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So you’re a VW software engineer …

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If you’ve read about this Volkswagen scandal, you know that VW needed “special” software written or a bunch of its diesel cars would never see the road. How did that workplace conversation go? Maybe something like …

VW executive: “Our diesel vehicles spew so much filth they couldn’t possibly pass emissions tests under normal operating conditions. So we need you to develop software that will let the cars know when they are being tested so they can adjust enough to pass.”

Developer: “You want me to write code that will cheat the test?”

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Network World Paul McNamara

As easy as 123: Xen hypervisor bug found, fixed, phew…‏make sure you’re patched!

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Xen is often used to share one physical server amongst many different customers – and it’s supposed to keep them safely apart. Sometimes, things don’t quite work out…Paul Ducklin explains.
Naked Security – Sophos

12 Computer Security Mistakes You’re Probably Making – Tom’s Guide

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12 Computer Security Mistakes You're Probably Making
Tom’s Guide
If you were a hacker looking to release some new phishing scam, virus, or botnet control scheme, what would be the profile of your ideal victim? What bad habits would they have that you could easily exploit? Here are some definite bad habits that will …

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Friday is SysAdmin Appreciation Day: Here’s one way to make sure you’re appreciated

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Friday is the 15th annual SysAdmin Appreciation Day. Pictured above is a related poster created by and featuring the IT department of the Launch Federal Credit Union, which serves Florida’s Cape Canaveral region.

“We didn’t feel appreciated enough last year,” writes a Launch FCU sysadmin on a SpiceWorks message board, “so we sent this email to all employees and displayed 20 of these posters in visible places in every department.”

In case you can’t make out all the words in the picture, the key sentence reads: “So appreciate an IT person today and we may allow you to use your computer tomorrow.”

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Network World Paul McNamara