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In the early 90's my employer, the phone company in California spent over $50000.00 to send me to get certified to be a Systems and Application Developer, specializing in mainframe. This, after I paid...
In the past year our use of Twitter has increased dramatically. And so has the criminal hacker’s attention to the opportunity to use it for illicit gain. Jacked Twitter Accounts: Numerous Twitter (a...
Banking has a long history of producing innovative technology; from the Big Bang of the 1980s, through ATMs and debit cards, to this century’s online banking. Technology has repeatedly changed the way...
I have a very weird job. I explore aspects of society that people read about but would never consider exploring themselves. I go places where others may be led to because they didn’t know any better. ...
Petition promoting an upgrade from Internet Explorer 6 rapidly gains momentum as public sector looks to use modern browsers and Poll reveals that people believe getting off Internet Explorer is the ...
2009 was the year when risk management was thrust firmly onto the agenda for global banks and lenders. Looking forward to 2010, many banks are likely to be shifting their priorities in preparation for...
Fraudsters are sending out thousands of tax refund 'phishing' emails following the 31st January tax deadline, according to HM Revenue & Customs. The email asks you to input your credit card or ban...
Last week four bank experts sat down with Lee Fulmer of IBM to discuss the intended and un-intended consequences of the Payment Services Directive, as part of Finextra ongoing FinextraLive webcast ser...
An article in Saturday's Financial Times caught my attention. An angel investor is using Twitter as a means for start-up companies to pitch to him. It goes on to say that hopeful applicants have inclu...
What exactly does Microsoft think it is doing? Google has announced that, in common with many other firms, it will shortly withdraw support for Microsoft IE6 for many of its apps. The French governme...
This is a video on how to hack a wireless network. As mentioned on Lifehacker where I found this video, this is a purely educational post. Be aware that wireless networks are not secure. Lifehacker ...
Here is an interesting interview with someone who claims to be a former Nigerian 419 scammer, who was recently released from prison. Note that this person's identity is unverified, so apply usual cav...