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Hacking risks persist even if companies withdraw from China

2010-01-13 11:42:54 by Jeremy Kirk in Network World on Security
 
Google and other enterprises still face a bleak computer security landscape that makes their companies vulnerable to hackers, whether they do business in China or not, analysts say
 
Tags: china, companies vulnerable, google, analysts, business, enterprises, hackers
 
 
 
 
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500,000 fines for companies that lose data

2010-01-13 11:42:54 by Carrie-ann Skinner in Network World on Security
 
Organisations that lose sensitive data could be fined up to 500,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office
 
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Gemalto offers fix for German payment card date bug

2010-01-13 11:42:54 by Jeremy Kirk in Network World on Security
 
Smart card vendor Gemalto said Wednesday it is distributing a software fix to banks for a programming glitch that caused millions of German payment cards to stop working
 
Tags: german payment cards, software fix, millions, banks, stop, wednesday, glitch
 
 
 
 
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The state of the data center: Part 2

2010-01-13 04:41:06 by Deni Connor in Network World on Security
 
Symantec released its 2010 State of the Data Center study this week. This newsletter is part II of the study conducted by Applied Research of 1,780 respondents
 
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Google hack raises serious concerns, US says

2010-01-13 04:41:06 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
A coordinated hacking campaign targeting Google, Adobe Systems and more than 30 other companies raises serious concerns, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday
 
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Facebook, McAfee team on Facebook security effort

2010-01-13 04:41:06 by Ellen Messmer in Network World on Security
 
Facebook and McAfee have formed a partnership aimed at improving security for Facebook's 350 million users
 
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Google threatens to leave China after massive cyberattacks

2010-01-13 04:41:06 by Gregg Keizer in Network World on Security
 
Google today said that a "highly sophisticated and targeted" attack against its network last month originated in China, prompting the search giant to consider pulling its operations out of the country
 
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Critical Updates from Microsoft, Adobe, and Oracle

2010-01-13 04:41:06 by Tony Bradley in Network World on Security
 
Today is the second Tuesday of 2010, which means it's the second Tuesday in January, which makes it Patch Tuesday. Microsoft welcomed 2010 by taking things easy this month and released only a single security bulletin
 
Tags: tuesday, patch tuesday, single security bulletin, microsoft, easy, month, january
 
 
 
 
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Serious Flaws Patched for Adobe Reader and Windows 2000

2010-01-13 04:41:06 by Erik Larkin in Network World on Security
 
Today's post-holiday Patch Tuesday included just one bulletin, which is rated critical only for Windows 2000, but Adobe also released a must-have Reader update
 
Tags: post-holiday patch tuesday, must-have reader, windows, adobe, critical, bulletin
 
 
 
 
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Pirate's cove: Defenses

2010-01-13 04:41:06 by M. E. Kabay in Network World on Security
 
This final article in a series of four articles examines issues of defense against cyber pirates. In laws and regulations, distinctions are not made between passive defenses, such as firewalls, anti-malware and other conventional defenses, and active defenses such as counter attacks. Perhaps such distinctions are necessary
 
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