AP’s Twitter account hacked; false ‘Obama injured’ tweet sent

The Twitter account of the Associated Press was hacked today and a bogus tweet was sent claiming President Obama had been hurt in an explosion.

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My MySQL Cheat Sheet

I know, man.  No, I mean I know I could use ‘man pages’!  Or I could just ‘google it’ but then it isn’t mine.  Since I do not have time for a complete brain-dump this MySql “cheat sheet” will grow over time.  Feel free to add your favorite MySql commands in the comments, if their […]

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Android: A Second Career in Security?

Many of us have a wealth of decommissioned corporate-provisioned mobile devices: We’ve bought them, handed them out, and seen them used successfully for years. Now they’re on their way to the great docking station in the sky. However, because these devices are already off the books adapting them for specific security functions can mean achieving certain goals practically for free.

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CEO Brian Gentile: ‘Jaspersoft Has Chosen to Disrupt’

Business intelligence could be one of the most essential but little-known secrets that drives executive decisions in the marketplace. The BI market is dominated by companies that sell their proprietary business analytics solutions. Few open source companies have countered with software to overtake the traditional vendor establishment. However, open source does have its BI success stories.

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One in five data breaches are the result of cyberespionage, Verizon says

Even though the majority of data breaches continue to be the result of financially motivated cybercriminal attacks, cyberespionage activities are also responsible for a significant number of data theft incidents, according to a report that will be rele…

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