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Trending Security News This week in security news, stories report on the LinkedIn hack, big data, cyber legislation in process, and the consummerization of IT on BYOD trends. Here are some of the security news stories and our two blog picks this week. We focus on highlighting a variety of computer security and cybersecurity news and trends that impact trust in computing. We would love to hear from you. Please feel free to comment below and let us know what news stories you’re interested in reading.
In the News Encryption on the Go, Part 2 – TechNewsWorldGoogle Turns Tables on Government Monitors – Wall Street JournalLinkedIn Probing Reports of Massive Breach – ComputerworldTinba Bank Trojan Burrows into Browsers to Steal Logins – PCWorld
Security Research & Intelligence
Yahoo Unveils Latest Antispam Defense – IDG NewsAARP,Microsoft Help Seniors Manager Health Data – WebProNewsRethinking Privacy in an Era of Big Data – The New York Times
Cyber Threats
Cybercrime 'Much Bigger Than Al Qaeda' – PCWorldRansomeware Scam Accuses People of Violating Federal Law, Tell Them to Pay up – PCWorldExpert Issues a Cyberwar Warning – The New York TimesFacebook Joins Google, ISPs in Notifying DNSChanger Victims – IDG NewsMajor Data Firm in Security Pinch – Wall Street Journal
Government, Legislation & Policy
Compromise Cybersecurity Bill Talks Started, Lieberman Says – BloombergDisclosing Cyber Security Incidents: The SEC Weighs In – ForbesCybersecurity poll: Americans divided over government requirements on companies – Washington Post2 in RI delegation urge action on cybersecurity – CBS NewsCompromise Cybersecurity Bill Talks Started, Lieberman Says – BusinessWeek
Blog PicksAttackers Hit Weak Spots in 2-Factor Authentication – Krebs on SecurityDissecting LinkedIn's Response to the Password Breach – SecurityWatch, PC Magazine
Microsoft Research, Papers and Media
Trustworthy ComputingNext (paper)
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
· Lessons from Least Malware Infected Countries (series)
· Battling the ZBot Threat (paper)
Trustworthy Computing
· Imagine Video: Microsoft Trustworthy Computing
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)
· Microsoft at RSA Conference 2012
· Microsoft Sessions at RSA Conference 2012
· Trust in Computing Research
· TwC Next Poster
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