IT industry group slams burdens imposed by proposed EU privacy policy

	IT industry group slams burdens imposed by proposed EU privacy policy | Linux botnet Mayhem spreads through Shellshock exploits
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	A split Symantec: Less appealing to customers, more appealing to buyers Analysts react to Symantec split announcement. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic Best practices for facing today's log management challenges This whitepaper discusses key best practices to consider when evaluating automated log management solutions. Learn More In this Issue IT industry group slams burdens imposed by proposed EU privacy policy Linux botnet Mayhem spreads through Shellshock exploits Hong Kong democracy activist websites compromised Founder of digital currency Liberty Reserve extradited to the US Kmart hacked, exposing customers' card numbers Dairy Queen stores hit by 'Backoff' malware, payment card data stolen Breach blanket: To contain the damage, plan ahead -- way ahead : WhiteHat Security, Inc. Application Security eGuide In this eGuide, CSO along with sister publications Computerworld, CIO, and Networkworld examine the latest trends and thinking in application security. Read on to learn how to better protect the applications your organization develops and uses. Learn more >> IT industry group slams burdens imposed by proposed EU privacy policy Justice ministers' proposals to relax European Union data protection rules for low-risk personal data are a step in the right direction, according to a lobbying group backed by IBM, Microsoft and Oracle. Read More Linux botnet Mayhem spreads through Shellshock exploits Shellshock continues to reverberate: Attackers are exploiting recently discovered vulnerabilities in the Bash command-line interpreter in order to infect Linux servers with a sophisticated malware program known as Mayhem. Read More Hong Kong democracy activist websites compromised Four websites promoting democracy in Hong Kong have been rigged to deliver malicious software, according to a Washington, D.C.-based security company. Read More WHITE PAPER: Secunia New Data Released on 2014 Security Vulnerabilities This 2014 Security Vulnerability Report reveals data on global trends. Learn how the primary attack vectors are shifting, why there's an increase of vulnerabilities in Windows 7, and how to be on the watch for risks in PDF readers, browsers and the top 50 software applications. Learn more >> Founder of digital currency Liberty Reserve extradited to the US Authorities have extradited the founder of Liberty Reserve, a virtual currency allegedly used by cybercriminals for money laundering, from Spain to the U.S. Read More Kmart hacked, exposing customers' card numbers Sears Holding Corp. said Friday the payment systems at its Kmart retail chain had been breached as a result of malware, compromising shoppers' credit and debit card numbers. Read More Dairy Queen stores hit by 'Backoff' malware, payment card data stolen Dairy Queen said Thursday the "Backoff" point-of-sale malware infected systems at 395 of its stores, stealing payment card data. Read More Breach blanket: To contain the damage, plan ahead -- way ahead Data breaches are inevitable. But the ways IT leaders respond to them are not. Read More
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