Computerworld Security
April 29, 2009
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In this issue:
1. New cybersecurity bill for electric grid readied
2. New zero-day exploit targets Adobe Reader
3. Senator questions wisdom of White House control over cybersecurity
4. Identifying the source of corporate threats
5. Lose your data, lose your business
6. Scott McPherson: Can the "cloud" help us manage our way through a pandemic?
7. Douglas Schweitzer: Try not to panic is easier said than done
8. Mark Everett Hall: Panda pushes new free hybrid security service for PCs
9. Where PCI DSS Still Falls Short and How to Improve It
10. Scott McPherson: New IT flu pandemic presentation, checklist available.
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Preventing Data Loss When Migrating to Microsoft 2007
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New cybersecurity bill for electric grid readied
Amid growing concern over the vulnerability of the U.S. electric grid to
cyberattacks, two lawmakers are preparing to introduce new legislation aimed at
bolstering the industry's responsiveness to such threats.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186847/0/
New zero-day exploit targets Adobe Reader
Adobe Systems is investigating reports that its popular PDF viewing software,
Adobe Reader, contains a critical vulnerability.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186848/0/
Senator questions wisdom of White House control over cybersecurity
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) today questioned the need for a direct White House
role in coordinating national cybersecurity affairs.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186849/0/
Identifying the source of corporate threats
The Verizon Business RISK team recently released its "2009 Data Breach
Investigations Report," which gives a fresh look into the question of whether
insiders or outsiders are the larger threat group. The report concludes that 74%
of breaches result from external sources and "the predominance of total records
lost was attributed to outsiders."
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186850/0/
Lose your data, lose your business
Disasters, by definition, strike with little or no warning. Whether it's an
extended power outage, a devastating storm, or some other unforeseen disruption,
the most nerve-wracking part of owning a business is the unknown. But good news:
we can prepare effectively to weather even the worst of storms. A solid
disaster-recovery (DR) plan can mean the difference between a business bouncing
back from a catastrophe or closing for good.
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outcomes being experienced by organizations, financial risks, losses and
returns, and the practices making the most difference to control risks, reduce
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http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186019/0/
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Scott McPherson: Can the "cloud" help us manage our way through a pandemic?
Cloud computing -- can we move our operations to it during a moderate to severe
pandemic? Let's talk about it and come up with ways we can offload some
management tasks to the cloud.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186852/0/
Douglas Schweitzer: Try not to panic is easier said than done
Last year I saved someone's life. I was at work and my administrative assistant
of 15 years was in the conference room down the hall eating her lunch with
several of the other women in the office. She was eating a chicken nugget and
started to choke. Embarrassed, she quickly but quietly got up and ran down the
hall and past my office toward the ladies room figuring she could cough it out.
Starting to black out she staggered back up the hall and into my office
clutching her throat but not able to speak. I jumped from behind my desk and
spun her around and did the Heimlich.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186853/0/
Mark Everett Hall: Panda pushes new free hybrid security service for PCs
Despite spending lots of money for anti-malware tools, people's machines
continue to get infected. One European vendor thinks it has improved PC
protection significantly with a new, free service.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186854/0/
Where PCI DSS Still Falls Short and How to Improve It
There's no doubt that the mere existence of a uniform policy -- adopted,
recommended and even mandated by such firm rivals as American Express, Visa and
MasterCard -- is a huge step forward.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186855/0/
Scott McPherson: New IT flu pandemic presentation, checklist available.
These tools are designed to help you and your IT shop plan for an influenza
pandemic, and to familiarize yourself with the history of influenza in
easy-to-understand terms.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4914665/283856143/186856/0/
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Computer possessed by galactic signals
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