Report: Target failed on security basics

Computerworld Security: October 02, 2015
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Report: Target failed on security basics

Target hired Verizon to figure out what was behind its 2013 data breach and
Verizon found that the company's security problems can be summed up as failure
to do the basics.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Experian breach may have exposed data on 15M consumers linked to T-Mobile
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2. New Android vulnerabilities put over a billion devices at risk of remote hacking
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3. GitHub expands hardware-based authentication to developers
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Experian breach may have exposed data on 15M consumers linked to T-Mobile

A data breach at credit bureau Experian may have exposed data from T-Mobile USA
on about 15 million U.S. consumers.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9306128/823929835/762931/29/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=4279290d

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New Android vulnerabilities put over a billion devices at risk of remote hacking

Newly discovered vulnerabilities in the way Android processes MP3 and MP4 files
can allow attackers to compromise devices by tricking users to visit
specifically-crafted Web pages.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9306128/823929835/762932/31/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=2119eeb1

GitHub expands hardware-based authentication to developers

GitHub developers will now be able to log in to the code repository using
YubiKey hardware keys.
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