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The big news in the computer industry this week—and the big news far beyond our industry—was the passing of the innovative genius Steve Jobs. The New York Times story Apple’s Visionary Redefined Digital Age highlights Steve’s personal and professional journey while Ted shares the compelling commencement speech Steve gave at Stanford University titled: Steve Jobs: How to live before you die. Unfortunately there is a security angle to the story of Steve’s passing, the essence of which is captured by Threat Post’s headline: Steve Jobs' Death Saddens World, Inspires Spammers.

Farewell to Steve Jobs, Innovative Genius

• Apple’s Visionary Redefined Digital Age – The New York Times
• Steve Jobs: How to live before you die – TED
• Steve Jobs' Death Saddens World, Inspires Spammers – Threat Post

Security Research & Intelligence

• GAO Report Reveals Dramatic Rise In Federal Cybersecurity Incidents – Dark Reading
• Researcher: Malware, Increasingly Interdependent, Stifles Security Wares – Threat Post
• How Much is That Phished PayPal Account? – Krebs on Security
• WiFi users blissfully ignorant about real security, research finds – Network World

Cyber Threat

• Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet – Wired
• Tech Insight: Smartphones The New Lost And Stolen Laptops Of Data Breaches – Dark Reading
• Cyber criminal scams prey on Jobs' death already – MSNBC.com
• Inside the Takedown of the M00p Malware Crew – Threat Post

Government, Legislation & Policy

• Obama orders cybersecurity overhaul to combat leaks of government secrets – Hillicon Valley
• Fed Seeks Industry Standard for Botnet Mitigation – Threat Post
• ISP Backlash Over Feds' Bot Notification Initiative – Dark Reading
• House GOP Task Force Favors Private Incentives, Fewer Regulations for Cybersecurity – Threat Post

Blog Picks

• Now that SSL has been cracked, watch out – Roger Grimes, InfoWorld
• Write to learn, learn to progress – Martin McKeay, Network Security Blog

Microsoft Research, Papers and Media

• Cybersecurity/Internet Health
  • Rethinking the Cyber Threat (paper)
  • Collective Defense: Applying Public Health Models to the Internet (paper)
  • Video: Collective Defense: Enabling Healthy Devices (video)
• Security Intelligence
  • NEW: Lessons from Least Malware Infected Countries (series)
  • Battling the ZBot Threat (paper)
• Trustworthy Computing
  • Imagine Video: Microsoft Trustworthy Computing (video)
• Cybersecurity/Trusted Supply Chain:
  • Supply Chain Risk Management keynote at the East-West Institute’s Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit (video)
  • Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: Toward a Global Vision of Transparency and Trust (paper)
  • Toward a Trusted Supply Chain: A Risk Based Approach To Managing Software Integrity (paper)