Breach could prove very costly for Target

Computerworld Security: December 20, 2013
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Breach could prove very costly for Target

Though details of the massive data breach at Target are still emerging, it's
already clear that, before the dust settles, the retailer will likely have to
pay tens of millions of dollars in remediation and notification costs, fines,
legal fees and settlements.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648809/17/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Juniper vs. Palo Alto Networks: Firewall court battle set to begin
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648811/19/

2. Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning light
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648812/20/

3. Proposed California law would mandate smartphone kill switch
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648813/21/

4. Governments, especially Turkey and Russia, want more Google content removed
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648814/28/

5. Verizon to report on law-enforcement data requests
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648815/29/


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Juniper vs. Palo Alto Networks: Firewall court battle set to begin

Call it the fist fight over firewalls for 2014. Juniper Networks is going for a
knock-out against rival Palo Alto Networks in a patent-dispute lawsuit related
to next-generation firewalls that's set to go to trial in Delaware in February.
And Palo Alto wants to take out Juniper in its own separate patent lawsuit.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648811/31/

Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning light

Most webcams have a warning light that indicates when they're active, but it's
possible for malware to disable this important privacy feature on older Mac
computers, according to research from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in
Baltimore.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648812/32/

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How to Decrease Stress On Your Network

Cloud computing, the explosion of big data and the mobile revolution are a boon
to business, but they add stress to the network. IT professionals cite keeping
up with data growth, managing infrastructure, and securing data and apps as
their top three challenges over the coming year.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648816/33/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=590f495f

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Proposed California law would mandate smartphone kill switch

Kill-switch technology that can render a lost or stolen smartphone useless would
become mandatory in California under a new bill that will be proposed to the
state legislature in January.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648813/34/

Governments, especially Turkey and Russia, want more Google content removed

Google saw a sharp rise in the number of government requests to have users'
content removed during the first half of this year, in many cases for political
reasons, the company reported on Thursday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648814/35/

Verizon to report on law-enforcement data requests

Verizon Communications will report on law-enforcement requests for information
on its customers that it received in 2013, following similar moves that major
online companies have made but rival AT&T has not.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8819450/823929835/648815/36/



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