Online Safety
Feature
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.
Video
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.
News
Lenovo Admits to Superfish Screw-up, will Release Clean-up Tool
Lenovo has admitted it "messed up badly" by pre-loading software on some consumer laptops that exposed users to possible attack, and said it will soon release a tool to remove it.
Attackers Exploit Zero-day Flaw in Popular WordPress Plug-in
Users should install newly released security patches or remove the affected plug-in
OpenSSL Patches Eight New Vulnerabilities
The flaws are of moderate and low severity, but server admins should still update.
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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.
