Texas wants RadioShack to specify what customer data is for sale

Computerworld Security: April 02, 2015
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Texas wants RadioShack to specify what customer data is for sale

The state of Texas has objected to the sale of Radio Shack's customer data,
citing both in-store and online privacy policies of the consumer electronics
retailer.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Update: Obama authorizes sanctions against hackers
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2. Wider use of HTTPS could have protected GitHub
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3. Chinese Internet authority clashes with Google over digital certificates
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9156849/823929835/727140/21/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=0c3b5294


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New Analyst White Paper: The Cost of Denial

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detecting and containing denial-of-service attacks against organizations.
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and trends in cybersecurity that enterprise organizations should be aware of.

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Update: Obama authorizes sanctions against hackers

President Obama signed an executive order allowing the U.S. government to impose
sanctions on people, organizations and governments that conduct "malicious
cyber-enabled activities" that harm the country.
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Infographic: Anatomy of a Data Breach

Unexpected data breaches can put your identity at risk no matter how careful you
are. And yet, despite national media coverage on high-profile data breaches like
these, some Americans still aren't sure exactly what they are.

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Wider use of HTTPS could have protected GitHub

The unique attack method used to disrupt code-sharing site GitHub over the last
week could have been prevented if more websites enabled encryption.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9156849/823929835/727139/31/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=ebde6e4e

Chinese Internet authority clashes with Google over digital certificates

A Chinese Internet administrator blasted Google on Thursday, after the U.S.
search giant decided to stop recognizing digital certificates issued by the
group following a security lapse.
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