Coming soon: Murder by Internet

Computerworld Security: December 01, 2014
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Coming soon: Murder by Internet

Security experts now believe that the Internet of Things will -- eventually --
be used for murderous purposes.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Weather.com fixes web app flaws
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9075382/823929835/707872/19/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=46aad766

2. Siemens patches critical SCADA flaws likely exploited in recent attacks
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9075382/823929835/707873/20/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=14b4a086

3. Hacking Team surveillance malware masquerades as bookmark manager
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9075382/823929835/707874/21/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=517b020a

4. Data exchange talks lag, jeopardizing U.S. firms' ability to operate in Europe
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9075382/823929835/707875/28/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=1f13e613


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Weather.com fixes web app flaws

The Weather Channel has fixed a common web application security problem on its
website that made nearly all links vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9075382/823929835/707872/30/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=71e8f182

Siemens patches critical SCADA flaws likely exploited in recent attacks

Siemens released security updates for several of its SCADA products for
industrial environments to fix critical vulnerabilities that may have been
exploited in recent attacks.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9075382/823929835/707873/31/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=2c318367

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these demands.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9075382/823929835/707877/32/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=f0f6ddfe

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Hacking Team surveillance malware masquerades as bookmark manager

A variant of the Remote Control System (RCS) malware developed by an Italian
company called Hacking Team is masquerading as a bookmark management application
called Linkman
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9075382/823929835/707874/33/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=9868c9e2

Data exchange talks lag, jeopardizing U.S. firms' ability to operate in Europe

Ongoing issues relating to U.S. national security and spying imperil 'safe
harbor' personal data pact.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9075382/823929835/707875/34/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=3673a982



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