Kicking the stool out from under the cybercrime economy

Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: August 27, 2014
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Kicking the stool out from under the cybercrime economy

Put simply, cybercrime, especially financial malware, has the potential to be
quite the lucrative affair. That's only because the bad guys have the tools to
make their work quick and easy, though. Cripple the automated processes
presented by certain malware platforms, and suddenly the threats -- and the
losses -- aren't quite so serious.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Shadow cloud services pose a growing risk to enterprises
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689122/19/

2. Feds issue bulletin warning about malicious 'Google dorking' cyber actors
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689123/20/

3. Security spending gets boost from mobile, social and cloud, says Gartner
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689124/21/

4. We DO trust users -- that's why we have failsafes
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689125/28/

5. Tesla recruits hackers to boost vehicle security
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689126/29/

6. NSA built 'Google-like' search engine for metadata
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689127/30/

7. Hackers prey on Russian patriotism to grow the Kelihos botnet
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689128/31/

8. US agencies to release cyberthreat info faster to healthcare industry
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Shadow cloud services pose a growing risk to enterprises

A growing tendency by business units and workgroups to sign up for cloud
services without asking their IT organization creates serious risks for
enterprises.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689122/34/

Feds issue bulletin warning about malicious 'Google dorking' cyber actors

If you are good at research by using Google searches, does that make you a
malicious cyber actor? Of course not, but DHS, FBI and the National
Counterterrorism Center have issued a bulletin warning about malicious "Google
dorking" cyber actors.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689123/35/

Security spending gets boost from mobile, social and cloud, says Gartner

The increased adoption of mobile, social and cloud computing is driving growth
in security spending among organizations that are also becoming more aware of
threats on all those fronts.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689124/36/

We DO trust users -- that's why we have failsafes

This company decides to give its board members iPads so they can receive and
review reports and requests prior to each monthly meeting, The information
emailed to each board member includes financial performance reports, future
marketing news and information on specific employees -- not information you'd
want in the wild.
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Tesla recruits hackers to boost vehicle security

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors wants security researchers to hack its vehicles.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689126/39/

NSA built 'Google-like' search engine for metadata

The National Security Agency built a "Google-like" search engine to give
domestic and international government agencies access to details of billions of
calls, texts and instant messages sent by millions of people, according to The
Intercept.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689127/40/

Hackers prey on Russian patriotism to grow the Kelihos botnet

The cybercriminal gang behind the Kelihos botnet is tricking users into
installing malware on their computers by appealing to pro-Russian sentiments
stoked by recent international sanctions against the country.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9005877/823929840/689128/41/

US agencies to release cyberthreat info faster to healthcare industry

U.S government agencies will work to release cyberthreat information faster to
the health-care industry after a massive breach at hospital operator Community
Health Systems, representatives of two agencies said.
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