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<title><![CDATA[DMCA Exemptions Desired To Hack iPhones, Remix DVDs@Slashdot]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An anonymous reader writes "For copyright activists, Christmas comes but once every three years: a chance to ask Santa for a new exemption to the much-hated Digital Millennium Copyright Act's prohibitions against hacking, reverse engineering and evasion of Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes protecting all kinds of digital works and electronic items. Judging from the list of 20 exemptions requested this year [19 shown], some in the cyber-law community are thinking big. The requests include the right to legally jailbreak iPhones in order to use third party software, university professors wishing to rip clips from DVDs for classroom use, YouTube users wishing to rip DVDs to make video mashups, a request to allow users to hack DRM protecting content from stores that have gone bankrupt or shut down, and a request to allow security researchers to reverse engineer video games with security flaws that put end-users at risk." Reader MistaE provides some more specific links to PDF versions: "Among the exemption proposals is a request from the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic to allow circumvention of DRM protection when the central authorization server goes down, a request from the EFF to allow circumvention to install third party programs on phones, as well as a request for ripping DVDs for non-commercial purposes. There were also several narrow requests from educational institutions to rip DVDs for classroom practices."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:09:23 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Secunia Survey Finds 98 Percent of PCs Have Vulnerable Program@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Secunia surveyed 20,000 users of its scanning product and found a startling number of Windows PCs are running unpatched versions of at least one program. According to the security firm, more than 45 percent are running 11 or more insecure applications.   -  A new report from Secunia serves as a reminder for users to patch their systems.
According to data gathered from 20,000 users of Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) 1.0 during the past seven days, roughly 98 percent were running unpatched programs. Roughly 30 percent had one to five insecure ...

      
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:11:14 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Apple's Security Paradox @ Forbes.com: Technology News ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[ http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/12/03/apple-security-hackers-tech-security-cx_ag_1203apple.html?feed=rss_technology ]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ Even as Macs have multiplied, the number of viruses and Trojans targeting them has fallen. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:47:58 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Norton AntiVirus Begone!@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=5e4af47a9066d5eff86abd82430d84e3]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Reader Thom Gifford has lost faith in a utility and would like to bid it a not-so-fond adieu. He writes:
  
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:20:33 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple Pulls 'Old' Antivirus Software Warning 
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<description><![CDATA[NewsFactor - The latest commercial for Apple's I'm a Mac, I'm a PC campaign against Microsoft has been tarnished. Just days after Apple posted an article telling Mac users to run antivirus software on Mac OS X, the company pulled the article, saying it was old.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:56:07 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Apple Finally Admit Macs Need Protection? @PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=eb5e7d3b64efff53620644e86e8c17fc]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Apple pulls KnowledgeBase article, putting ego over security.
  
  
  
  
  


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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:45:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Copper Thieves Jeopardize US Infrastructure@Slashdot]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/I5BIm4FzF_g/article.pl]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[coondoggie supplies an excerpt from Network World that might make you consider a lock for your pipes: "The FBI today ratcheted up the clamor to do something more substantive about the monumental growth of copper theft in the US. In a report issued today the FBI said the rising theft of the metal is threatening the critical infrastructure by targeting electrical substations, cellular towers, telephone land lines, railroads, water wells, construction sites, and vacant homes for lucrative profits. Copper thefts from these targets have increased since 2006; and they are currently disrupting the flow of electricity, telecommunications, transportation, water supply, heating, and security and emergency services, and present a risk to both public safety and national security." (A July, 2006 post on Ethan Zuckerman's blog gives an idea of how widespread cable theft has affected internet infrastructure, and basketmaking, in Africa.)Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:09:07 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple Says Macs Are Safe, No Antivirus Needed@Slashdot]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/S_yDDpS4Q-c/article.pl]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[lobridge writes "Over the last two days multiple news feeds (and Slashdot) have been reporting that Apple has been quietly recommending antivirus software for their machines. It appears now that Apple has deleted an entry on their forums that suggested this and are saying that Mac computers are 'safe out of the box.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:09:07 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DMCA Exemptions Desired to Hack iPhones, Remix DVDs@Slashdot]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/21rWGMZRkes/article.pl]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[An anonymous reader writes "For copyright activists, Christmas comes but once every three years: a chance to ask Santa for a new exemption to the much-hated Digital Millennium Copyright Act's prohibitions against hacking, reverse engineering and evasion of Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes protecting all kinds of digital works and electronic items. Judging from the list of 20 exemptions requested this year [19 shown], some in the cyber-law community are thinking big. The requests include the right to legally jailbreak iPhones in order to use third party software, university professors wishing to rip clips from DVDs for classroom use, YouTube users wishing to rip DVDs to make video mashups, a request to allow users to hack DRM protecting content from stores that have gone bankrupt or shut down, and a request to allow security researchers to reverse engineer video games with security flaws that put end-users at risk." Reader MistaE provides some more specific links to PDF versions: "Among the exemption proposals is a request from the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic to allow circumvention of DRM protection when the central authorization server goes down, a request from the EFF to allow circumvention to install third party programs on phones, as well as a request for ripping DVDs for non-commercial purposes. There were also several narrow requests from educational institutions to rip DVDs for classroom practices."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:09:07 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Zoho CloudSQL Expands SMB Cloud Computing Options@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cloud computing lowers cost barriers and can improve services. Zoho's is using SQL to reach cloud applications. While cloud computing continues to evolve, risks surrounding data security and portability require addressing, says one analyst.   -  Software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Zoho announced on Tuesday it is releasing CloudSQL a Structured Querey Language (SQL) middleware-based service that allows cloud applications to access Zoho Reports, its online reporting and business intelligence (BI) service. Although the service is linked to Zo...

      
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:35:38 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Security, Civil Liberties Experts Question Data-mining@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=b45896c785f9f630e2651ac62f650bd7]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Security experts question government data-mining practices.
  
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:10:34 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Intego Finds New Variant of RSPlug Trojan Horse@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=87c8c77cde89dc7d54944152afa699a8]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Mac security company, Intego, warned on Wednesday of a new variant of the RSPlug Trojan Horse. The original RSPlug trojan was...
  
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:50:34 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EFF Seeks DMCA Exemption for iPhone Jailbreaking@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com/~r/RSS/tech/~3/KF5L-2oUJUo/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Electronic Frontier Foundation asks Copyright Office for a DMCA exemption for cell phone jailbreaking -- liberating iPhones and other handsets to run applications from sources other than those approved by the phone maker. Hundreds of thousands of iPhone owners have jailbroken their iPhones in order to use applications obtained from sources other than Apple's own iTunes App Store.   -  If it were legal, would it be a jailbreak? The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is requesting a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) exemption for cell phone users who jailbreak -- or hack -- their devices to run third party applications from sources other than those approved by the phone mak...

      
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:28:46 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Mac Become a Virus Trap? 
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@Yahoo! News: Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20081203/tc_pcworld/willmacbecomeavirustrap]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[PC World - Apple has backed off its suggestion that Macs require antivirus software.  Yesterday, the computer maker suffered a public relations nightmare after an article was discovered on the company's site encouraging Mac users to install antivirus software.  Less than 24 hours later, Apple has quietly removed this recommendation from its KnowledgeBase.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:35:49 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Mac Become a Virus Trap?@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=8a5143bcfe603580e1ec0ff82e6c7699]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Apple's long immunity from security worries common to Windows may be coming to a close.
  
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:02:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple Anti-Virus Advisory Overhyped@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple's note advising users to protect their Macs with anti-virus is neither new nor reflective of a significant increase in malware targeting Mac computers. It is an update of an old advisory with the same recommendation.   -  Apple users should not panic – the advice by Apple that Mac users
should use anti-virus is neither new, nor reflective of a significant
increase in malware attacks targeting Apple.
The existence – or relative lack thereof – of Mac malware has been a
catalyst for arguments between Mac and Microso...

      
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:24:42 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pentagon Hacker Tries One More Time to Avoid Extradition@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=bda70820d9ff0e7a17f02bc4504073ef]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A British systems administrator who hacked into U.S. military computers will have another chance to make his case why he...
  
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:10:25 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple Removes Antivirus Support Page@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=f22cd7839e3ccd665342dab3eff2428b]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A support page on Apple's Web site recommending users purchase antivirus software for their Macs received a lot of attention...
  
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:00:23 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun patches at least 14 bugs in Java@Latest from Computerworld]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sun patched at least 14 vulnerabilities in Java yesterday when it updated the popular software to Version 6.0, Build 11. Windows users can get it now; Mac owners must await a security update from Apple.
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Security, civil liberties experts question data mining@Latest from Computerworld]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Congress should limit government data-mining efforts because some techniques don't work and many raise serious privacy concerns, two experts said Monday.
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Virtually every Windows PC at risk, says Secunia@Latest from Computerworld]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 98% of computers running Windows harbor at least one unpatched application -- and nearly half contain 11 or more programs at risk from attack, according to Danish security company Secunia.
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pentagon hacker tries one more time to avoid extradition@Latest from Computerworld]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.computerworld.com/click.phdo?i=b465fdd3616f46a34c96ef47fffabb90]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A British systems administrator who hacked into U.S. military computers in 2001 and 2002 will have another chance to make his case of why he shouldn't be extradited to the U.S.
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wireless Security: A Partial Glossary of Wireless Security Terms@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com/~r/RSS/tech/~3/TDRQKUMIL04/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Users have every right to be perplexed by wireless security standards. Faced by an alphabet soup of AES, RADIUS, WEP, WPA, TKIP, EAP, LEAP and 802.1x, many users don't secure their wireless networks at all. Now that earlier wireless security standards such as Wi-Fi Protected Access and Wired Equivalent Privacy are being cracked, it's time to examine what all the terms mean and think about changes.   -  Just about a month ago, in early November, the news came out that the
first cracks were appearing in WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, a very popular
wireless security standard. The compromise that was accomplished by some
researchers was not a real killer, but the affected version of WPA (and the
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:29:42 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Partial Wireless Security Glossary@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Users have every right to be perplexed by wireless security standards. Now that they may have to make changes, it's time to examine what all the terms mean.   -  Just about a month ago the news came out that the first cracks were appearing in WPA, a very popular wireless security standard. The compromise that was accomplished by some researchers was not a real killer, but the affected version of WPA (and the associated encryption process TKIP, or Temporal Ke...

      
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:29:42 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[H-1B Cap May Rise@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=238641e28f4450742c26ef57f1eeba7b]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Obama's pick to head DHS is a strong advocate for increasing the H-1B cap. Joseph Lieberman, whose committee oversees homeland security, has been both a critic and a supporter of the H-1B program.
  
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:30:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Replacing Metal Detectors With Brain Scans@Slashdot]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/YGobGwRN_2c/article.pl]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Zordak writes "CNN has up a story about several Israeli firms that want to replace metal detectors at airports with biometric readings. For example, with funding from TSA and DHS, 'WeCU ([creepily] pronounced "We See You") Technologies, employs a combination of infra-red technology, remote sensors and imagers, and flashing of subliminal images, such as a photo of Osama bin Laden. Developers say the combination of these technologies can detect a person's reaction to certain stimuli by reading body temperature, heart rate and respiration &mdash; signals a terrorist unwittingly emits before he plans to commit an attack.' Sensors may be embedded in the carpet, seats, and check-in screens. The stated goal is to read a passenger's 'intention' in a manner that is 'more fair, more effective and less expensive' than traditional profiling. But not to worry! WeCU's CEO says, 'We don't want you to feel that you are being interrogated.' And you may get through security in 20 to 30 seconds."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:09:13 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shared and Privileged Account Password Management Important for Security@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shared and privileged accounts can pose a security risk to enterprises if the proper controls and procedures are not in place. According to Gartner, the market for shared accounts and privileged management tools will continue to grow, with as many as half of large organizations using the tools by 2010.   -  Super users may use their powers for good most of the time, but every now and again, an insider breach will remind us how important keeping track of super users and shared accounts truly is.
According to a survey performed this summer by the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), almost a third of ...

      
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:28:37 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprise Security Requires Shared and Privileged Account Password Management@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shared and privileged accounts can pose a security risk to enterprises if the proper controls and procedures are not in place. According to Gartner, the market for shared accounts and privileged account management tools will continue to grow, with as many as half of large organizations using the tools by 2010.   -  Super users may use their powers for good most of the time, but every now
and again, an insider breach will remind us how important keeping track of
super users and shared accounts truly is.
According to a survey
performed in summer 2008 by the IOUG (Independent Oracle Users Group),
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:28:37 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple Says Users Should Install Anti-virus Software@PC World Latest Technology News]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=d6fe3e5cd160a66065efc3f10f917f5f]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[We are all notoriously snobbish when it comes to not installing anti-virus software, but largely because we all know that...
  
  
  
  
  



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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:40:12 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Survey: SMBs Lack Sufficient Data Loss Prevention Practices@eWeek - RSS Feeds]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com/~r/RSS/tech/~3/g0HIiqzys5g/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[SMBs are particularly susceptible to data loss, and many are not adequately prepared to protect important information, a survey commissioned by software company Symantec finds.   -  An independent study commissioned by Cupertino, Calif.-based
software security firm Symantec found that small and medium-size
businesses are susceptible to data loss and are aware of the importance
of backup practices. 
However, the survey also found SMBs are
not employing adequate strategies t...

      
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:04:18 +0100]]></pubDate>
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