ed6522e

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Google adds pix search to Chrome, squashes 50 bugs

Google this week updated Chrome to version 30, patching 50 vulnerabilities and
paying outsider researchers $27,000 in bounties along the way.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634863/31/

Hackers steal data on 2.9 million Adobe customers

Hackers broke into the internal computer network of Adobe Systems and stole
information on 2.9 million customers, as well as source code for several of the
company's products.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634864/32/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: IBM Corporation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Proof that Smarter Government is also Better Government

This videocast on October 23 at noon ET will give you a rare opportunity to hear
from your peers & IBM experts about the power of business analytics to make your
budgeting and finance processes as fast, accurate and transparent as you need
them to be.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634869/33/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=d5f2ce02

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US indicts 13 Anonymous members for DDoS attacks

The U.S. has brought criminal charges against 13 persons, said to be members of
the hacker group Anonymous, for their alleged participation in cyberattacks as
part of a campaign called Operation Payback.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634865/34/

Mozilla unmasks security flaw in Persona, warns other OpenID implementers

A vulnerability found recently in an OpenID-based feature of the Mozilla Persona
online identity management service prompted the company to advise Web developers
to check their OpenID implementations for similar issues.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634866/35/

Lawmaker suggests Snowden may have had help with leaks

Edward Snowden may not have acted alone, and may have had outside assistance,
when he leaked information about the U.S. National Security Agency's data
collection and surveillance programs earlier this year.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8751038/823929835/634867/36/



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