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Computerworld Security Update
August 26, 2004
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In this issue:
* Old Computers: An IT Department Liability That's Costing More
* Financial Firms Compare Notes On Disaster Recovery
* Hackers Target French ISP's Site
* TSA Readies Security Systems Rollout
* Phishy E-mails And Web Sites: What's Your Responsibility?
* Latest Spam Scams Use Google, Olympics
* A Checklist For Buying A Security Event Management System
* Nokia, Pointsec Team On Mobile Data Security
* Deutsche Bank Hit Again By Phishing Attack
* ISS: Critical Netscape Flaw Could Be Widespread
* HP Shelves Virus-throttling Product
* Indiana Man Charged With Hacking Into Former Employer's Systems
* Product Review: Attack Of The Inhospitable Host
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Old Computers: An IT Department Liability That's Costing More
More and more resellers of used computer equipment are charging to
erase data that may still be left on hard drives.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95481,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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Financial Firms Compare Notes On Disaster Recovery
Executives at eight leading financial services firms met earlier this
year to share their disaster recovery strategies -- and found that they
all face many of the same issues.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95494,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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Hackers Target French ISP's Site
A hacker compromised the corporate Web site of France Telecom SA's ISP
subsidiary earlier this week, causing the site to try to install a
malicious software program on visitors' computers.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95492,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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TSA Readies Security Systems Rollout
The Transportation Security Administration has announced a series of
IT-based pilot programs to bolster airport security, but lawmakers and
industry executives are frustrated by a lack of progress in deploying
needed technologies.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95493,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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Phishy E-mails And Web Sites: What's Your Responsibility?
Of course your company isn't connected with those fraudulent e-mails
hoping to dupe some of your customers into revealing their credit card
numbers. But washing your hands of the mess is bad corporate policy,
argues Larry Ponemon in the debut of his Computerworld.com
column on IT ethics.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95461,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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Latest Spam Scams Use Google, Olympics
A rash of recent e-mail scams relies on new techniques to try to fool
PC users, according to e-mail filtering vendor SurfControl.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95496,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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A Checklist For Buying A Security Event Management System
Opinion: If you're in the market for a security event management system, Raj
Patel of High Tower Software offers this checklist of features to look
for.
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Nokia, Pointsec Team On Mobile Data Security
Nokia has teamed with Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB on encryption
technology for smart phones based on the Nokia Series 60 and Series 80
design platforms, which run on the Symbian operating system.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95486,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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Deutsche Bank Hit Again By Phishing Attack
After facing its first-ever phishing attack last week, Deutsche Bank AG
said today it was the target of a renewed assault that began late
yesterday and continued until this morning.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95471,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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ISS: Critical Netscape Flaw Could Be Widespread
Security company Internet Security Systems is warning of a critical
security hole in a commonly used technology from the Mozilla Foundation
called the Netscape Network Security Services library that could leave
Web servers vulnerable to remote attack.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95462,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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HP Shelves Virus-throttling Product
Virus Throttler, unveiled by HP in February, was one of two new
security services developed by company researchers that debuted at the
RSA Security Conference.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95455,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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Indiana Man Charged With Hacking Into Former Employer's Systems
Patrick Angle was charged with intentionally deleting the source code
for software he had been developing for Massachusetts-based Varian
Semiconductor Equipment Associates.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95450,00.html?nlid=SEC2
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Product Review: Attack Of The Inhospitable Host
Sana Security's Primary Response 2.2 locks down Windows and Solaris
servers.
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