IoT is the password killer we've been waiting for

Computerworld Security: June 30, 2015
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INSIDER: IoT is the password killer we've been waiting for

IoT, with its tiny screens and headless devices, will drive an authentication
revolution. It's a short leap from the kind of two-factor authentication used on
the Apple Watch to proximity-based authentication that does away with any user
interaction.
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Cost of Web Application Attacks

Ponemon Institute surveyed 594 IT professionals about 16 web application
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. OPM: The worst hack of all time
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9216153/823929835/743505/19/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=35780927

2. 6 reasons why there will be another OPM-style hack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9216153/823929835/743506/20/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=9aacee05

3. Cybercriminals adopt just-patched zero-day Flash exploit
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9216153/823929835/743507/21/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=70d87407

4. US personnel agency takes system offline after security flaw detected
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9216153/823929835/743508/28/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=e5ebac35


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New Weapons Offer Hope Against Advanced Cyber Attacks

One of the most frightening things about modern cyber-attacks is that a breach
can remain undetected within networks for weeks, months or even years. This time
gives hackers the luxury of compromising more systems and extracting
information.

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OPM: The worst hack of all time

The federal government personnel security breach is bigger and worse than you
can imagine.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9216153/823929835/743505/30/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=63618b52

6 reasons why there will be another OPM-style hack

Congress might fume about the security failures, but the truth is that it's part
of the problem.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9216153/823929835/743506/31/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=49280417

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http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9216153/823929835/354950/32/

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Cybercriminals adopt just-patched zero-day Flash exploit

It only took four days for a recently patched vulnerability in Flash Player to
show up in large-scale attacks.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9216153/823929835/743507/33/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=0a386339

US personnel agency takes system offline after security flaw detected

Problems for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management aren't letting up. The
government agency said Monday it had suspended a system used for background
checks after a security flaw was discovered in the Web-based app.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9216153/823929835/743508/34/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=14da2af3



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