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Computerworld Security Jan 22, 2016 Silencing dissent? IAB blocks Adblock Plus from internet advertising conference The Interactive Advertising Bureau un-invited Adblock Plus from its annual advertising conference, a move Adblock Plus said is to keep dissenting voices from being heard. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Privacy-conscious users rejoice: You can now use Facebook's Android app over Tor • Advantech industrial serial-to-Internet gateways wide open to unauthorized access • Big data is an antitrust issue too, says European Commissioner • Cisco fixes critical flaws in digital encoder, unified computing manager and security appliance • Hyatt hackers snagged credit card numbers from 250 locations White Paper: CDW Evolving Threats Call for Integrated Endpoint 53% of midsize and enterprise businesses in the US, the UK, France, and Germany reported a breach of sensitive data within the past year, and by one estimate, the number of malware examples rose by 75% in 2014 versus the previous year. Read More ▶ Privacy-conscious users rejoice: You can now use Facebook's Android app over Tor Facebook has added the option to route traffic from its Android mobile app over the Tor anonymity network. Read More ▶ Advantech industrial serial-to-Internet gateways wide open to unauthorized access Specialized gateway devices made by Advantech that are used around the world in industrial environments to connect legacy serial equipment to TCP/IP and cellular networks can be accessed with any password. Read More ▶ Big data is an antitrust issue too, says European Commissioner Europe's top antitrust authority is on the lookout for companies using big data to stifle competition, although it hasn't spotted any problems yet, according to Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. Read More ▶ Cisco fixes critical flaws in digital encoder, unified computing manager and security appliance Cisco released security updates to fix a hard-coded root password in its Modular Encoding Platform D9036 and a vulnerable CGI script in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager and the Cisco Firepower 9000 Series appliances. Read More ▶ Hyatt hackers snagged credit card numbers from 250 locations Hacker managed to compromise payment cards used at 250 Hyatt Hotels locations from around 50 countries after infecting the company's payment processing systems with malware. Read More ▶ White Paper: CDW Protecting Your SaaS Applications This paper looks at the growing security capabilities of SaaS applications and the efforts by Microsoft to better secure its SaaS offerings through partnerships with third-party cloud and security solution providers. Read More ▶ IT Careers 2016: What's important to IT professionals? Check out our January Digital Magazine, which features results from Computerworld's IT Careers 2016 survey. We polled more than 200 IT professionals to learn their top concerns, what's most important to them in their jobs and what would entice them to switch jobs. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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