First sites admit data loss through Heartbleed attacks

Computerworld Security: April 15, 2014
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First sites admit data loss through Heartbleed attacks

Canada's tax authority and a popular British parenting website both lost user
data after attackers exploited the Heartbleed SSL vulnerability, they said
Monday.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Obama backs disclosure of most software flaws
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666597/18/

2. Heartbleed Aftermath - What's Next?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666598/19/

3. Google said to be eyeing a boost to encrypted sites in search results
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666599/20/

4. Darlene Storm: Israeli hacker hijacks webcams to unmask Anonymous OpIsrael hackers
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666600/21/

5. Box patches Heartbleed flaw in its cloud servers
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666601/28/

6. Server makers rush their Heartbleed patches
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666602/29/

7. Google issues patch for Android icon permissions attack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666603/30/


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Obama backs disclosure of most software flaws

The Obama administration favors disclosing to the public vulnerabilities in
commercial and open source software in the national interest, unless there is a
national security or law enforcement need, the National Security Agency says.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666597/32/

Heartbleed Aftermath - What's Next?

Keith Shaw from IDG Enterprise chats with Fortinet's Derek Manky about the
aftershocks of this week's Heartbleed bug news. Will another shoe drop as
hackers learn to exploit the vulnerability?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666598/33/

Google said to be eyeing a boost to encrypted sites in search results

Websites that use encryption could be elevated in Google search results sometime
in the future, according to The Wall Street Journal.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666599/34/

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Radicati: Cloud Business Email - Market Quadrant 2013

Google was named the top cloud business email provider in a recent report by
research firm Radicati. Out of 14 key players, Google Apps for Business leads
the pack in both functionality and estimated adoption.

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Darlene Storm: Israeli hacker hijacks webcams to unmask Anonymous OpIsrael hackers


Israeli Elite Force hackers doxed 16 members of Anonymous OpIsrael by using the
hackers' own webcams against them, showing yet another example of why you
should cover your webcam when you are not using it.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666600/36/

Box patches Heartbleed flaw in its cloud servers

Box has patched the Heartbleed security hole on its servers and has advised its
customers to change their passwords.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666601/37/

Server makers rush their Heartbleed patches

Enterprise IT vendors are rushing to protect users from the Heartbleed bug,
which has been found in some servers and networking gear and could allow
attackers to steal critical data -- including passwords and encryption keys --
from the memories of exposed systems.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8901632/823929835/666602/38/

Google issues patch for Android icon permissions attack

Google has issued a patch for an attack that could lead an Android user to a
phishing site, according to security vendor FireEye.
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