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500M Avira Antivirus Users Introduced to Cryptomining

Krebs on Security

Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular Norton 360 antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money mining virtual currency. Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. Even with compatible hardware, mining cryptocurrencies on your own can be less rewarding. Avira Crypto.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

” The government alleges the group monetized its illicit access by deploying ransomware and “ cryptojacking ” tools (using compromised systems to mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin).

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Finding Positive Opportunity in Social Distancing

AIIM

in January 2006. It's also a personal belief of mine to make the most of any situation you find yourself in. It's no secret that I'm passionate about training and information management. I delivered the first AIIM public training course in the U.S. Enter the coronavirus and COVID-19.

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Is AIIM Membership Worth It? Pros and Cons

AIIM

Atle made my firm aware of the development of the AIIM Training program, and in 2006 we became AIIM’s first North American training partner. I included this last because it is the least valuable benefit I get from mine. I had also volunteered on the MIT/LIT Accreditation Committee, where I met former AIIM COO Atle Skjekkeland.

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Into the Wild

Unwritten Record

The ship has been listing since problems arose during a required open-sea transfer of ballast water on July 23rd, 2006, approximately 230 miles south of Adak. There are thousands more photos just like these that highlight the beauty of nature, and will surely pique your curiosity like they did mine. This image sh.

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This is the old ChiefTech blog.: Enterprise Web 2.0 inside CSC

ChiefTech

experiences , its only fair I talk about mine: There are three enterprise level wiki experiments Im aware of at CSC (there could be more, and I believe there are some project or team related wikis around). Monday, 27 August 2007 Enterprise Web 2.0 inside CSC Since Im asking fellow Aussies to share their Enterprise 2.0 and Enterprise Web 2.0

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This is the old ChiefTech blog.: From ODBC to Mashing

ChiefTech

Tuesday, 5 June 2007 From ODBC to Mashing Mark Bower has written a couple of interesting posts about the origins of mashing, the first referencing a earlier post of mine about spreadsheets. Please seek advice for specific circumstances. Bower says: " James Dellow wrote last week on spreadsheets as an early mashup tool.

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