Security World: Security Report: As attacks on data rise, corporate teamwork fails

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Table Of Contents:

* As attacks on data rise, corporate teamwork fails
* Security experts blast New Jersey AG
* Microsoft lands a winning SSL VPN in Whale
* Poll: Internet video should be regulated
* Hounded by spyware charges, DirectRevenue shuts down
* Stopping malware that mutates on demand
* Microsoft's OneCare silently changes Automatic Updates

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AS ATTACKS ON DATA RISE, CORPORATE TEAMWORK FAILS

As the TJX Companies data leakage incident seeped its way further toward
becoming the Exxon Valdez of corporate information spills this week,
researchers reinforced the notion that businesses continue to make a
mess of electronic data security because they fail to foster adequate
internal communication.

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SECURITY EXPERTS BLAST NEW JERSEY AG

Security experts are saying that a well-intentioned effort by the New
Jersey Office of the Attorney General to combat phishing may
backfire.

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MICROSOFT LANDS A WINNING SSL VPN IN WHALE

SSL VPNs provide access to all the enterprise applications that fat
client methods do, including Web- and TCP-based apps; they also provide
network-level access such as that found in IPSec VPN clients. SSL VPNs
don't require a permanently installed client program to allow users to
connect. Instead users connect to the corporate network via their Web
browser and if a special "helper" program is necessary for access, it is
downloaded on-demand to the remote user and destroyed on
disconnect.

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POLL: INTERNET VIDEO SHOULD BE REGULATED

More than half of U.S. residents want the government to regulate
Internet video in some way, according to a poll released Wednesday.

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HOUNDED BY SPYWARE CHARGES, DIRECTREVENUE SHUTS DOWN

Notorious adware maker DirectRevenue has closed shop.

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STOPPING MALWARE THAT MUTATES ON DEMAND

Server-side polymorphism is a challenging problem for anti-malware
software vendors. Much of today's malware, such as the Storm worm,
creates tens of thousands of variants each month, a development that has
made many anti-virus software programs that use static signatures
significantly less accurate.

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MICROSOFT'S ONECARE SILENTLY CHANGES AUTOMATIC UPDATES

Microsoft's consumer security software changes the AU (Automatic
Updates) settings in Windows XP and Vista without telling users or
getting their approval, a researcher said Thursday -- behavior that may
explain recent reports of patches being installed and systems rebooting
without permission.

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