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15th of Feb, 2012 by Admin

Denial-of-service attacks are on the rise, anti-DDoS vendors report

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Computerworld Security: Issues and Trends: February 15, 2012 =============================================================== Denial-of-service attacks are on the rise, anti-DDoS vendors report Both the number and volume of distributed denial-of-service attacks are increasing, according to new reports from DDoS mitigation companies Prolexic and Arbor Networks. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552116/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: VeriSign~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VeriSign SSL, now from Symantec. We’re moving beyond the standard SSL. Added features now include Vulnerability assessment, Malware scans & Seal-in-Search. Provide more robust security functionality to your website while protecting your customers with VeriSign SSL, now from Symantec. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552117/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. IT Blogwatch: RSA crypto: 'flawed', 'risky', 'quagmire of vulnerabilities' http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552118/0/ 2. Mobile device management: Apple's extra little tricky requirement http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552119/0/ 3. Security Manager's Journal: Should physical security belong to us? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552120/0/ 4. FBI declares cloud vendors must meet CJIS security rules http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552121/0/ 5. Darlene Storm: Hackers to target and cyberattack high tech cars? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552122/0/ 6. Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552123/0/ 7. Sharky: Nobody likes being frog-marched out, but ... http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552124/0/ 8. Sharky: Even BEFORE 9/11 this was bad news http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552125/0/ 9. 5 ways to secure your Facebook profile in a post-Timeline world http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552126/0/ 10. Preston Gralla: Google: Here's the real truth about Microsoft's privacy claims about us http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552127/0/ 11. SaaS, APTs and asymmetric risk take spotlight at security conference http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552128/0/ 12. Symantec warns of Android Trojans that mutate with every download http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552129/0/ 13. German gov't endorses Chrome as most secure browser http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552130/0/ 14. EU to strengthen its cybersecurity watchdog http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552131/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Run Windows Server Apps on AWS? Top 5 Reasons: 1. No New Hardware, 2. Get Started in Minutes, 3. Use Your .NET Skills in the AWS Cloud, 4. On-Demand Test Environments, and 5. Use your Existing Microsoft Licenses. Learn more with on-demand webinar. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/548195/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IT Blogwatch: RSA crypto: 'flawed', 'risky', 'quagmire of vulnerabilities' A group of six academic researchers have concluded that real-world RSA encryption keys are riskier than Diffie-Hellman-based ones. It seems that some of the random numbers used to generate them weren't, errm, random. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if the sky is falling. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552118/0/ Mobile device management: Apple's extra little tricky requirement Anyone wanting to buy mobile-device management (MDM) software to manage Apple iOS devices will find they need a special digital certificate from Apple to activate it, a requirement that doesn't apply to the same MDM software that would be used to manage Google Android devices, for instance. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552119/0/ Security Manager's Journal: Should physical security belong to us? Facilities departments often take charge of physical security, but they usually don't understand the systems behind it. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552120/0/ FBI declares cloud vendors must meet CJIS security rules The FBI has reaffirmed its rule that all cloud products sold to to U.S. law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Systems security requirements. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552121/0/ Darlene Storm: Hackers to target and cyberattack high tech cars? Forget about hackers targeting smartphones or your PC because now security and transportation experts are concerned about car hackers. Not car 'hacking' as in modding your set of wheels, or theft via car hijacking, but as in how your vehicle is vulnerable to cyberattack. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552122/0/ Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its creators have adopted an open-source development model, according to researchers from cyberthreat management firm Seculert. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552123/0/ Sharky: Nobody likes being frog-marched out, but ... The boss at this construction company has a habit of firing people at 4:45 on Friday afternoon. That's how this data center operator is let go -- but for once, she's not walked out of the building in the usual way, and that turns into a major security headache. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552124/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: F5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Securing the Cloud Cloud computing has become another key resource for IT deployments, but there is still fear of securing applications and data in the cloud. With F5 devices, you can keep your most precious assets safe, no matter where they live. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552132/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sharky: Even BEFORE 9/11 this was bad news This grade school includes two buildings about five miles apart -- one for the elementary grades, the other for the middle school -- and one IT pilot fish supports the both. So why doesn't she know about the guy on the roof? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552125/0/ 5 ways to secure your Facebook profile in a post-Timeline world The new Timeline layout introduces some changes that may mean you're suddenly sharing more than you should. Here's how to lock down Facebook without going overboard. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552126/0/ Preston Gralla: Google: Here's the real truth about Microsoft's privacy claims about us Microsoft has launched an all-out public assault on Google's recent privacy changes, but Google is fighting back, claiming that Microsoft and other critics are spreading untruths about the new policy. It's a fight that's good for users. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552127/0/ SaaS, APTs and asymmetric risk take spotlight at security conference What's your stance on SaaS? Is your perimeter as secure as you think? How can the insurance calculus on asymmetric risk illuminate your company's security exposure? CIO.com's Bernard Golden recaps the provocative discussions entertained at the Security Threat 2012 conference. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552128/0/ Symantec warns of Android Trojans that mutate with every download Researchers from security vendor Symantec have identified a new premium-rate SMS Android Trojan horse that modifies its code every time it gets downloaded in order to bypass antivirus detection. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552129/0/ German gov't endorses Chrome as most secure browser Germany's cyber security agency recommended that Windows 7 users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox and auto-update features. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552130/0/ EU to strengthen its cybersecurity watchdog A push by European authorities to strengthen the European Union's cyber security watchdog has been given a green light by parliamentarians. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857577/869152238/552131/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IDC and Computerworld's 8th Annual BI & Analytics Survey What's the status of BI and analytics in your organization? 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