Ira Winkler: 6 failures that led to Target hack

Computerworld Security: February 13, 2014
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Ira Winkler: 6 failures that led to Target hack

The storyline that a single point of failure allowed a sophisticated attacker to
steal millions of card numbers from Target just doesn't hold up.
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DDoS Attacks used to Influence Stock Price and Limit Trading

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Darlene Storm: Slick, sick nation-state espionage malware The Mask: Mother of future cyber weapons?
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2. White House pushes cybersecurity framework for critical infrastructure
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3. Banks push for tokenization standard to secure credit card payments
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4. Sen. Paul files lawsuit challenging NSA surveillance
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Darlene Storm: Slick, sick nation-state espionage malware The Mask: Mother of future cyber weapons?


The newly discovered nation-state espionage malware "The Mask"
managed to go undetected for seven years and includes such very sophisticated
hacking tools, capable of pwning any OS, that some security experts expect
it's the mother model of future cyber weapons for advanced persistent
threat (APT) campaigns.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8856669/823929835/656555/30/

White House pushes cybersecurity framework for critical infrastructure

A new cybersecurity framework released Wednesday by U.S. President Barack
Obama's administration aims to help operators of critical infrastructure develop
comprehensive cybersecurity programs.
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business'; and discusses optimizing warehouse performance; and simplifying
resources

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Banks push for tokenization standard to secure credit card payments

A group representing 22 of the world's largest banks is pushing for broad
adoption in the U.S. of payment card technology called tokenization, citing
shortcomings in the planned migration to the Europay MasterCard Visa smartcard
standard over the next two years.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8856669/823929835/656557/33/

Sen. Paul files lawsuit challenging NSA surveillance

U.S. Senator Rand Paul has delivered on promises to file a lawsuit challenging
the U.S. National Security Agency's authority to engage in mass surveillance.
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