Malware: War without end

Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: December 04, 2013
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Malware: War without end

After decades of fighting off viruses, worms, Trojans and other malware and
cyberattacks, total victory remains beyond reach.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Security Manager's Journal: Giving thanks for SIEM
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2. Worm may create an Internet of Harmful Things, says Symantec (Take note, Amazon)
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645577/20/

3. INSIDER: How to stay one step ahead of phishing attacks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645578/21/

4. Kenneth van Wyk: Enjoy your trip, but protect the data you take with you
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645579/28/

5. Security Manager's Journal: An admin surfing on a server? That's a big no-no
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645580/29/

6. INSIDER: Is open source encryption the answer to NSA snooping?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645581/30/

7. NSA spy scandal prompts China push to favor local tech vendors
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645582/31/

8. GitHub bans weak passwords after brute-force attacks
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Security Manager's Journal: Giving thanks for SIEM

This tool helps with a lot more than telling you at a glance about the threats
you face.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645576/34/

Worm may create an Internet of Harmful Things, says Symantec (Take note, Amazon)

Security researchers are gradually raising warnings that the Internet of Things
will increase, by multitudes, the number of things that can be hacked and
attacked. The Hitchcockian plotlines are endless.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645577/35/

INSIDER: How to stay one step ahead of phishing attacks

Protecting yourself against phishing attacks used to be relatively easy. Don't
download unexpected attachments. Visit banking websites directly instead of
clicking on links in an email. And look for bad grammar. Insider: Free
registration required.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645578/36/

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/8807625/823929840/645579/37/

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Security Manager's Journal: An admin surfing on a server? That's a big no-no

How could a tightly restricted server in finance be compromised by malware?
Really, it's not that hard.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645580/39/

INSIDER: Is open source encryption the answer to NSA snooping?

When Unisys CISO John Frymier came in to work on Friday, Sept. 6, the phones
were ringing, and continued to ring all day. Customers were panicking over the
news headlines of the day before.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645581/40/

NSA spy scandal prompts China push to favor local tech vendors

While China's demand for electronics continues to soar, the tech services market
may be shrinking for U.S. enterprise vendors. Security concerns over U.S. secret
surveillance are giving the Chinese government and local companies more reason
to trust domestic vendors, according to industry experts.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645582/41/

GitHub bans weak passwords after brute-force attacks

Popular source code repository service GitHub has recently been hit by a
brute-force password-guessing attack that successfully compromised some
accounts.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8807625/823929840/645583/42/



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