Microsoft delivers stopgap defense against active IE10 attacks

Computerworld Security: February 20, 2014
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Microsoft delivers stopgap defense against active IE10 attacks

Microsoft on Wednesday issued a stopgap defense that protects IE9 and IE10
against ongoing attacks until the company issues a patch, probably in three
weeks.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657499/17/

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Forrester Total Economic Impact of Optim Solutions

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potential return on investment (ROI) that organizations may realize by deploying
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Test Data Management.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. INSIDER: How to rethink security for the new world of IT
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657501/19/

2. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: You can keep using XP for another year, but do you really want to?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657502/20/

3. Jonny Evans: Apple values your privacy, ads firms complain
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657503/21/

4. In win for U.S., New Zealand court upholds search warrants on Megaupload founder Dotcom
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657504/28/

5. Malware-infected Android apps spike in the Google Play store
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657505/29/


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High Alert DDoS Threat: DNS Flooder Toolkit

A high alert DDoS threat advisory has just been issued for the DNS Flooder v1.1
toolkit. This toolkit makes it faster and easier for malicious actors to launch
crippling reflection attacks and is likely to be adopted in the
DDoS-as-a-Service market, potentially increasing the number of attacks.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657506/30/

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INSIDER: How to rethink security for the new world of IT

Not all the proven practices of the past work in today's interconnected,
heterogeneous world. Here's what you need to do differently
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657501/31/

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: You can keep using XP for another year, but do you really want to?

While clinging to the 11-year-old OS after Microsoft issues its last security
patch in April is defensible, the security risks are going to keep mounting.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657502/32/

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Cloud Backup

IT departments are embracing cloud backup, but there's a lot you need to know
before choosing a service provider. Learn all the critical things you need to
know by accessing the white paper, 5 Things You Didn't Know About Cloud Backup.

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Jonny Evans: Apple values your privacy, ads firms complain


Apple puts your privacy way above its own short-term gain -- you can tell this
is true because Ad Age today calls the firm, "slow, cocky and downright stingy"
because it won't share your private information with advertisers, which kind of
makes them cry.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657503/34/

In win for U.S., New Zealand court upholds search warrants on Megaupload founder Dotcom

A court in New Zealand has ruled that warrants used to search the homes of
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and his colleague Bram van der Kolk were valid,
but objected to the removal to the U.S. by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
of copies of the electronic items seized.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657504/35/

Malware-infected Android apps spike in the Google Play store

The number of mobile apps infected with malware in Google's Play store nearly
quadrupled between 2011 and 2013, a security group has reported.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8860778/823929835/657505/36/



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