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22nd of Feb, 2012 by Admin

Researcher: 200K PCs vulnerable to pcAnywhere hijacking

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Computerworld Wrap-Up: February 22, 2012 =============================================================== Researcher: 200, 000 Windows PCs vulnerable to pcAnywhere hijacking As many as 200, 000 systems connected to the Internet could be hijacked by hackers exploiting bugs in Symantec's pcAnywhere, including up to 5, 000 point-of-sale programs that collect credit card data, a researcher said today. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552815/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Akamai~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Understanding Web Application Security This paper examines current trends in Web application security, assessing the present threat environment as well as limitations in existing approaches to protection. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552816/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. Adobe to Linux users: Get Chrome or forget Flash http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552817/0/ 2. SMART Storage releases SSD with consumer flash, enterprise endurance http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552818/0/ 3. Feds request DNS Changer extension to keep 400K users online http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552819/0/ 4. Google's smart glasses reportedly coming in 2012 http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552820/0/ 5. From CIO.com: 18 Cool and Creative Laptop Mods http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552821/0/ 6. Healthcare CIO group decries ICD-10 delay by government http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552822/0/ 7. Richi Jennings: Does the UN threaten Internet freedom? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552823/0/ 8. Price of DRAM plunges to all-time low of around $1 http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552824/0/ 9. FCC chairman wants ISPs to adopt new security measures http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552825/0/ 10. Microsoft complains to the EU about Motorola Mobility http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552826/0/ 11. Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552827/0/ 12. Group files FTC complaint against Google for privacy changes http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552828/0/ 13. Verizon users whacked with another LTE outage http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552829/0/ 14. JR Raphael: Toshiba: Thrive to get Ice Cream Sandwich this spring http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552830/0/ 15. Preston Gralla: Windows 8 will deliver a cloud service to rival or beat iCloud http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552831/0/ 16. Jonny Evans: Apple fights iPad ban in China, sets scene for future growth http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552832/0/ 17. Patrick Thibodeau: A social engineering story http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552833/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Red Hat~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization: 1. Updated KVM hypervisor; 2. Industry-leading performance and scalability levels; 3. A power-user portal that lets you provision virtual machines, define templates, and administer your environments; 4.New multi-level administrative capabilities, improving product functionality for very large deployments http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/547735/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adobe to Linux users: Get Chrome or forget Flash Adobe today said that it would stop offering direct downloads of Flash Player for Linux, telling users to move to Google's Chrome browser, which bundles Flash with its updates. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552817/0/ SMART Storage releases SSD with consumer flash, enterprise endurance SMART Storage today announced an MLC-based SAS SSD that it says approaches the resiliency and performance of an SLC NAND flash drive that it said is suitable for top tier enterprise use. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552818/0/ Feds request DNS Changer extension to keep 400K users online U.S. government officials have asked a New York judge to extend an impending deadline that could sever ties to the Internet for hundreds of thousands of users infected with the "DNS Changer" malware. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552819/0/ Google's smart glasses reportedly coming in 2012 The New York Times reported Wednesday that Google's new Android-based goggles will be priced between $250 and $600, and include a 3G or 4G data connection along with motion and GPS sensors. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552820/0/ From CIO.com: 18 Cool and Creative Laptop Mods Whether your taste runs to Soviet propaganda, Hello Kitty, scary skulls, camouflage, or another unusual theme, there's a laptop mod for you. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552821/0/ Healthcare CIO group decries ICD-10 delay by government An organization that represents CIOs and other healthcare IT leaders is protesting government plans to delay a deadline requiring a new medical coding system. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552822/0/ Richi Jennings: Does the UN threaten Internet freedom? Yesterday's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal by FCC commissioner Robert M. McDowell furiously criticized the United Nations for trying to seize control of the Internet. His inflammatory language pointed the finger at imagined enemies of a free and open Internet. But this looks like a transparent attempt to stop the international community from its rightful control over a critical international resource, as we'll see in The Long View... INSIDER (free registration requested) http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552823/0/ Price of DRAM plunges to all-time low of around $1 Prices of DDR3 DRAM memory used in laptops and desktops have dipped to an all-time low of around $1, and will continue to fall, which could help PC makers pack more memory into computers, analysts said. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552824/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Comcast~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Business Ethernet Services? In this white paper, learn why business Ethernet services have emerged as the optimal choice for today’s organizations, and get some tips on how to choose the right vendor and solutions for your organization. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552834/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FCC chairman wants ISPs to adopt new security measures U.S. Internet service providers should take new steps to protect subscribers against cyberattacks, including notifying customers when their computers are compromised, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552825/0/ Microsoft complains to the EU about Motorola Mobility Microsoft has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission against Motorola Mobility for alleged abuse of essential patents. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552826/0/ Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers The U.S. Federal Communications Commission must block Verizon Wireless from buying wireless spectrum from cable providers because two proposed deals would concentrate too much spectrum in the hands of one company, a coalition of advocacy groups said. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552827/0/ Group files FTC complaint against Google for privacy changes The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should force Google to halt its plan to consolidate user identities across its services and fine the company for violating an October privacy settlement with the agency, privacy group the Center for Digital Democracy said in a complaint filed Wednesday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552828/0/ Verizon users whacked with another LTE outage Verizon's 4G LTE network has been knocked offline again just two months after its last serious outage. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552829/0/ JR Raphael: Toshiba: Thrive to get Ice Cream Sandwich this spring Got a Toshiba Thrive and craving a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich? Your wait may be coming to an end soon. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552830/0/ Preston Gralla: Windows 8 will deliver a cloud service to rival or beat iCloud In Windows 8 Microsoft will merge its free online storage service SkyDrive and syncing software Mesh to provide the backbone for what looks to be a service that will rival or beat iCloud. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552831/0/ Jonny Evans: Apple fights iPad ban in China, sets scene for future growth Apple's iPad 3 is threatened by an annoying trademark lawsuit in China's courts, but the problems the company face in the country are a textbook example of the challenges of doing business there. And the solutions it finds will set the template for others expanding into the burgeoning Chinese market. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552832/0/ Patrick Thibodeau: A social engineering story The Heartland Institute document release show just how effective social engineering continues to be in getting a company's crown jewels. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7868346/869152226/552833/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IDC and Computerworld's 8th Annual BI & Analytics Survey What's the status of BI and analytics in your organization? IDC and Computerworld are conducting a survey to assess the adoption and deployment patterns of business intelligence and analytics solutions. All participants will be able to download 1 free IDC report on business analytics and will also have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win one of two VISA Gift cards worth $250 each. 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