Destructive hacking attempts target critical infrastructure in Americas: survey | Reuters

Destructive hacking attempts target critical infrastructure in Americas: survey | Reuters: "Those figures are all the more remarkable because only 60 percent of the 575 respondents said they had detected any attempts to steal data, long considered the predominant hacking goal."



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CompTIA IT Fundamentals Jumpstarts Careers in High School – and Beyond

CompTIA IT Fundamentals Jumpstarts Careers in High School – and Beyond: "When a teacher’s computer goes down in a Doss High School classroom, it isn’t the school’s tech support person who shows up to fix it. Rather, it’s one of the students in technology coordinator J.R. Drummond’s help desk class, putting into practice in the field everything they’re learning in the classroom."



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Chicago High School Offers Firsthand IT Training

Chicago High School Offers Firsthand IT Training: "Administrators wanted students at Chicago’s West Leyden High School to understand the IT skills needed in the business world, so they set up a technical support internship (TSI) to provide a live IT help desk for the school."



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▶ How to install Kali Linux on Android - No computer needed! - YouTube

▶ How to install Kali Linux on Android - No computer needed! - YouTube: Installation of Kali on Android is really simple. You just need two apps and you're halfway done!

Android hijacking bug may allow attackers to install password-stealers | Ars Technica

Android hijacking bug may allow attackers to install password-stealers | Ars Technica: "Roughly half of all Android handsets are vulnerable to a newly discovered hack that in some cases allows attackers to surreptitiously modify or replace seemingly benign apps with malicious ones that steal passwords and other sensitive data."



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Android Installer Hijacking Bug Used as Lure for Malware

Android Installer Hijacking Bug Used as Lure for Malware: "....an Android bug that was dubbed as the “Android Installer Hijacking vulnerability.” This flaw can allow cybercriminals to replace or modify legitimate apps with malicious versions that can steal information"



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Elon Musk hires an F1 expert to revolutionize Tesla's pit stops

the chief mechanic of the Red Bull F1 team when it set a world record in 2013 with a pit stop that took just 1.9 seconds

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/06/elon-musk-hires-an-f1-expert-to-revolutionize-teslas-pit-stops/


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Antivirus doesn’t work. So why are you still using it? | Network World

ha ha "standalone AV is no longer effective at stopping today's increasingly sophisticated barrage of key loggers, backdoors, rootkits, Trojan horses, worms and spyware."
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2905562/security0/antivirus-doesn-t-work-so-why-are-you-still-using-it.html


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How to Record Calls on Your iPhone | Page 2 | Digital Trends

As an added bonus, NoNotes also offers low-cost transcription services, which are ideal if you're recording an interview.

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-record-calls-iphone/2/#ixzz3WVZ8qEAT 
Follow us: @digitaltrends on Twitter | digitaltrendsftw on Facebook

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-record-calls-iphone/2/

Right-to-carry gun laws linked to increase in violent crime, Stanford research shows

He said that many scholars struggle with the issue of methodology in researching the effects of right-to-carry laws. But overall, his study benefits from the recent data.

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/november/donohue-guns-study-111414.html


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Wanted: Problem Solvers with Creativity | EdTech Magazine

"What we find is that candidates with technical skills get hired but don't advance," says Tacy Trowbridge, education programs lead for Adobe. "We need to engage both students and educators to be creators."

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2015/02/wanted-problem-solvers-creativity


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Canon U.S.A. : Support & Drivers : Color imageCLASS MF8580Cdw

Canon U.S.A. : Support & Drivers : Color imageCLASS MF8580Cdw: I have read and agree to the terms of the Disclaimer
and wish to continue with the download.

Stolen: Data on Thousands of Williamsport Area Dental Patients | WNEP.com

Stolen: Data on Thousands of Williamsport Area Dental Patients | WNEP.com: Shafer says he’s a computer tech worker who came across the breach while researching a medical office management computer program called “Dentrix” last year.

Advantage Dental reports data breach; Information on over 150,000 patients accessed; provider offers credit monitoring

Advantage Dental reports data breach; Information on over 150,000 patients accessed; provider offers credit monitoring: "All Advantage computers are equipped with anti-virus software, but sometimes software does not detect new variations of a virus,"



And sometimes, not all computers equipped with antivirus are actually running it with the latest updates.

 

2014 Endpoint Security Survey,

To adapt to the ever-changing threat landscape, IT and InfoSec professionals must make sound investments that aim to strengthen their security posture.



http://connect.guidancesoftware.com/LP=607?cmpid=Direct-GSI-Cybersecurity_NA-Q115_homepage-A-Eloqua_Landing_Page-The_Rise_of_Endpoint_Forensics-1-28-2015&utm_source=GSI&utm_medium=Direct&utm_campaign=1-28-2015-Cybersecurity_NA-Q115_homepage

Privacy and HIPAA - Practice Support | CDA (California Dental Association)

Privacy and HIPAA - Practice Support | CDA (California Dental Association): Dentists have until March 1 to report a HIPAA-compliance issue to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS).

The Hemingways: An American Tragedy | VQR Online

"Mayo Clinic badly botched Hemingway's treatment when he was admitted for depression and given two disastrous series of electroshock therapy in 1960—61, He had been frightened and depressed when told by a Cuban doctor in the summer of 1960 that he had hemochromatosis, a rare, chronic, and fatal form of diabetes "that makes you go blind and permanently impotent." The Mayo doctors also suspected that he had this disease, but they did not attempt to relieve his anxiety by doing a biopsy and making a definite diagnosis."

http://www.vqronline.org/essay/hemingways-american-tragedy

The Genographic Project on SciStarter

... a five-year anthropological study that uses DNA voluntarily contributed by hundreds of thousands of people to answer the oldest questions we have about ourselves: Who are we and where did we come from?

http://scistarter.com/project/94-The%20Genographic%20Project?tab=project

Top 10 IRS Identity Theft Cases of 2014 | CPA Practice Advisor

Top 10 IRS Identity Theft Cases of 2014 | CPA Practice Advisor: “Our top 10 cases represent the seriousness of these crimes and the magnitude of the consequences that will be faced by those who victimize honest taxpayers and steal from hard-working Americans.”

IRS Releases Data Showing Impact of Budget Cuts

"Fiscal Year 2014 marked the fourth consecutive year IRS appropriations were reduced," said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in a statement. "These reductions required us to change our approach to taxpayer service and enforcement operations; with fewer resources, we saw decreases in the number of phone calls answered and the number of audits completed."

http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-practice/irs-releases-data-showing-impact-of-budget-cuts-74077-1.html

IRS Sending Letters to Verify Taxpayer Identities

IRS Sending Letters to Verify Taxpayer Identities:



"The Internal Revenue Service is sending letters to verify the identity of taxpayers as part of its effort this tax season to combat the growing problem of identity theft."



This is true.



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Statistics about Business Size (including Small Business) from the U.S. Census Bureau

Statistics about Business Size (including Small Business) from the U.S. Census Bureau:



Employment Size of Firms
Table 2a. Employment Size of Employer and Nonemployer Firms, 2008

Target's Data Breach Deal Shows Strength Of Banks' Case - Law360

Target's Data Breach Deal Shows Strength Of Banks' Case - Law360:



Target Corp.'s $10 million settlement with consumers over the retailer's massive data breach suggests banks and credit unions that remain in the litigation with the company are in a stronger position to prove that the substantial costs they say they incurred replacing payment cards are directly linked to the intrusion, experts say.

Judge OKs $10 million settlement in Target data breach

Judge OKs $10 million settlement in Target data breach: A Minnesota judge has endorsed a settlement in which Target Corp. will pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over a massive data breach in 2013.

Judge rules that banks can sue Target for 2013 credit card hack | Ars Technica

Judge rules that banks can sue Target for 2013 credit card hack | Ars Technica: On Tuesday, a District Court judge in Minnesota ruled [PDF] that a group of banks can proceed to sue Target for negligence in the December 2013 breach that resulted in the theft of 40 million consumer credit card numbers as well as personal information on 70 million customers.

Target Missed Warning Signs Of Breach, Senate Report Says - Law360

Target Missed Warning Signs Of Breach, Senate Report Says - Law360: A report released by Sen. John D. Rockefeller’s office on Tuesday said Target Corp. failed to take advantage of warning signs to stop last year’s massive data breach in which hackers stole financial and personal information from as many as 110 million customers.

Cyber-security: Good tech,bad tech | The Economist

Cyber-security: Good tech,bad tech | The Economist: In the corporate world digital defences are being overwhelmed alarmingly often.

Target ruling raises stakes for cybersecurity vigilance - CSMonitor.com

Target ruling raises stakes for cybersecurity vigilance - CSMonitor.com: A Minnesota judge ruled that a lawsuit against Target over last year's breach could proceed because the retailer 'played a key role in allowing the harm to occur.'

STUDY: How the NSA’s Prism Initiative Affected Americans’ Social Media Use | SocialTimes

"a portion of the population is adjusting some activity at least in some simple ways, like changing their privacy settings and being a bit more discreet in the things they say and search for."

http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/study-pew-research-center-americans-privacy-strategies-post-snowden/616989

uk "information security breaches survey" - Google Search

PwC for UK gov like airbag maker for cat safety studies.

https://www.google.com/search?q=uk+%22information+security+breaches+survey%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari


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In Australia, Your D.N.A. Can Now Be Privatized

In Australia, Your D.N.A. Can Now Be Privatized: “This is a bit like patenting oxygen,” a patent lawyer told Guardian Australia.

Sample Size Calculator - Confidence Level, Confidence Interval, etc/

Sample Size Calculator - Confidence Level, Confidence Interval, Sample Size, Population Size: This Sample Size Calculator is presented as a public service of Creative Research Systems survey software.

The age of instant architecture: Can a block of flats built in 48 hours really be safe? - Architecture - Arts and Entertainment - The Independent

Broad built a 15-storey hotel in its home city of Changsha in six days last year...

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/architecture/the-age-of-instant-architecture-can-a-block-of-flats-built-in-48-hours-really-be-safe-8483928.html


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Political Interference Hinders Cybersecurity Firms

The hesitance Kaspersky has shown with making the reports public could be an indicator of political influence.

http://www.inforocked.com/tech-news/163-political-interference-hinders-cybersecurity-firms


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Feds search for ways to impede 'cyber bazaar' | TheHill

"This is a high-end market in malware," said Hedi Nasheri, a criminology and justice studies professor at Kent State University who has studied the cyber crime world in Eastern Europe. "Basically they are professional guns for hire"

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/235726-feds-search-for-ways-to-impede-cyber-bazaar


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How to Protect Yourself Against 'Free WiFi' Scams - NBC News

How to Protect Yourself Against 'Free WiFi' Scams - NBC News:



2 minutes of free publicity on NBC.



With no evidence of cyber crime at all.



Security experts warn that cyber criminals are setting up fake WiFi hotspots, luring consumers to hand over the keys to their computers.

Free Live Video Streaming Online Broadcasts Hosting Packages

High Performance LIVE Video Streaming Hosting for IP Cameras – H264 – MJPEG – MPEG –compression protocols

http://www.camvista.net/free-live-streaming-video-hosting-for-hd-streaming-live-cameras.html

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Anglia Ruskin University Library - Harvard System

Anglia Ruskin University Library - Harvard System: The University Library has released a new edition of the Guide to Referencing in the Harvard Style.



Also: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/assets/harvard_quick_guide_tcm44-47797.pdf

APA Citation Examples - APA Style Guide - Library Guides at Medaille College

Could be handy:



APA Citation Examples - APA Style Guide - Library Guides at Medaille College

Sample Size Calculator - Confidence Level, Confidence Interval, Sample Size, Population Size, Relevant Population

Sample Size Calculator - Confidence Level, Confidence Interval, Sample Size, Population Size, Relevant Population - Creative Research Systems:



This Sample Size Calculator is presented as a public service of Creative Research Systems survey software. You can use it to determine how many people you need to interview in order to get results that reflect the target population as precisely as needed. You can also find the level of precision you have in an existing sample.

Journeys in Survey Research (Home page)

Journeys in Survey Research (Home page): a valuable and interesting resource for researchers, students and others doing, or learning about, survey research and the analysis of survey data.

Statistics about Business Size (including Small Business) from the U.S. Census Bureau

Statistics about Business Size (including Small Business) from the U.S. Census Bureau: "About three quarters of all U.S. business firms have no payroll. Most are self-employed persons operating unincorporated businesses, and may or may not be the owner's principal source of income. Because nonemployers account for only about 3.4 percent of business receipts, they are not included in most business statistics, for example, most reports from the Economic Census."



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subprime financial crisis banks - Google Search

subprime financial crisis banks - Google Search



http://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2156&context=faculty_publications

Reputation Damage - Risk Event or Risk Consequence? | Protecht

... July 2011, News Limited saw approximately $8 billion wiped off its shareholder value as the phone hacking scandal in the UK unfolded. The flow on effects of this scandal have been nothing short of extraordinary:

http://www.protecht.com.au/resources/articles/reputation-damage-risk-event-consequence

HIMSS Security Survey | Privacy & Security | HIMSS

.... the greatest "security threat motivator" they encounter is that of healthcare workers potentially snooping into the electronic health information of friends, neighbors, spouses or co-workers.

http://www.himss.org/ResourceLibrary/genResourceDetailPDF.aspx?ItemNumber=28270

What The Sony Hack Can Teach About Cyber Security - Forbes

A 2013 report from Pierre Audoin Consultants on behalf of the UK government's Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) neatly describes how evolving use of the internet has created new vulnerabilities.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/freddiedawson/2015/02/27/what-the-sony-hack-can-teach-about-cyber-security/


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10 Notorious Cyber Criminals Brought to Justice - #1

Every day, information security professionals and law enforcement agencies are working to make cyberspace a safer place.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/government/10-notorious-cyber-criminals-brought-to-justice-1/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=information_security


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grand stream dreams: Time to set up a CERT/CSIRT? Yes!

I have found these resources make an excellent starting point for gaining foundational understanding of what an effective CERT/CSIRT team looks like and the many ways it can be structured depending on the organization's needs/limitations.

http://grandstreamdreams.blogspot.com/2015/02/time-to-set-up-certcsirt-yes.html?utm_content=buffer09b9e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer&m=1

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