Surveying more than 750 security decision makers and practitioners, a CyberEdge Group report found that more than 60 percent had been breached in 2013 with a quarter of all participants citing a lack of employer investment in adequate defenses.
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Convertii is a free online service that lets you convert a PDF file to an editable MS Word document. It’s better than many such converters I’ve tried, in that the results it produces are pretty good. It’s totally free to use, and you can even do 3 conversions without having to register. After that, you’ll need to register (it’s still free) to carry on using the service.
To convert a file, just drag it into the correct place on the web site, or upload from your hard disk. Supply an email address, and the converted file (or at least a download link to it) will be emailed to you as soon as the conversion is done.
While all this sounds pretty good, Convertii has an extra trick up its sleeve. Link the service to your Dropbox account, and then you can initiate a conversion simply by dropping the PDF file into the correct place in your Dropbox. Convertii will automatically pick it up, convert it, and put the Word document back in Dropbox for you. Neat!
Check this out at www.convertii.com
It can sometimes be useful to create a list of all software programs installed on a Windows PC. Maybe you want to hand it over to a friend or publish it on the Internet, or just use it to analyze what software has been installed on a system. While it is possible to display the installed software using the Control Panel of the Windows operating system, there is no feature to export that list to a file.
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More details regarding the massive hack that hit Target late last year have been uncovered, revealing how attackers gained access to the retailer’s systems.
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A mobile payments startup aims to launch a new kind of ATM juggernaut in the U.S., one that will dispense funds from the cash-filled tills of hotels — and perhaps eventually restaurants and retail stores as well.
The mobile app is called Spare and is an offering from a mobile startup called Mercuri Systems, whose founder is D’Ontra Hughes.
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Inaugural Report Offers New Insight Into the Perceptions and Buying Practices of Information Security Decision Makers and Practitioners in North America and Europe
CyberEdge Group, LLC, a premier research, marketing, and publishing firm serving the security industry’s top vendors and service providers, today announced immediate availability of its inaugural Cyberthreat Defense Report, the first of its type to provide a 360 degree view of organizations’ security threats, response plans, processes, and investments. Surveying more than 750 security decision makers and practitioners, the report found that more than 60 percent had been breached in 2013 with a quarter of all participants citing a lack of employer investment in adequate defenses.
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A fire at Iron Mountain’s data warehouse in Buenos Aires left the facility ‘ruined’ and killed nine first-responders, according to the Washington Post. The origin of the fire is unknown. The facility was supposedly equipped with sprinkler systems, fire control systems, and had a private emergency team on standby. Among the records destroyed are Argentina’s bank archives, the loss of which could have some surprisingly far-reaching implications.
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The report makes note of the use of "password," but it cites other head-scratchers common within the federal system such as expired virus protection and security patches in need of updates.
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Japan’s Osaka Station could become another focal point in the global battle over personal privacy protection as a Japanese research center prepares for a long-term face-recognition study there.
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A new report from HP provides in-depth data and analysis around the most pressing security issues plaguing enterprises. It details factors that contributed most to the growing attack surface in 2013—increased reliance on mobile devices, proliferation of insecure software and the growing use of Java—and outlines recommendations for organizations to minimize security risk and the overall impact of attacks.
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