Computerworld Security
April 23, 2009
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In this issue:
1. Hathaway advocates for direct White House role on cybersecurity
2. Obama administration said to consider military cybercommand
3. One bot-infected PC = 600,000 spam messages a day
4. Cloud computing a 'security nightmare,' says Cisco CEO
5. Rigged Word docs exploit 2008 bug, say researchers
6. Researchers turn Conficker's own P2P protocol against itself
7. Has RSA Jumped the Shark?
8. New surveys on small business security and success
9. Douglas Schweitzer: Cyber-attacks on Pentagon's weapons program
10. Douglas Haider: RSA inspired thoughts on wireless security
11. Click fraud rate drops in Q1
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Hathaway advocates for direct White House role on cybersecurity
President Obama's acting senior director for cyberspace called for a more direct
White House role in coordinating national cybersecurity efforts.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4872521/283856143/185516/0/
Obama administration said to consider military cybercommand
The Obama administration is considering a new military cybercommand to protect
Defense Department networks and develop offensive cyberwarfare capabilities,
according to The Wall Street Journal.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4872521/283856143/185517/0/
One bot-infected PC = 600,000 spam messages a day
Some bot-infected PCs can crank out as many as 25,000 spam messages per hour,
according to new research from a security firm.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4872521/283856143/185518/0/
Cloud computing a 'security nightmare,' says Cisco CEO
If anyone has the right to be excited about cloud computing, it's John Chambers.
But on Wednesday Cisco Systems' Chairman and CEO conceded that the computing
industry's move to sell pay-as-you-go computing cycles available as a service on
the Internet was also "a security nightmare."
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4872521/283856143/185519/0/
Rigged Word docs exploit 2008 bug, say researchers
Attackers who are probably based in China are exploiting a December bug in
Microsoft Word to hijack Windows PCs, Vietnamese security researchers warned
today.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4872521/283856143/185520/0/
Researchers turn Conficker's own P2P protocol against itself
Security researchers have updated a free tool that sniffs out the Conficker worm
on infected PCs by using the same peer-to-peer protocol the malware uses to
communicate with its hacker masters.
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Has RSA Jumped the Shark?
RSA Conference 2009 is still going on, but for me, the trip is just about over.
I sit in the airport, trying to put the last few days in perspective. [Related
slideshow: Scenes from RSA Conference 2009]
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4872521/283856143/185522/0/
New surveys on small business security and success
Understanding small business is tough because there are so many of them and they
vary so widely. But all small businesses share certain problems, attitudes, and
approaches to those problems. Let's give a hand to Symantec and Network
Solutions for doing their part to discover the state of security and creating
(and studying) the Small Business Success Index.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4872521/283856143/185523/0/
Douglas Schweitzer: Cyber-attacks on Pentagon's weapons program
Like everyone in IT, I'm all for beefing up cybersecurity. When it comes to
government-run system operations, funding usually suffers though. Nevertheless,
officials over at the Pentagon are confident that they're sufficiently protected
even though cyber-attacks are a constant on the Pentagon. A couple of days ago I
heard that the security of the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter had possibly been
compromised by cyber-attackers who were able to get information on the F-35
electronics and logistics system that could let enemies protect themselves
against the fighter aircraft.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4872521/283856143/185524/0/
Douglas Haider: RSA inspired thoughts on wireless security
With the RSA conference in full swing, the theme of the week is definitely
security. However, RSA focuses on traditional security products and not my
niche, which is wireless & mobile security. Nevertheless, all the security
related blogging and tweets did get me thinking about mechanisms for wireless
security in the enterprise. One of the main instruments for enterprise class
wireless security is a wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) or wireless
intrusion prevention system (WIPS).
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4872521/283856143/185525/0/
Click fraud rate drops in Q1
Click fraud, a scam based on the highly profitable search advertising business,
dipped in the first quarter after hitting an all-time high in the last three
months of 2008.
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