Computerworld Security
April 22, 2009
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In this issue:
1. RSA chief calls for 'inventive collaboration' among security vendors
2. Researcher wants hacker groups hounded mercilessly
3. We don't want to run U.S. cybersecurity efforts, NSA chief says
4. EMC, Symantec kick-off security barrage
5. Michael Horowitz: A billion malware infections cleaned
6. Mozilla patches 12 Firefox bugs, a third of them critical
7. The FBI as an ethical hacker?
8. eBay execs call e-fencing bills unfair
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RSA chief calls for 'inventive collaboration' among security vendors
Two years after suggesting that independent security vendors were headed for
extinction, Art Coviello, president of RSA, is calling for "inventive
collaboration" among vendors for dealing with the expanding range of threats
facing business and government.
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Researcher wants hacker groups hounded mercilessly
Cybercriminal gangs should be harassed and hunted until they're driven out of
business, noted botnet researcher Joe Stewart said today as he prepared to pitch
a new anti-malware strategy later this week at the RSA Conference in San
Francisco.
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We don't want to run U.S. cybersecurity efforts, NSA chief says
Speaking at this week's RSA Security Conference, the head of the National
Security Agency today downplayed concerns about the agency's role in national
cybersecurity affairs.
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EMC, Symantec kick-off security barrage
With the RSA Conference cranking up, EMC's security division RSA and
Symantec rolled out security product releases Tuesday.
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Michael Horowitz: A billion malware infections cleaned
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware just cleaned up its billionth malware infection. All
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Mozilla patches 12 Firefox bugs, a third of them critical
Mozilla Corp. on Tuesday patched 12 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 3, just
days before it hopes to roll out the newest beta of its next open-source
browser, Firefox 3.5.
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The FBI as an ethical hacker?
More details are emerging about how the FBI engages in hacking and the planting
of spyware.
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eBay execs call e-fencing bills unfair
EBay officials criticized three bills targeting 'online marketplaces' while
pledging to work with law enforcement officials to help investigate cases of
suspected sales of stolen goods on the online auction site.
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