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Monday October 31, 2011

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Good afternoon,

Amazon has fixed a cryptographic hole in its EC2 and S3 infrastructure-as-a-service offerings that could allow hackers to hijack customer accounts.

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LATEST SECURITY ARTICLES

	Amazon fixes cloud computing hole By Darren Pauli \| Oct 31, 2011 Customer accounts could be accessed.
	DSD wins US cybersecurity award By Darren Pauli \| Oct 31, 2011 Australian security standards found cheaper and more effective than US.
	Email trojan infects Japanese parliament By Darren Pauli \| Oct 31, 2011 Log-in information possibly compromised.
	Police: Pen tests could thwart 90 percent of breaches By Darren Pauli \| Oct 31, 2011 But more resources needed.
	Chrome vulnerability 'strange' but not a flaw: Google By Angela Moscaritolo \| Oct 31, 2011 Leads to remote code execution.
	CERT Australia chief replaced By Darren Pauli \| Oct 28, 2011 Headcount doubles.
	Aussie security pros more cloud-averse By Darren Pauli \| Oct 31, 2011 Forum finds security professionals more influential in Australia.
	Microsoft drops Czech botnet suit By Dan Kaplan \| Oct 31, 2011 Asks former defendant for help.
	Addressing internet insecurity By Mark Gregory \| Oct 28, 2011 Comment: All connected computers should be registered.

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