Military phishing test leads to formal apology May 3, 2010
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So apparently a phishing test conducted by the US Air Force at a specific base went extremely awry! The leadership conducted a phishing test upon some of the airmen as an exercise in security-consciousness. (For those of you who don’t know, phishing is an online correspondence, usually in the form of an email, which promises a reward if you, the reader, would just provide certain personal information to receive said prize. Once the information is entered by you and sent, the perpetrators collect that information and use it for their purposes, and you don’t actually get any reward. Hence the name phishing – pronounced ‘fishing’; they are using bait to lure their fish, or prey.)
This particular test by the US Air Force back-fired when, not only did the airmen being tested fall for the attack, but spread the false information onto civilians through friends and family! Eventually even the local news got involved, as well as various internet fan sites. Read the full story here: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/043010-us-air-force-phishing-test.html.
DH
Two Interesting Articles May 27, 2008
Posted by David Hiran Watson in Articles.Tags: Christian charity, experiential tourism, Human Rights Code, philanthropic travel, travel, vacation
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I read two good articles in the National Post this past Saturday. The first one is called “Keeping the Faith“, and it’s about an issue brewing between Christian charities who desire to hire persons with the same religious and moral beliefs, and Human Rights Codes in North America. The issue basically boils down to: according to any North American Human Rights Code (whether it be at the national or provincial/state level), a person cannot be discriminated against in regard to employment in the area of various categories. One of these categories involves religious beliefs, and others involve areas that can fall under morality (such as sexual orientation). Now, most Christian charities in NA, while not being picky on who volunteers with the charity, are picky on who they hire to be permanently on the payroll. And because most of the permanent positions are top-level positions that provide the direction for the charity, and also because the Christian faith is the motivation for the work they do, these charities desire to hire Christians for these permanent positions. Hence, the tension between Christian charities and NA Human Rights Codes.
The second article is called “Taking the High Road“, and it’s about an emerging niche in the travel market. It seems more and more North Americans who are fairly well-to-do, don’t want to just go on a vacation that only involves resorts/hotels, spas, swimming pools, beaches, bars, and fine dining. They also want to get involved in helping the natives of the country they are vacationing in. As such, there are travel agencies now offering packages where you can not only partake in the leisure, but spend some of your time visiting and helping the country itself.
DH
