I clearly remember the first time I ever took the initiative at work, mainly because it nearly backfired so badly. I had been given the exciting job of cleaning out the filing room and I decided to use it to make a good impression on my new boss. After I had put all of the… Continue reading Don't Throw Out Your Old Customer Data Just Yet
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LinkedIn Disabled Exposed Passwords after Gawker Attack
As a precaution against Gawker contamination LinkedIn, the professional networking site is disabling the passwords of users whose mail IDs were included in the customer data which was exposed by an attack on the Gawker blog sites. This is a preventive measure, considering the possibilities of reusing the same password of Gawker sites in any of the LinkedIn accounts. Hijackers can programmatically verify whether… Continue reading LinkedIn Disabled Exposed Passwords after Gawker Attack