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How to exhaust the space on any online backup system

Check the other article I wrote about Dropbox. While playing with the mklink, I made a mistake of trying something new: mklink /D S t:S Remember that the Dropbox folder was located in T:S. So, basically I created a circular reference… and this is what happened:   This is what was transferred until when I […]

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Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional exam passed

So, it is over … I finally managed to be able to take the exam and I passed it. Let’s see how I did it:   Study materials Official (Isc)2 Guide to the Csslp (Isc2 Press) von Mano Paul (about 500 useful pages) The CSSLP Prep Guide: Mastering the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional von Ronald L. Krutz und […]

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Quoted in the Networkworld.com because of the DNSChanger malware

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/012412-authorities-prepare-to-close-down-255242.html?hpg1=bn   “If your computer was infected at some point in time and it was using one of the DNS servers which are now controlled by FBI, after March 8, it will no longer be able to make any DNS requests through these servers,” Avira product manager and data security expert Sorin Mustaca said in […]

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How to check if your DNS Server was hacked

Post initially published in Avira Techblog. You must have heard already about the already “famous” malware DNSChanger which manipulates the DNS settings of the computer in order to silently direct the users to malicious websites. FBI and others took action against this malware and in November 2011 have managed to break the botnet. According to FBI, […]

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9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money (guest post)

Original post: http://www.inc.com/ilya-pozin/9-things-that-motivate-employees-more-than-money.html   Author:  Ilya Pozin     Be generous with praise. Everyone wants it and it’s one of the easiest things to give. Plus, praise from the CEO goes a lot farther than you might think. Praise every improvement that you see your team members make. Once you’re comfortable delivering praise one-on-one to an employee, try […]

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How LinkedIn uses your face for job ads

I saw this picture while being logged in on LinkedIn. I wasn’t doing anything specific and definitely not something related to job  search. This appeared on the right side of the window. The funny thing is that if you click on Apply Now you see that actually the ad is location dependent. This job was in […]

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Improve your security

Here are some articles I wrote in the Avira Techblog about how to improve your security: Improve your security #5: use dedicated accounts for each user Improve your Security #4: Update your Software often Improve your Security #3: Online Protection Improve your Security #2: Securing your notebook Improve your Security #1: Complex passwords aren’t always […]