Heartbleed bug can expose private server encryption keys

Computerworld Security: April 14, 2014
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Heartbleed bug can expose private server encryption keys

Four researchers working separately have demonstrated a server's private
encryption key can be obtained using the Heartbleed bug, an attack thought
possible but unconfirmed.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Heartbleed flaw affects mobile apps, too
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2. Feds are OK with cyberthreat info sharing, say it's not an antitrust violation
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3. Microsoft drags customers 'kicking and screaming' into its world of faster updates
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8900604/823929835/666398/21/

4. Jonny Evans: Apple has no Heart (bleed)
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8900604/823929835/666399/28/

5. Nine charged with distributing Zeus malware
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6. IRS misses XP deadline, pays Microsoft millions for patches
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7. NSA denies it knew about Heartbleed flaw
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8900604/823929835/666402/31/

8. Akamai admits issuing faulty OpenSSL patch, reissues keys
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Heartbleed flaw affects mobile apps, too

Android and IOS mobile applications are just as vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug
as websites are, security vendor Trend Micro warned.
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Feds are OK with cyberthreat info sharing, say it's not an antitrust violation

U.S. businesses can share most cyberthreat information with competitors without
facing antitrust enforcement action, two U.S. enforcement agencies said
Thursday.
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Microsoft drags customers 'kicking and screaming' into its world of faster updates

Microsoft's demand that Windows 8.1 users install this week's major update was
another signal that the company is serious about forcing customers to adopt its
faster release strategy, experts said today.
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Jonny Evans: Apple has no Heart (bleed)


"Apple takes security very seriously. iOS and OS X never incorporated the
vulnerable software and key Web-based services were not affected."
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Nine charged with distributing Zeus malware

The U.S. Department of Justice has brought charges against nine alleged members
of a criminal organization that distributed the Zeus Trojan used to steal
millions of dollars from bank accounts nationwide.
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IRS misses XP deadline, pays Microsoft millions for patches

The IRS acknowledged this week that it missed the April 8 cut-off for Windows XP
support, and will be paying Microsoft millions for an extra year of security
patches.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8900604/823929835/666401/40/

NSA denies it knew about Heartbleed flaw

The U.S. National Security Agency, which has a cybersecurity mission in addition
to surveillance, has disputed a report that it knew about the Heartbleed
security vulnerability for at least two years before other researchers disclosed
the flaw this month.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8900604/823929835/666402/41/

Akamai admits issuing faulty OpenSSL patch, reissues keys

Akamai Technologies, whose network handles up to 30% of all Internet traffic,
said Sunday a researcher found a fault in custom code that the company thought
shielded most of its customers from the Heartbleed bug.
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