Security News 12-12-12

Samsung’s smart TV could be watching you

http://www.forbes.com/sites/adriankingsleyhughes/2012/12/12/how-samsungs-smart-tv-could-be-watching-you/

Scary vulnerability, the only fix will void the warranty

With BYOD, data breaches are just waiting to happen

http://www.csoonline.com/article/723678/with-byod-data-breaches-just-waiting-to-happen

Healthcare is particularly at risk

SMS extortion Trojan targeting Apple machines

http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/sms-extortion-trojan-targeting-apple-machines-121212

Seems like all the old Windows malware are being used to target Macs

Every bank should have a warning like this

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/11/all-banks-should-display-a-warning-like-this/

Good idea, would definitely improve consumer awareness

Walking the talk: FISMA’s continuous monitoring requirement

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/28015?c=cyber_security

Sys admins help with continuous monitoring requirements

Fake email from the Better Business Bureau spreads malware

http://www.crn.com/news/security/240144241/fake-email-from-better-business-bureau-spreads-malware.htm

Credible email targeted at SMBs

Are Cloud Data Security Fears Overblown? A Sensible View

http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2012/12/12/cloud-security-1/

The first of a three part look at cloud security.