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Systems programmers help people

2007-02-13 13:49:52 by Liudvikas Bukys in Liudvikas Bukys
 
...programmers write programs that actually do things. Meanwhile, system programmers work on the operating system Whats an operating system? Well, it doesnt do anything itself, its just there to help people write application programs Why did she choose Computer Science with a system programming concentration? I like to help people
 
Tags: application programs, programs, system programmers, system, assembly language programs, people, major, computer science major, ibm360 assembly language
 
 
 
 
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Mashup of the Titans

2008-06-25 17:29:25 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...programmers for programmers and is still a good system for programmers. It is no good for non-programmers. It never was, and was never intended to be 30. If you have three pet dogs, give them names. If you have 10,000 head of cattle, don't bother. Nowadays the idea of giving a name to every file on your computer is ridiculous ...
 
Tags: protection mechanisms, protection mechanisms correctly, information security, information, implements protection mechanisms, information travels, information security people, protection, potential information path
 
 
 
 
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The First Rule of Programming: It's Always Your Fault

2008-03-23 10:36:58 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...Programmers have a tendency to become very defensive about their work. Recently, when being asked to discuss how his code was working, a programmer in one team I'm familiar with retorted to a project manager "I'm here to write the code not justify it." That's the same sort of attitude that makes exclamations such as "there's no risk" and...
 
Tags: code, debug code, fault, guilty code, software security presentations, software, project code, days, secure software
 
 
 
 
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Canadian farmer personal information on stolen CCGA laptop

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2008-06-08 19:32:52 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...programmers, but in my experience the ways they use information can be some of the most dangerous threats to information security. There is no reason for a programmer to EVER have access to confidential production information. Programmers should only be permitted to work with scrubbed information in a test and/or development environment CCGA...
 
Tags: information, laptop, financial information, confidential information, laptop affects, computer, strict security measures, ccga, laptop computer
 
 
 
 
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A New Way to Back Up Digital Files on paper

2008-09-04 08:28:19 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...programmers dared to write applications of this size. And used cards were good as notepads, too. Punched tapes were also common. And even the most weird codings, like CDC or EBCDIC, were readable by humans (I mean, by real programmers Read the whole thing here
 
Tags: paper, code, source code, paper backups, real programmers dared, data, data density, real programmers, flash cards
 
 
 
 
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Producer Seeking Secondary Ticket Market Hacker

2007-12-06 17:00:35 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...programmers and software developers have figured out ways to take advantage of the arbitrage opportunities that the primary market system offers. The two most recent examples are a Hannah Montana concert that the average fan couldnt get tickets for and the Colorado Rockies website crashing as they tried to sell their World Series tickets to...
 
Tags: secondary ticket market, world series tickets, tickets, forward, hannah montana concert, move forward, colorado rockies website, secondary ticket markets, talk
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from Minnesota Department of Commerce vendor

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2007-12-29 00:01:21 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...programmers that insisted on using real data for code testing. Developers should ONLY use fabricated and/or sanitized data for testing, no exceptions I am a Minnesota resident. This is the second breach in the past month related to an unencrypted stolen laptop for my state. The other breach concerned the Memorial Blood Centers and the...
 
Tags: minnesota, minnesota real estate, sensitive personal information, personal information, minnesota department, department, minnesota licensees, real, information
 
 
 
 
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205 University of Wisconsin employees exposed

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2008-01-21 14:44:21 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...programmers knew the information could be accessed from outside, but apparently no one recognized that the data might include Social Security numbers and other personal information Evan] Nuts. When do information security personnel get involved Rust said that, in contrast to those disclosures, anyone looking for personal information would...
 
Tags: information, personal information, information security vulnerabilities, social, include social security, security, identifiable information serves, information security personnel, computer shop
 
 
 
 
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Removing Spyware and Adware Effectively

2007-08-01 19:27:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...programmers try to devise of ways for people to get rid of their malicious computer codes Spyware and adware programs are such a nuisance when you use a computer that has been infected by them. Some of these malicious programs will attach into your computer and bombard it with pop-up ads that you cannot seem to get rid of easily There are...
 
Tags: spyware, spyware programs inside, inside, spyware programs, anti-spyware programs, spyware removal tools, spyware infection, programs, computer programs
 
 
 
 
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Adware Spyware Remover from Trend Micro systems

2007-08-01 19:22:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...programmers who want to do the same for personal gain. The individual can choose to be with the best or get something else but it is always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to protecting the information stored in the computer
 
Tags: adware spywa