Computerworld Security: January 05, 2011 ===============================================================
Microsoft confirms new Windows zero-day bug Microsoft today confirmed an unpatched vulnerability in Windows just hours after a hacking toolkit published an exploit for the bug. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351797/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Best Practices for Implementing a Security Process This paper will look at aligning security processes, the human element of security, with the latest security technologies including hosted services creating a secure barrier against todays most insidious threats. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351798/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. IT Blogwatch: Microsoft zero-day: Exploited by just viewing thumbnail http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351799/0/ 2. BofA braces for fallout from WikiLeaks disclosures http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351800/0/ 3. Kneber botnet strikes again, targets gov't agencies http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351801/0/ 4. PHP floating point bug crashes servers http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351802/0/ 5. Finallyfast.com maker to refund thousands in spyware case http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351803/0/ 6. Good times projected for network security market in 2011 http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351804/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: IBM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Overcoming the Obstacles to Effective Risk Management This virtual meeting for IT managers and CIOs is based on a new IBM study. Senior Vice Presidents and a Chief Technology Officer provide guidance on business resiliency, security and cloud computing. What steps should you take to achieve a more pro-active, comprehensive approach to risk management? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351805/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IT Blogwatch: Microsoft zero-day: Exploited by just viewing thumbnail Another day, another unpatched remote code execution vulnerability in Windows. This time, Microsoft is scrambling to deal with a bug that allows a crafty image thumbnail to take over your PC. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers feel the fear. Not to mention Begin feeling... (MSFT) http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351799/0/ BofA braces for fallout from WikiLeaks disclosures The Bank of America has created a team of internal and external experts to create a damage control plan to be put into place if WikiLeaks releases insider documents it's said to hold. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351800/0/ Kneber botnet strikes again, targets gov't agencies A botnet fingered for stealing a treasure trove of information last year has struck again, harvesting sensitive documents from dozens of government agencies and contractors, according to security experts. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351801/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Sepaton~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Foxwoods, the Worlds Largest Resort Casino Bets on SEPATON Foxwoods turned to SEPATON for a simple and effective way to store, protect and manage their data when their tape-based data protection systems could no longer handle the volume of data being generated by these systems and the complexity of their infrastructure could no longer handle tape backup. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351806/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PHP floating point bug crashes servers A bug in the PHP scripting language could crash Web servers with large floating point numbers http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351802/0/ Finallyfast.com maker to refund thousands in spyware case The company whose late-night commercials promised to 'make your computer run fast the way it's supposed to,' will pay tens of thousands of dollars in fines and refunds to settle charges that it engaged in deceptive advertising. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351803/0/ Good times projected for network security market in 2011 There's some early optimism about the information technology industry as the world steps into 2011. For one thing, the global network security market is expected to be on the rise, according to estimates from IDC, which forecasts a return to the growth of pre-recession levels this year. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7118440/114916/351804/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BEST PLACES IN IT: DO YOU LOVE YOUR JOB? Computerworld is collecting nominations for the Best Places to Work in IT. If your IT department offers great benefits, competitive salaries, opportunities for training and advancement and access to interesting projects -- then get your organization recognized! Our special report, to be published in the June 20 edition of Computerworld, will spotlight the top 100 organizations that offer their IT staffs challenging and satisfying work environments. 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