Microsoft reissues patch that crippled Windows PCs

Computerworld Security: August 28, 2014
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Microsoft reissues patch that crippled Windows PCs

Microsoft today re-released a security update it pulled two weeks ago after
users packed the company's support discussion forum with reports of crippled
computers.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Kenneth van Wyk: Why do we keep relearning the same security lessons again and again?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9006730/823929835/689374/19/

2. New malvertising campaign hit visitors of several high-profile sites
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3. Retailers warned to act now to protect against Backoff malware
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4. FBI, Secret Service studying 'scope' of bank cyberattacks
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Kenneth van Wyk: Why do we keep relearning the same security lessons again and again?

Two recent vulnerabilities are examples of problems that could have been avoided
if we had just applied the lessons already learned in similar contexts.
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New malvertising campaign hit visitors of several high-profile sites

Attackers redirected users to Web-based exploits by pushing malicious
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Retailers warned to act now to protect against Backoff malware

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council issued a bulletin urging
retailers to immediately review their security controls to ensure point-of-sale
systems are protected against 'Backoff,' a malware tool that was used in the
massive data theft at retailer Target last year.
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FBI, Secret Service studying 'scope' of bank cyberattacks

The FBI and the Secret Service are looking into the "scope" of reported
cyberattacks against JPMorgan Chase and four other U.S. financial institutions.
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