Posts Tagged ‘danger’
A virus possibly contributed to a fatal passenger jet crash
On August 20, 2008, 154 people died when Spanair Flight 5022 crashed right after takeoff in Spain. A preliminary report, discussed in an article in the Spanish daily newspaper El Pais indicates that a diagnostic computer should have detected problems with multiple systems on the aircraft. Had the problems been detected, the takeoff would have never been attempted. The computer was infected with a virus or other malware.
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Two crucial pieces of advice for executives
My wife and I were traveling a little over a week ago when we got a phone call that one of our immediate relatives dropped dead from a heart attack. He was standing in line at the pharmacy to get medicine his doctor just prescribed for “heart burn” and collapsed, unconscious, and his heart was no longer pumping blood. Simply put: he died.
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How Twitter was hacked
What happened to Twitter can happen at any company. The attacker exploited common problems in many corporate networks.
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Easily steal the information from a computer
I am in the business of helping you keep your computers safe. You need to know how easy it is for someone to take your data from you. Here is a video.
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What dangerous behaviors do users regularly engage in using company owned computer equipment?
A graduate student asked me to help him in his research regarding technical issues in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Here are some of the observations I see on a regular basis. Perhaps you can add even more through your blog responses about computer user behavior that will help him in his quest:
- Installing a program, toolbar, browser plug-in, or any other tool without the IT manager’s permission on your computer
- Writing your password down where someone could find it
- Using a password that would be easy for someone to figure out
- Experimenting in windows with screen savers, screen colors, desktop settings, and other non-work-related activities
- Putting a family photo on your computer as a background