Teenage wasteland: The modern face of cyberthreats

Computerworld Security: January 28, 2014
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Teenage wasteland: The modern face of cyberthreats

A multimillion-dollar security infrastructure, built and maintained by one of
the world's largest retailers and designed to shuttle sensitive
information on millions of consumers between financial institutions of every
size, was brought to its knees by a cheap software package created by a teenager
using a common development language.


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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Spy agencies collude to extract personal data from mobile apps
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8845255/823929835/653778/18/

2. After Target, Neiman Marcus breaches, does PCI compliance mean anything?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8845255/823929835/653779/19/

3. Google lays $2.7M on the line for Pwnium hacking contest
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8845255/823929835/653780/20/

4. Suspected email hackers for hire charged in four countries
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8845255/823929835/653781/21/

5. Darlene Storm: Blame infected Windows PCs, not smart fridge, for spam-spewing botnet attack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8845255/823929835/653782/28/


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Spy agencies collude to extract personal data from mobile apps

Spy agencies including the U.S. National Security Agency have been working
together to extract personal information, including location data and address
books, from mobile apps as part of a globe-spanning effort to thwart terrorist
plots, according to newly disclosed documents provided by former NSA contractor
Edward Snowden.
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After Target, Neiman Marcus breaches, does PCI compliance mean anything?

The recent data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus have once again shown that
compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is no
guarantee against an intrusion.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8845255/823929835/653779/31/

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Advanced Multi-Platform Virtualization Management

Read the white paper and learn why this technology beats the competition in
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see how this environment offers advanced image management and higher resilience.

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Google lays $2.7M on the line for Pwnium hacking contest

Google will again host its Pwnium hacking contest at a Canadian security
conference in March, putting $2.7 million at stake to draw out researchers who
can hack its browser-based operating system, Chrome OS.
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Suspected email hackers for hire charged in four countries

Eleven people were charged in the U.S., India, China and Romania for their
suspected involvement with websites offering email hacking services.
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Darlene Storm: Blame infected Windows PCs, not smart fridge, for spam-spewing botnet attack


Did you hear about the cyberattack in which 'smart' refrigerators, TVs, and
Internet connected multi-media centers were part of botnet sending spam?
Symantec said your fridge is innocent of the spam campaign this time, but you
can blame it in the future. For now, blame the spam-spewing botnet attack on
infected Microsoft Windows computers instead of IoT devices.
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