Why phishing attacks are nastier than ever

Computerworld Security: November 24, 2015
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INSIDER: Why phishing attacks are nastier than ever

Forget Nigerian princes -- today's spearphishing is sophisticated business,
fooling even the most seasoned security pros
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10 Cyberthreats Outside the Firewall

Unfortunately for the IT Administrator, security vulnerabilities are not found
exclusively in the cyber domain. Here is a list of ten current threats that can
cause real damage to an organization's bottom line, brand, and reputation- all
of which exist outside of a company's firewall.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Dell installs self-signed root certificate on laptops, endangers users' privacy
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2. United Airlines waits 6 months to patch critical flaw submitted to bug bounty program
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3. Reddit to honor 'Do Not Track' requests from visitors to its website
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4. Adware program Vonteera blocks security products with simple Windows UAC trick
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9359955/823929835/775086/28/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=NzlhODIzMDVmY2VlNWFkNTY3MTYwODNmMjg1ZjI4NDk%3d&x=c743e7f8

5. 5 things you need to know about legally transferring data out of Europe
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Update to the Status of Cloud DNS

DNS is one of those essential pieces of the Internet that only a network
engineer can love. Users and website operators never give it a second thought
since it just works - until it doesn't.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9359955/823929835/775088/30/?3e076d18=am9uc2FuOThAZ21haWwuY29t&x=ae8d42f1

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Dell installs self-signed root certificate on laptops, endangers users' privacy

Users are reporting that some Dell laptops sold recently come preloaded with a
self-signed root digital certificate that lets attackers sniff traffic to any
secure website.
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United Airlines waits 6 months to patch critical flaw submitted to bug bounty program

It took six months after submitting a critical flaw to United Airlines bug
bounty program, and a threat of public disclosure, before the serious
vulnerability was patched.
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Reddit to honor 'Do Not Track' requests from visitors to its website

Reddit has decided to honor 'Do Not Track,' a feature that will ensure that it
does not download third-party analytics on to browsers that enable the option to
access its online discussion website and other services.
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Adware program Vonteera blocks security products with simple Windows UAC trick

A well-known adware program called Vonteera prevents users from installing
antivirus products by artificially blacklisting their digital certificates in
Windows.
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5 things you need to know about legally transferring data out of Europe

The U.S.-EU Safe Harbor agreement on transatlantic data transfers is dead. What
now?
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