D-Link issues fixes for firmware backdoor in routers

Computerworld Security: December 04, 2013
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D-Link issues fixes for firmware backdoor in routers

D-Link published patches on Monday for a firmware coding goof that could allow
attackers to remotely change the settings of several of its router models.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645511/17/

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Kenneth van Wyk: Enjoy your trip, but protect the data you take with you
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645513/19/

2. Salesforce.com completes hackathon review, awards second $1M prize
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645514/20/

3. Experimental malware uses inaudible sound to defeat network air gaps
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645515/21/

4. Tips to avoid being bit by CryptoLocker (and what to do if you are)
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645516/28/

5. Darlene Storm: Healthcare.gov more vulnerable to hacking & privacy breaches after 'fix'
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645517/29/


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Strategic Solutions for Government IT

The U.S. government wants to transform its IT organization to streamline
operations and smooth the transition to the data center of the future. To this
end, it is moving an increasing number of applications to the cloud; minimizing
duplicated IT efforts; and improving the dialogue between federal providers and
contracting personnel.

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Kenneth van Wyk: Enjoy your trip, but protect the data you take with you

International travel can require some pretty strong security measures if your
devices contain sensitive information.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645513/31/

Salesforce.com completes hackathon review, awards second $1M prize

Salesforce.com has completed a review of the judging process for the hackathon
it held at last month's Dreamforce conference, and as a result it will award a
second $1 million prize to the initial runner-up.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645514/32/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Exablox~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ESG Report: Exablox Re-Imagines File Storage

Exablox emerged from stealth mode with a new platform (OneBlox) designed for
midsized enterprises with content-intensive applications. Its scale-out system
leverages commodity hardware, and has some interesting data protection features.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645519/33/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=1f705c7d

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Experimental malware uses inaudible sound to defeat network air gaps

In a development likely to concern those who believe that a system that's not
connected to a network is safe from surveillance, researchers have demonstrated
that microphones and speakers built into laptops can be used to covertly
transmit and receive data through inaudible audio signals
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645515/34/

Tips to avoid being bit by CryptoLocker (and what to do if you are)

As early as 2007, if not earlier, Windows users encountered the very first rogue
antivirus programs. Even today, end users are easily fooled by this vicious type
of malware.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645516/35/

Darlene Storm: Healthcare.gov more vulnerable to hacking & privacy breaches after 'fix'


For the love of Jiminy Cricket, how much cybersecurity incompetence are
American citizens expected to accept and excuse while also footing the $660
million bill? Online security experts say the "new and improved"
Healthcare.gov site may actually be more insecure now than before it
was fixed!
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807566/823929835/645517/36/



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