Lessons Learned Forum at Towson

Hi:

I thought this was an interesting article - it just goes to show that the bad guys never sleep.

http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3827526/Michael+Jackson+Malware+Has+Already+Hit+the+Net.htm

I’m looking forward to your comments.

Hi:

This is a very interesting legal issue - should the government be allowed to look at the contents of a computer’s hard drive even if they have no reason to suspect criminal activity?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/07/us/07bar.html?_r=1

I’m looking forward to your comments.  (Also, John was the one who found this article)

Although this article was written in 2003, it still details the importance of having a thorough backup plan in place before an emergency happens.  It’s also important to note that the company was up and running within a few days after the disaster:

I thought this article was interesting.  I think it is fascinating that CNN (and all of the other news bureaus) are getting all of their reported information about the protesters in Iran from Twitter, Facebook, etc.

http://www.internetnews.com/breakingnews/article.php/3826006

I’m looking forward to your comments.

Hi:

Although there are a lot of conspiracy theorists who claim that Microsoft collects personal data to activate software, it’s a good idea to read Microsoft’s side:

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/mpa.aspx

I’m looking forward to your comments.

Hi:

I asked Gina to recommend this week’s article (for the Monday/Wednesday class).  She recommended the following fantastic article on Job Search Skills. ( I especially like #4):

https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Alumni/JobSearchSkills.shtml

We are both looking forward to your comments.

Hi:

Hi:

Please look over the following article about censoring content on Chinese computers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/world/asia/09china.html

I’m looking forward to your comments.

Hi:

Microsoft went live with their new search engine (called “Bing”) over the weekend.  Will it compete against Google?  Here’s a link to an article:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/search/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700944&subSection=News

And here’s a link to the search engine:

www.bing.com

I look forward to your comments.

Hi:

We are not going to cover this topic until tomorrow night (5/27) but please view the video after our subnetting class.  It’s a really great video and I think John does a great job explaining all the details.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXN5XrmsaV8

I’m looking forward to your comments.