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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Stagefright vulnerability lets criminals send malware by text

Computerworld Security: July 28, 2015
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Stagefright vulnerability lets criminals send malware by text

Vulnerabilities in Android's "Stagefright" code allows criminals to send malware
to any user via text message -- and the user gets infected without even having
to open it.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748615/17/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=2d853ed3

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Security Alert: Key Components of Breach Containment

229 days. That's the median number of days attackers were present on a victim's
network before they were discovered according to the 2014 Verizon Data Breach
Report. That sobering statistic brings to light how ill prepared organizations
still are at preventing an attack.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748616/18/?3e076d18=c2VjdXJpdHkud29ybGRAZ21haWwuY29t&x=d2fff614

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. What we can learn from JPMorgan's insider breaches
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748617/19/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=d1a795e6

2. Valve patches huge password reset hole that allowed anyone to hijack Steam accounts
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748618/20/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=78dd354a

3. They fought the law and the law won
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748619/21/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=98101d24

4. NSA will lose access to 'historical' phone surveillance data Nov. 29
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748620/28/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=752ed602


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The DMARC Intelligence Report

Today, DMARC is the best remedy in the fight against phishing with the potential
to nullify an entire class of fraud within the next few years. Learn which
industries are early adopters, and which are failing to protect their brand and
customers.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748621/29/?3e076d18=c2VjdXJpdHkud29ybGRAZ21haWwuY29t&x=4cbd4138

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What we can learn from JPMorgan's insider breaches

Another former JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) employee was recently arrested by the
FBI on charges of stealing customer data and trying to sell it. Similar
incidents have occurred multiple times at JPMC over the past few years. Upon
closer inspection a common thread emerges from each of these incidents -- JPMC's
inability to account for insider threats.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748617/30/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=fe2e67dd

Valve patches huge password reset hole that allowed anyone to hijack Steam accounts

After losing control of their Steam accounts, some gamers and Twitch streamers
were definitely steamed. Valve blamed the account takeovers on a "bug," but the
vulnerability seemed more like a critical hole – an authentication pit – since
anyone could exploit it to hijack an account.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748618/31/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=602bf713

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Return Path~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The DMARC Intelligence Report

Today, DMARC is the best remedy in the fight against phishing with the potential
to nullify an entire class of fraud within the next few years. Learn which
industries are early adopters, and which are failing to protect their brand and
customers.

http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748622/32/?3e076d18=c2VjdXJpdHkud29ybGRAZ21haWwuY29t&x=5cb9737b

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They fought the law and the law won

Our newsfeeds are inundated with news about criminals breaching the security of
various organisations. At times it may seem the good guys are not hitting back.
Recent news stories show that perhaps everything is not going the way of bad
guys.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748619/33/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=93634b66

NSA will lose access to 'historical' phone surveillance data Nov. 29

The U.S. National Security Agency will lose access to the bulk telephone records
data it has collected at the end of November, the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence said.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9237945/1592880030/748620/34/?c1e998ea=Y29tcHV0ZXJ3b3JsZF9zZWN1cml0eQ%3d%3d&03f17c32=MDBlNmE3YzFiODA1Zjc4YjczNjk3MThjMDhhZjM2NTE%3d&x=91f42d6d



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