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Companies that have to comply with tough new regulations mandating the use of encryption and other security controls for protecting the personal data of Massachusetts residents are being given more time to do so.

Last Friday, the state’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) extended the compliance deadline from Jan. 1 to May 1. In its announcement, the OCABR said the extension was prompted by current economic conditions and is designed to give more flexibility to companies that may be experiencing financial difficulties. More information on http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=security_hardware_and_software&articleId=9121018&taxonomyId=145&intsrc=kc_top

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A big spam-spewing botnet shut down two weeks ago has been resurrected, security researchers said today, and is again under the control of criminals. The “Srizbi” botnet returned from the dead late Tuesday, said Fengmin Gong, chief security content officer at FireEye Inc., when the infected PCs were able to successfully reconnect with new command-and-control servers, which are now based in Estonia. Article on http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=spam,_malware_and_vulnerabilities&articleId=9121678&taxonomyId=85&intsrc=kc_top

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One of the great myths about Mac OS X is that it’s invulnerable to malware. But two pieces of malware making the rounds show that certainly isn’t the case. One reason the Mac has been safer than PCs in the past is that Windows has so much more market share. But now that the Mac is gaining in popularity, expect Mac-based malware to increase as well. Read the article: http://blogs.computerworld.com/mac_os_x_vulnerable_to_new_trojans

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Despite Microsoft issuing an emergency patch against a Windows vulnerabilty, there are reports of a fresh wave of attacks seeking to exploit it.

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The computer systems at three major London hospitals are back online, three days after the Mytob computer virus forced staff to disconnect the network.

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The speed with which phishers seek to exploit new opportunities has been graphically illustrated by the emergence of spam messages seeking to capitalize upon the announcement of UK government tax breaks.

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A massive swath of some 65,536 unique Internet addresses that appear to have been swiped from early Internet pioneers by a convicted spammer has been reclaimed by Internet regulators htttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/11/network_identity_theft_avenged.html

Security threats are now more prevalent and sophisticated, requiring end-to-end security infrastructure against threats, data privacy and security, NAC, and security management.

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A survey has found that whilst employers frequently allow their employees to shop online from their office computer, they do not do not educate them about the associated risks that can expose employees and employers alike to spam, malware, phishing and loss of productivity in the workplace. 

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The president of the Information Security Forum (ISF), Professor Howard A Schmidt, has urged organizations to strengthen security rather than reduce it in today’s uncertain financial environment.

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