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The 13 Percent Problem

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"The main infection method was email messages luring victims to web sites running a variety of exploit kits," according to the report. "The victim would typically receive an email message from a business or the government informing them of an issue with their account. This would contain a reasonable looking link to a web site. The web site would ac...

HR And Social Media – Where Does Your Company Stand?

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Recently, I attended the Vancouver session of SocialHRCamp, an interactive “UnConference” that examines HR’s relationship with social media, and how this contributes value to the overall business. The topics discussed were diverse; recruiting, how to use social media internally, authenticity and leader...

10-Year Review: Security Better Than In The Past

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"There is no question that you are more secure using a modern version of Windows than you were in 2002 using the initial release of Windows XP," Bott said. "At the same time, attackers are more sophisticated and more focused on financial gain." He said in addition to building a better process for writing secure code, companies like Microsoft hav...

Apple Issues Security Update For Five-Year-Old Program

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This update set also disables older versions of Adobe Flash Player for Macs. One big catch is that these updates are only going to older Mac devices with Intel-bases and those with PowerPC-based central processing will still be left to fend for themselves in the battle against the Flashback malware. "However, it's not clear whether PowerPC Macs ...