Computerworld Security: September 09, 2014 ===============================================================
Home Depot confirms breach Home Depot on Monday confirmed that intruders broke into its payment networks and accessed credit and debit card data of an unspecified number of customers who shopped at its U.S. and Canadian stores. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691291/17/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CSO Perspective~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Data Protection & Privacy: CSO Conference Save the date for the San Francisco CSO Perspectives Conference taking place on Tuesday, September 23 at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco. At this one-day event, produced by CSO and focused on "Data Protection & Privacy, youll have the opportunity to connect with an extensive network of visionary CSOs, CIOs and business experts. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/685315/18/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. How to get a job in computer security http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691292/19/ 2. IBM secures SoftLayer with Intel trusted modules http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691293/20/ 3. 5 gangs in Nigeria are behind most Craigslist buyer scams http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691294/21/ 4. Hackers launch Apple ID phishing campaign amid iCloud security fears http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691295/28/ 5. OpenSSL warns vendors against using vulnerability info for marketing http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691296/29/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Akamai Technologies, Inc.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Threats and Mitigations: Multi-Layered Web Security eBook Web security used to be deceptively simple: just protect the perimeter of the data center with firewalls, border protection and strict access privileges. Fast forward to the cloud and there¹s a new age of cybersecurity threats targeting websites and business-critical applications. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691297/30/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How to get a job in computer security The secret to the security profession is to develop all the computer experience you can before you even begin to think about a career in cybersecurity. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691292/31/ IBM secures SoftLayer with Intel trusted modules IBM has started using Intel's chip-based Trusted Execution Technology to help organizations in highly regulated industries meet their auditing and security compliance requirements. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691293/32/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Box~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Mobile Security Checklist A modern mobile IT strategy is no longer an option, it is an absolute necessity. Here's how some of the nation's most progressive corporations are meeting the many needs of their mobile workers - without overwhelming their IT departments - with the help of Box. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691298/33/?3e076d18=YXJjaGl2ZUBtYWlsLWFyY2hpdmUuY29t&x=d9458dfc ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 gangs in Nigeria are behind most Craigslist buyer scams They've recruited US-based accomplices to make their scams look less suspicious http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691294/34/ Hackers launch Apple ID phishing campaign amid iCloud security fears The hackers behind the Kelihos botnet are trying to capitalize on users' increased awareness about the security of Apple online accounts through a new phishing campaign. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691295/35/ OpenSSL warns vendors against using vulnerability info for marketing Security advisories for OpenSSL should not be used for competitive advantage, according to the development project behind the widely used cryptography component. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/9014440/114916/691296/36/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Computerworld Digital Magazine Computerworld's new monthly Digital Magazine showcases articles, analysis and commentary on important trends in enterprise IT, in core departments such as News Analysis, Features, Opinions and Shark Tank. 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