Microsoft offers multifactor authentication to all Office 365 users

Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: February 12, 2014
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Microsoft offers multifactor authentication to all Office 365 users

Microsoft is offering multifactor authentication free as an option to all users
of its Office 365 suite, a hosted set of Microsoft Office tools and
applications.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Security Manager's Journal: Another step toward eliminating data loss
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656363/19/

2. Target attack shows danger of remotely accessible HVAC systems
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656364/20/

3. California proposes mandatory kill-switch on phones and tablets
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656365/21/

4. Malware sophistication vexes lawmakers, retailers and the financial industry
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656366/28/

5. Attackers use NTP reflection in huge DDoS attack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656367/29/

6. Evan Schuman: Get ready, IT; here comes the Internet of Things
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656368/30/

7. This smartphone will self-destruct in 5 seconds
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656369/31/

8. Security Manager's Journal: Cyberattacks just got personal
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656370/32/

9. NSA gets its first civil liberties and privacy officer
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Security Manager's Journal: Another step toward eliminating data loss

By combining the current deployment of network data loss prevention with
endpoint DLP, hidden network recesses will come into view.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656363/35/

Target attack shows danger of remotely accessible HVAC systems

The massive Target breach led to revelations that many companies use
Internet-connected heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
without adequate security, giving hackers a potential gateway to key corporate
systems.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656364/36/

California proposes mandatory kill-switch on phones and tablets

Politicians and law enforcement officials in California have introduced a bill
that requires all smartphones and tablet PCs sold in the state be equipped with
a digital "kill-switch" that would make the devices useless if stolen.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656365/37/

Malware sophistication vexes lawmakers, retailers and the financial industry

The failure of U.S. financial institutions and retailers to implement more
robust cybersecurity measures, such as the smart-card technology widely used in
Europe, was questioned and criticized by members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary
Committee at a hearing.
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Attackers use NTP reflection in huge DDoS attack

Attackers abused insecure Network Time Protocol servers to launch what appears
to be one of the largest DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks ever, this
time against the infrastructure of CloudFlare, a company that operates a global
content delivery network.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656367/40/

Evan Schuman: Get ready, IT; here comes the Internet of Things

You might see security and privacy pitfalls, but the advantages of the Internet
of Things mean there's no stopping it. Your smart fridge is going to miss you
when you're working every night.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656368/41/

This smartphone will self-destruct in 5 seconds

IBM is working on electronics for the U.S. military that will self-destruct on
command to ensure that powerful devices holding critical data stay out of the
hands of the enemy.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656369/42/

Security Manager's Journal: Cyberattacks just got personal

Recent data breaches suggest that retailers are security laggards, but the
professionalism of the attacks should worry just about anyone.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656370/43/

NSA gets its first civil liberties and privacy officer

The National Security Agency has reportedly appointed Rebecca Richards, a
former deputy privacy official at the Department of Homeland Security, as its
first privacy officer.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8855856/823929840/656371/44/



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