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Hack of New York Times Holds a Lesson for All Businesses
The New York Times, Twitter, and other major sites were knocked offline in an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). While there is certainly a political motivation to the hacks, there is an underlying lesson that all businesses should learn.
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Computerworld Tech Update: 28 - 31 Oct, 2013
In this roundup of tech news for the week 28 - 31 October, 2013 we talk about Infosys, Dell, cyber crime and enterprise cloud.
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Global Attack Compromises Tens of Thousands of Indian SOHO Routers
A group of attackers managed to compromise 300,000 home and small-office wireless routers globally, altering their settings to use rogue DNS servers, according to Internet security research organization Team Cymru.
Security Researchers Urge Tech Companies to Explain Their Cryptographic Choices
Fourteen prominent security and cryptography experts have signed an open letter to technology companies urging them to take steps to regain users' trust following reports over the past year that vendors collaborated with government agencies to undermine consumer security and facilitate mass surveillance.
IE Zero-Day Exploit Being Used in Widespread Attacks
The number of attacks exploiting a yet-to-be-patched vulnerability in Internet Explorer has increased dramatically over the past few days, indicating the exploit is no longer used just in targeted attacks against particular groups of people.
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10 Mistakes Companies Make After a Data Breach
In a recent presentation for The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Privacy Academy, Michael Bruemmer of Experian Data Breach Resolution outlined some the common mistakes his firm has seen as organizations deal with the aftermath of a breach.
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