In this episode of Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower, hosts Sarah and Hanna speak with Dr. Siegfried Hecker, former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and current Distinguished Professor of Practice at the James Martin… Read More …Continue Reading Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower Episode 5: North Korea’s Nuclear Hinge Points
Tag: Security
Friday Links – December 5, 2014
Gates Foundation announces “world’s strongest policy on Open Access“. ‘from January 2015, researchers it funds must make open their resulting papers and underlying data-sets immediately upon publication — and must make that research available for commercial re-use. “We believe that published research resulting from our funding should be promptly and broadly disseminated,” the foundation states.’ Librarians […]…Continue Reading Friday Links – December 5, 2014
LinkedIn Hacked, Passwords Stolen
Yesterday, LinkedIn’s official blog confirmed that a portion of their password database has been hacked and account passwords have been stolen. LinkedIn will be disabling the affected accounts and will email account holders further instructions for resetting the password. Visit … Continue reading →…Continue Reading LinkedIn Hacked, Passwords Stolen
Use Dropbox? Consider middfiles instead
We advise our community to use Middfiles for all file storage needs. In fact, sensitive information should always be stored on Middfiles. Dropbox, one of the most popular cloud storage providers, has had several security flaws and breaches over the … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Use Dropbox? Consider middfiles instead
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On Tuesday May 31st we’re going to change the categories on this blog, so if by any chance you’re using a feed of a specific category, that’s going to break. We suggest subscribing to the whole blog for maximum enjoyment! … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Are you reading this post via a feed reader? If so, read on…
Do Macs get viruses? (or “Just say NO to MACDefender”).
Viruses on Macs? You don’t say! The Helpdesk is occasionally confronted with this question: Do Macs get viruses? The short answer is yes, they do. Actually, there are quite a few viruses, worms and trojans that target Macs (see the … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Do Macs get viruses? (or “Just say NO to MACDefender”).
PCI and Blocked Email Messages
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS v2.0) is a standard that has been accepted by all major credit card companies and most credit providers. It is a standard that we must abide by if we are to … Continue reading →…Continue Reading PCI and Blocked Email Messages