Widely used encryption standard is insecure, say experts

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• Widely used encryption standard is insecure, say experts
• Turn single-user spreadsheets into multi-user business applications
• Hard to fully assess Duqu threat yet, researchers say
• Security roundup for Oct. 21: Duqu for you; Google Apps in LA; researching smartphones

Widely used encryption standard is insecure, say experts Posted: 22 Oct 2011 06:24 AM PDT A weakness in XML Encryption can be exploited to decrypt sensitive information, researchers say.

Turn single-user spreadsheets into multi-user business applications Posted: 21 Oct 2011 01:21 AM PDT Practically every organization has workgroups that depend on spreadsheets to manage a business process. Sharing the spreadsheets via email or SharePoint can be a hassle, especially when multiple people need to enter data or make changes to the data. Now there is a Web-based tool that turns a single-user spreadsheet into a secure, multi-user database that's as easy to use as Microsoft Excel.

Hard to fully assess Duqu threat yet, researchers say Posted: 21 Oct 2011 12:10 AM PDT As new information about the Duqu continues to come out, some experts are starting to question whether the danger from the trojan has been exaggerated.

Security roundup for Oct. 21: Duqu for you; Google Apps in LA; researching smartphones Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:56 PM PDT Symantec last week was the first to get the word out about Duqu, the newly discovered network espionage malware designed to go after industrial control systems. It was quickly dubbed "Son of Stuxnet" by the media, and Symantec said 50% of the code base seems to be the same used in Stuxnet.

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