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Security Review: Final Examinations
Final exams are just around the corner (or in some cases may already have been taken if they’re in-class ones)! I figured I’d write a security review about the system of final exams. Assets and Goals: Pre-knowledge of questions After … Continue reading
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Second most dangerous virus?
Romanian firm SOFTWIN has released an update to their BitDefender security suite claiming to have created a vaccination for Conficker. So what is Conficker? Fast Stats: Release Date: October 2008 Target Platform: Windows >= Windows 2000 (including Windows 7 Beta) … Continue reading
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Security Review: Online Advertisers
Online advertisement is the lifeblood of the internet. Without it, sites such as Facebook, Myspace, Google, etc. would go out of business. Approximately a year ago, Google alone reached over 1.1 billion unique users in a month(see 1)–and they had … Continue reading
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Current Event: Rigged Red Lights
Summary In Italy, public officials have been abusing their authority to make more money from the public by making reds come earlier than they are supposed to (a shorter duration yellow than legally allowed). This means that, since they use … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Ethics, Integrity
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