House panel investigating FTC data breach enforcement

Computerworld Security: June 02, 2014
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House panel investigating FTC data breach enforcement

A U.S. House of Representatives committee has reportedly launched an
investigation into the Federal Trade Commission's use of information from a
peer-to-peer security vendor to bring a data breach complaint against a medical
testing laboratory.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. New attack methods can 'brick' systems, defeat Secure Boot, researchers say
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2. Cloud provider FireHost's security chief brings lessons from the front lines
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3. Companies should already know how to protect data, FTC argues
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4. OpenDNS to yank ads from its free consumer services
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8934677/823929835/673749/28/

5. Global mobile roaming hub accessible from the Internet and vulnerable, researchers find
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New attack methods can 'brick' systems, defeat Secure Boot, researchers say

The Secure Boot security mechanism of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
(UEFI) can be bypassed on around half of computers that have the feature enabled
in order to install bootkits, according to a security researcher.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8934677/823929835/673746/31/

Cloud provider FireHost's security chief brings lessons from the front lines

Jeff Schilling, who joined cloud hosting startup FireHost this week as chief
security officer, knows a thing or two about cybersecurity.
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Companies should already know how to protect data, FTC argues

The FTC has published enough information publicly for companies to know what it
considers reasonable security practices for protecting sensitive data, an FTC
official said.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8934677/823929835/673748/34/

OpenDNS to yank ads from its free consumer services

OpenDNS plans to drop in-browser ads from its free consumer services next week
because its pivot to an enterprise security provider has been successful.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8934677/823929835/673749/35/

Global mobile roaming hub accessible from the Internet and vulnerable, researchers find

The GPRS Roaming Exchange (GRX) network, which carries roaming traffic among
hundreds of mobile operators worldwide, contains Internet-reachable hosts that
run vulnerable and unnecessary services, recent security scans reveal.
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