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August 21, 2008 7:10:15 PM CDT


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  • February 2008
    • SocGen Trader Was No Super Hacker

      SocGen Trader Was No Super Hacker

      (Newser) - While he’s been called a computer genius, the access Jerome Kerviel obtained to the Société Générale’s systems was probably the result of terrible IT security, writes PC World, not a successful hack of the French bank’s computers. Managing a bank’s passwords is a task often given to the lowest-level IT employee, which Kerviel was before his infamous stint as a futures trader. More »

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      Internet security   Société Générale   Jérôme Kerviel   writedowns   security systems

  • December 2007
    • Cheating Is No Longer Child's Play

      Cheating Is No Longer Child's Play

      (Newser) - Crib sheets have gone high-tech, the Boston Globe reports, as legions of job seekers from would-be medical technicians to school bus drivers resort to the Web for a leg-up in passing professional qualifying exams. The result is a booming black market for “braindumps,” or exam answers. Some are individuals who auction test answers on sites like eBay; others are overseas websites that do millions in business. More »

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      Microsoft   Department of Homeland Security   Asia   cheating   information technology   black market   security systems

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