Mobile workers pose biggest security risk

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• Mobile workers pose biggest security risk
• Analysts see uptick in Russia-registered spam domains
• Hackers exploit latest Microsoft zero-day bug
• Canadian privacy commissioner ends Facebook probe
• Senators push for update to electronic privacy law
• Cisco releases critical IOS security patches
• FTC settles privacy complaint against online data broker
• Will Twitter attack drive off IT interest?
• A Browser Cookie That Won't Go Away?
• The InfoWorld expert guide to Web browser security
• Maine court limits damage claims in data breach cases
• Microsoft confirms it missed Stuxnet print spooler 'zero-day'
• OAuth 2.0 security used by Facebook, others called weak
• Pay-as-you-go 4G hits the spot; Flip gets an add-on port
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Cisco NX-OS

Mobile workers pose biggest security risk Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Mobile workers trigger more security alerts when they leave the office than when they do at their desks, the latest Symantec MessageLabs Intelligence Report has suggested.

Analysts see uptick in Russia-registered spam domains Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Researchers are seeing an uptick in the number of spam-related domains from Russian registrars, a sign that cybercriminals are choosing those providers due to lax enforcement.

Hackers exploit latest Microsoft zero-day bug Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Microsoft is warning users that hackers are exploiting the unpatched bug in ASP.Net to hijack encrypted Web sessions.

Canadian privacy commissioner ends Facebook probe Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Canada's privacy commissioner has ended an investigation into Facebook's privacy practices by saying the social-networking site has resolved issues raised in a May 2008 complaint.

Senators push for update to electronic privacy law Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT A 24-year-old law setting the rules on how law enforcement agencies can obtain electronic records needs to be updated because it's out of step with modern technology and privacy expectations, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy said Wednesday.

Cisco releases critical IOS security patches Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Cisco has released its twice-yearly set of security updates for its switches and routers.

FTC settles privacy complaint against online data broker Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with online data broker US Search on complaints that the company failed to deliver on promises that it would not share the records of customers who paid a fee.

Will Twitter attack drive off IT interest? Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT This week's hack of Twitter probably won't prompt large companies to quickly abandon the microblogging site, but analysts said that further attacks could lead IT executives to start looking at alternative social networks.

A Browser Cookie That Won't Go Away? Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT "Evercookie" is the browser cookie that just won't go away. If you're concerned about having your Web browsing history tracked, you, like most people, will probably delete your cookies and clear your browsers' caches. However, evercookie, written in JavaScript, produces "extremely persistent cookies" that can identify a client even after you've removed standard or Flash cookies.

The InfoWorld expert guide to Web browser security Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Today's Web browsers have different security pros and cons, and none offers a magic bullet against threats. Here's how to keep your Web surfing secure

Maine court limits damage claims in data breach cases Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Maine's Supreme Court has ruled that consumers affected by the data breach at supermarket chain Hannaford Bros. in 2008 cannot claim damages unless they suffered uncompensated financial losses or some other tangible injury.

Microsoft confirms it missed Stuxnet print spooler 'zero-day' Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Contrary to reports, a bug that Microsoft patched last week had been publicly discussed a year and a half ago, security researchers said this week.

OAuth 2.0 security used by Facebook, others called weak Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT The OAuth 2.0 API security protocol, used by Facebook and Salesforce.com, may be too easy to crack, critics contend

Pay-as-you-go 4G hits the spot; Flip gets an add-on port Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Keith Shaw reviews the Rover Puck, a mobile hot spot device from Clearwire, and the Flip UltraHD video camera, by Cisco.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Cisco NX-OS Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT Excerpt from NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching: Next-Generation Data Center Architectures.

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