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There is a data breach at Cornell University that has compromised thousands of files with sensitive, confidential information. The security breach involves the names and security numbers of approximately forty five thousand (45,000) people.
This incident illustrates one of the pitfalls of data security. Policy set in place becomes meaningless unless there is some [...]

There are a whole host of security procedures that most people put off doing. Here is a list of five basic procedures that should happen with great regularity:

1. update your security definitions
2. run your security applications
3. don’t open junk / spam mail - no, you didn’t win the lottery
4. use [...]

A few years ago, when I desperately needed a new computer, I bought parts and had someone assemble the computer for me. It was a project with which I had assistance from all over the planet. For example, the parts list was compiled by a gnomie in Norway. Sales of parts were [...]

There are many ways that computer users track memory usage. It is, for example, a good way to make sure that a program is working as it should. Monitoring the memory usage is a way to ‘know’ how the computer works and perhaps have an early indicator that something is wrong.
One small program [...]