Computerworld Security: Infrastructure & Control: January 13, 2010
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Mobile malware will test Android and iPhone
2009 ushered in mobile malware with the first (and second) iPhone worm appearing
just before Christmas; 2010 will be a pivotal year in the development of mobile
malware. Smartphone software platforms and devices have become sophisticated and
flexible enough to allow self-propagating malware.
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. Protect your company from social engineering
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2. Google attack part of widespread spying effort
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3. Robert L. Mitchell: Digital signage, privacy and Generation i
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4. ISP operators among 19 arrested in cyber-fraud case
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5. Facebook CEO Zuckerberg causes stir over privacy
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6. Fishy Android apps may have been malware, says researcher
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7. Maryland aims to be cybersecurity 'epicenter'
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1. The Business Case for Virtualization
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Protect your company from social engineering
What are the most common and most current social engineering tactics and how can
your organization prevent these scams? A guide on how to stop social
engineering.
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Google attack part of widespread spying effort
Google's decision Tuesday to risk walking away from the world's largest Internet
market may have come as a shock, but security experts see it as the most public
admission of a top IT problem for U.S. companies: ongoing corporate espionage
originating from China.
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Robert L. Mitchell: Digital signage, privacy and Generation i
New digital signage records your height, weight and sex in a retail store to
pitch you products. Invasion of privacy? Oh come on now. Online retailers
already know this stuff. Customers willingly provide it. The real question is:
Who cares?
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ISP operators among 19 arrested in cyber-fraud case
The owner of a Dallas-based Internet service provider that was raided last April
has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to defraud more than US$15
million from companies such as Verizon, AT&T and XO Communications.
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg causes stir over privacy
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has caused a stir among bloggers and privacy
advocates after saying that Internet users have become less concerned about
protecting their privacy online.
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Fishy Android apps may have been malware, says researcher
Suspicious applications that may have stolen users' online banking credentials
have appeared on the Android Market, the Google-run app store for its mobile
operating system.
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Maryland aims to be cybersecurity 'epicenter'
Maryland officials want the state to be the U.S. "epicenter" for fighting cyber
attacks, and on Monday they launched an effort to bring more cybersecurity
research and jobs to the state.
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Return the laptop — or else
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fired, they didn't press the matter to get the laptop back. Fish wants to turn
the laptop in for replacement, so fish calls the user asking for the laptop
back. User responds …
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