Google rolling out fix for Android authentication vulnerability

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	Google rolling out fix for Android authentication vulnerability Yesterday security experts were bemoaning the fact that the fragmentation of Android could create significant delays in patching at least some of the 99 percent of phones based on Google's operating system that were shown vulnerable to authentication attacks. Now Google says it has that concern covered. From a Computerworld story on our site: Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell The Business Case for Security Information Management It is a mistake to assume that information security is solely a technical problem left for IT to solve. This guide is a non-technical discussion of security information management. Learn more. In this Issue China's Great Firewall "father" pelted with egg, shoes Personal data of Massachusetts' unemployed stolen Siemens industrial-control security vulnerability could be disclosed today File Sharing or Privacy Breaching Service? Beware! Six rising threats from cybercriminals California looks to protect smart meter data Senators: New smartphone tracking law needed Mac App Store's slow updates expose users to security risks Cloud-based Security Event Management? Gov't: We want stored emails, phone locations. New bill: Get a warrant! Ireland hopes security measures attract big cloud providers WHITE PAPER: Dell IT Managers Face Security Challenges with Mobile Devices A recent IDG survey reveals data security is the top barrier to supporting employees' mobile devices. Read more China's Great Firewall "father" pelted with egg, shoes Somewhere George W. Bush might be laughing.  The BBC is reporting that China officials are looking for a man who allegedly threw an egg and shoes at the designer of the country's Great Firewall technology. Read More Personal data of Massachusetts' unemployed stolen As if being unemployed isn't bad enough, 210,000 unemployed residents of Massachusetts may have had personal data about them stolen from the state agency that is supposed to be helping them out. Read More Siemens industrial-control security vulnerability could be disclosed today Although a public talk about new vulnerabilities found in Siemens industrial control systems (ICS) was pulled yesterday from a conference agenda due to its sensitive nature, the head of the vulnerability-test group that discovered the security holes said it expects Siemens will soon have a fix and will be discussing it. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software A Cost-Effective Solution for ITSM If you're tired of the costly upgrades and difficult implementations other vendors put you through, BMC Remedy OnDemand offers an alternative. It can be implemented in days and significantly lower overall IT Service Management costs. Read the white paper to learn more about BMC Remedy OnDemand. Read More Today! File Sharing or Privacy Breaching Service? Beware! In a perfect world the idea of ubiquitously sharing and using data files from anywhere around the globe is a great idea. Some might even invent an esoteric term for it like Cloud Computing. File hosting services definitely provide convenience to people on the go. Until it doesn't; such as the aftermath of security breach, resulting in a spill of private or confidential information. Read More Six rising threats from cybercriminals Hackers never sleep, it seems. Just when you think you've battened down the hatches and fully protected yourself or your business from electronic security risks, along comes a new exploit to keep you up at night. It might be an SMS text message with a malevolent payload or a stalker who dogs your every step online. Or maybe it's an emerging technology like in-car Wi-Fi that suddenly creates a whole new attack vector. Read More California looks to protect smart meter data The California Public Utilities Commission has proposed state rules for ensuring the security of data collected by new smart metering technology. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more! Senators: New smartphone tracking law needed Two senators call for new online privacy laws. Read More Mac App Store's slow updates expose users to security risks Apple's Mac App Store puts users at risk because it's slow to update vulnerable software, a security researcher said Wednesday. Read More Cloud-based Security Event Management? Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM, though some people still use SIM or SEM) has been around for about a decade now. Originally built to capture, normalize, process, and correlate firewall and IDS logs, it is now participates more extensively in areas like log management, security analysis and forensices, regulatory compliance, and risk management. Read More Gov't: We want stored emails, phone locations. New bill: Get a warrant! It's about time! A new bill introduced to the U.S. Senate would update digital privacy laws and finally require the government to get a probable-cause warrant before snagging email and other private communications stored in the cloud. Mostly . . . Read More Ireland hopes security measures attract big cloud providers IDA Ireland, the state agency that is soliciting cloud providers, touts the country's youthful, well-educated and skilled labor force, attractive tax policy, business-friendly climate, access to markets throughout the European Union -- and its "secure" IT infrastructure. Read More
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