Microsoft sticks to vow, leaves XP exposed

Computerworld Security: May 15, 2014
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Microsoft sticks to vow, leaves XP exposed

Hackers are already exploiting an Internet Explorer vulnerability left unpatched
in Windows XP on Tuesday, Microsoft and security experts said.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671211/17/

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Deliver Productivity Breakthroughs with Digital Signage

Retailers have long recognized the influence that digital signage provides over
a shopper's point-of-purchase decision making process.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Evan Schuman: Killer robots? What could go wrong? Oh, yeah ...
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671213/19/

2. Adobe patches critical flaws in Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and Illustrator
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671214/20/

3. Darlene Storm: Autistic Gawker hacker turned FBI snitch to help feds bust LulzSec's Kayla
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671215/21/

4. Microsoft continues RC4 encryption phase-out plan with .NET security updates
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671216/28/

5. SanDisk ships its first self-encrypting SSDs
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671217/29/

6. Senator seeks answers on Samsung's fingerprint scanner for Galaxy S5
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671218/30/


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Keeping UP with Mobile Trendsetters

Is your organization making the most of mobile? In this IDG Research Services
study, we take a global look at adoption trends, examining how and why some
companies are pulling ahead of the mobile curve. We offer the best practices and
prescriptive advice that you can put to work today—for a more mobile tomorrow

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671219/31/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=fbd86616

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Evan Schuman: Killer robots? What could go wrong? Oh, yeah ...

The UN wants to talk about killer robots as 'conventional weapons.' Someone
needs to learn the IT facts of life: If something can go wrong, it will.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671213/32/

Adobe patches critical flaws in Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player and Illustrator

Adobe Systems released critical security updates for several products Tuesday in
order to fix vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take remote control
of systems running the vulnerable software.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671214/33/

Darlene Storm: Autistic Gawker hacker turned FBI snitch to help feds bust LulzSec's Kayla


Newly surfaced court documents revealed that LulzSec member "Sabu"
wasn't the only hacker helping the feds; in fact after the FBI flipped an
autistic hacker known as "Eekdacat" for his role in the
2010 Gawker hack, he helped nail "Kayla."
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671215/34/

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An Executives' Guide: The Machine of the Future

This eBook has been developed to help executives understand the value of M2M and
IoT to enterprises. We will include a framework CEOs can use to include
connected products in their corporate strategies and strategic initiatives. For
those new to the topic, this eBook can serve as a primer on the business case
for investing in M2M and IoT.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671220/35/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=f55ff617

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Microsoft continues RC4 encryption phase-out plan with .NET security updates

Microsoft released optional security updates Tuesday for various versions of the
.NET Framework that prevent the RC4 encryption algorithm from being used in TLS
(Transport Layer Security) connections.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671216/36/

SanDisk ships its first self-encrypting SSDs

SanDisk today announced its SanDisk X300s SSD line-up, which uses TCG Opal 2.0
and Microsoft Encrypted Hard Drive hardware-based encryption, coupled with a new
SSD administration dashboard.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671217/37/

Senator seeks answers on Samsung's fingerprint scanner for Galaxy S5

U.S. Sen. Al Franken questioned Samsung on the privacy protections the company
has in place for the fingerprint scanning technology on its recently released
Galaxy S5 smartphone.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8921565/823929835/671218/38/



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