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

Computerworld Security: August 25, 2014
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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.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. US warns 'significant number' of major businesses hit by Backoff malware
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2. Payment cards with chips aren't perfect, so encrypt everything, experts say
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US warns 'significant number' of major businesses hit by Backoff malware

More than 1,000 major enterprise networks and small and medium businesses in the
U.S. have been compromised by a recently discovered malware package called
"Backoff" and are probably unaware of it, the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a cybersecurity alert on Friday.
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Warning: Cloud Data at Risk

Experts agree that relying on SaaS vendors to backup and restore your data is
dangerous. Yet that's exactly what huge portions of the business world are
doing, according to the results of an exclusive new survey from IDG Research.

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Payment cards with chips aren't perfect, so encrypt everything, experts say

There's a push to adopt chip-equipped payment cards in the U.S. following
high-profile breaches at large retailers and restaurant chains during the past
12 months, but experts warn that switching to this payment system will not make
fraud disappear.
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