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This article was going around last week. Pretty interesting study, but geez who are these people? Not only would 88% of them steal passwords and sensitive information but 88% of them actually admitted they would. Or do you think this survey was somehow corrupted by untruthful IT staff?
88% of SysAdmins Would Steal Passwords
A staggering 88 percent of IT administrators admitted they would take corporate secrets, if they were suddenly made redundant. The target information included CEO passwords, customer database, research and development plans, financial reports, M&A plans and the company’s list of privileged passwords.The research also revealed that, of that 88 percent, a third would take the privilege password list to gain access to valuable documents such as financial reports, accounts, salaries and other privileged information.
If you haven’t heard of the JingProject, head over to the site right now. I’ve been using Jing for several months (since the initial beta) and I use it all the time.
Jing is a free product by TechSmith, the makers of the premier screen capture product Camtasia Studio and screenshot app SnagIt.
Here at my day job I use it to make little How-To videos or document a process. It’s so much easier for me to just record the steps with Jing and send a link to the video to an end user, colleague or friend than to write out the steps in an email precisely enough for them to follow. With Jing’s instant publishing integration it takes no time to upload the video to the web and send the link or save it locally as documentation.
Jing does have a 5 minute limit so therefore is only good for quick, informal screen captures. If you’re wanting to make a longer or more polished video stick with Camtasia.
Here’s a quick lesson on how Jing works and the ideas that spawned it. Take a look.
Here are some interesting links from the past couple days:
Mobile Gmail 2.0 for BlackBerry
Gmail’s mobile client for BlackBerry has been updated and you can now download version 2.0.5 at http://m.google.com/mail. One of the most important changes is that you can add the credentials for multiple accounts and switch between them without entering the password. There’s also support for Google Apps accounts, which previously required a separate application.
The WB Rises To Battle Hulu
Warner Brothers has resurrected its defunct WB television network as TheWB.com, a hub for its television shows that launches tomorrow. While a number of networks have offered ad-supported streaming shows for some time, TheWB.com is significantly more feature-rich than its competitors, offering an advanced search engine and allowing users to mashup selected clips from each show.
Web apps faster with Firefox 3.1
Firefox 3.1 will run many Web-based applications such as Gmail faster through incorporation of a feature called TraceMonkey that dramatically speeds up programs written in JavaScript, Mozilla said Friday. JavaScript has been very broadly used to add pizzazz or flexibility to Web pages over the years, but in recent years, it’s also become the plumbing for many rich Internet applications. However, because JavaScript has been hobbled by pokey performance, Web-based applications often struggled to work as responsively as “native” software running directly on PCs
Useful Firefox 3 Configuration Tweaks
Firefox keeps its advanced settings in a giant configuration file in your Firefox directory, and even offers an advanced interface to edit that file in the browser itself. To make these changes, type about:config in Firefox’s address bar. You’ll get a half-joking, half-serious message about voiding Firefox’s warranty if you change any settings. Press the “I’ll be careful. I promise!” button (because you will be) and you’ll be on your way.
How to Skip the Installation Delay for Firefox Extensions
As you may know, Firefox tries to protect you from malicious attacks by setting up a delay before allowing you to install a new extension. But if you’re confident in your browsing habits and you want to avoid the wait, just enter about:config in your address bar, then paste security.dialog_enable_delay into the filter box. Double-click that preference and change the value to 0.
