Entries for August, 2009

B.C. university adds grade worse than ‘F’

By Stuart Hunter, Vancouver Province
August 13, 2009

Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., recently introduced a grade called FD to deal with cheaters. The letters stand for failure with academic dishonesty.

Photograph by: Nick Brancaccio, The Windsor Star

VANCOUVER — There are two new scarlet letters in academia.
Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., recently introduced a grade called [...]

4 Lies that Can Cost You Your Job

When Mark N. was approached by one of his company’s vendors, the Information Technology professional had no idea that secretly taking on a client in his spare time would cost him his job. Sure seems obvious after the fact, but Mark is not alone.
Lisa F. shares his pain, but from a managerial perspective. “I know [...]

Cybercriminals refine data-sniffing software for ATM fraud‏

By Jeremy Kirk , IDG News Service , 06/04/2009
The malware, which steals PINs and card data, works on ATMs running Windows XP
Cybercriminals are improving a malicious software program that can be installed on ATMs running Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system that records sensitive card details, according to security vendor Trustwave.
The malware has been found [...]