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SECURITY REPORT http://www.infoworld.com/
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Monday, August 22, 2005
* German government launches national IT security plan
* Security by obscurity: It works!
* Locking down checking accounts
* IE flaw affects Office, Visual Studio users
* Finns urge better Wi-Fi security after bank break-in
* No complaints filed yet against India's call center data thief
* Adobe issues alert over Acrobat bugs
* Product Guide: Watchfire WebXM 4.0
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GERMAN GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL IT SECURITY PLAN
The German government aims to counter the alarming rise in computer
viruses with a national IT security plan that includes the establishment
of a computer emergency response center.
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SECURITY BY OBSCURITY: IT WORKS!
Have you ever repeated a fact over and over for years only to learn that
what you believed was true actually wasn't? I'm still
slightly begrudging my mom for cheating my younger self out of sunny
pool time with warnings that entering any body of water within 30
minutes of eating lunch would result in severe cramps and certain death.
Years ago, a Reader's Digest article revealed that warning
wasn't true.
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LOCKING DOWN CHECKING ACCOUNTS
Conventional wisdom says IT security has less to do with technology than
with people and process -- think Kevin Mitnick conning an administrative
assistant or Frank Abagnale forging checks in Catch Me If You Can.
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IE FLAW AFFECTS OFFICE, VISUAL STUDIO USERS
An unpatched bug in a file installed with Microsoft's Office and
Visual Studio software could lead to some serious problems for Internet
Explorer users, security researchers reported.
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FINNS URGE BETTER WI-FI SECURITY AFTER BANK BREAK-IN
Finland called on its citizens to take more care securing their Wi-Fi
networks after it emerged this week that about €200,000 ($245,400)
had been stolen from a local bank using an unprotected home network.
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NO COMPLAINTS FILED YET AGAINST INDIA'S CALL CENTER DATA THIEF
Although it has offered to help probe into recent allegations of data
theft, India's National Association of Software and Service
Companies (NASSCOM) said Thursday that its hands are tied as complaints
have not been filed against anyone alleged to have been involved in
thefts from India's call-center companies.
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ADOBE ISSUES ALERT OVER ACROBAT BUGS
Acrobat and Acrobat Reader, two of the most widely used desktop
applications, contain serious security flaws that could be used to take
over a system, according to Adobe. The company urged users to update the
software immediately.
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PRODUCT GUIDE: WATCHFIRE WEBXM 4.0
WebXM scans large Web sites and generates interactive Web-based reports
that detail a range of online risk and compliance issues. Enterprises
can select from various modules, including Security, Compliance, and
Quality. New security component pinpoints weaknesses that could result
in identity theft and related losses. Integrated issue management helps
prioritize and track critical changes.
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