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Hackers Attacked U.S. Water Utility; Destroyed Pump

Written on November 18, 2011 – 10:22 am | by Brayden Lorenzini

Hackers gained remote access into the control system of the city water utility in Springfield, Illinois, last week and destroyed a pump, according to a report released by a state fusion center and obtained by a security expert. The hackers were discovered on Nov. 8 when a water district employee noticed problems in the city’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA). The system kept turning on and off, resulting in the burnout of a water pump.

Forensic evidence indicates that the hackers may have been in the system as early as September, according to the “Public Water District Cyber Intrusion” report, released by the Illinois Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center on November 10.

The intruders launched their attack from IP addresses based in Russia, and gained access to the utility system by first hacking into the network of a software vendor that makes the SCADA system used by the utility. The h

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Phone Scammers Have No Shortage of Targets

Written on November 12, 2011 – 1:10 pm | by Brayden Lorenzini

Scammers call as a grandchild with a bad crackly phone connection in another country on vacation hoping the victim will believe they are their grandchild who needs to get bailed out of jail. Other scammers call informing the victim they won the sweepstakes or lottery and only need them to pay by credit card or wire money to insure the winnings end up in their back account.

Sometimes the caller will say they are a lawyer from a foreign land and a long lost relative just died and left a large amount of money that desperately needs to get into the victims back account. All that needs to happen is the victim coughs up bank routing numbers and authorizes a cash transfer. And if the phone ever rings and it’s someone telling you they are selling stocks, bonds or gold or can get you a tremendous rate on your mortgage, chances are they are just another scammer trying to separate you from your money.

Amazingly, Alexander Graham Bells little invention has allowed scammers for well over 100 years to use his tool of technology to fleece unsuspecting citizens, and rob them of their personal security. Ju

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Career in General Dentistry

Written on November 10, 2011 – 12:22 am | by Chloe Gatenby

The field of general dentistry is one of the fastest growing career fields in todays economy as people have a lot of needs when it comes to their teeth. However, for those interested in this career option there are some things to keep in mind-one being that there is quite a bit of schooling involved, even if you arent going into a specialty field. Anyone setting out to specialize in general dentistry should expect at least eight years of university level education maybe more if an internship is involved. This means four years of undergraduate studies and four years of dentistry school. Once completed though, you will have a doctorate in dental medicine or a doctorate in dental surgery and will be one hundred percent qualified for the job you want to do. In regards to this, what exactly does a general dentist cover you may ask?

General dentistry focuses on the basic care and dental hygiene of a persons mouth.

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Saving Early with Roth IRA

Written on November 9, 2011 – 8:08 am | by admin

Roth IRA accounts work on principle of compound interest, that gets accumulated over years of contribution. This type of saving schemes are useful when one wants to have decent principal amount by the time they retire. Key is to start early, to be able to save more and choose a comfortable withdrawal rate that is also safe. A $5000 contribution per year for 40 long years would have accumulated around $210,000. Gains from this account can be maximized by choosing proper investment scheme with a trusted provider. Managing to earn the minimum income limit for Roth IRA account is crucial to saving for future. The details on criteria and limitations are best when checked directly on roth-ira.org.

Young people who are aged below 18 years may need to let their parents open, Roth IRA account for them. Read more…

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PM wins vote, Greece still faces uncertainty

Written on November 2, 2011 – 11:35 am | by Chloe Gatenby

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a parliamentary confidence vote on Saturday, avoiding snap elections which would have torpedoed Greece’s debt crisis bailout deal and inflamed the euro zone’s economic crisis.

But the nation remained mired in political, social and economic turmoil and Papandreou signaled he would stand down, calling for a new coalition to ram the 130-billion-euro bailout deal through parliament and avoid the nation going bankrupt.

Papandreou’s socialist government won with 153 votes in the 300 member parliament, and a rebellion by some dissidents in his PASOK party failed to materialize after he indicated that his term as prime minister was close to an end.

“The last thing I care about is my post. I don’t care even if I am not re-elected. The time has come to make a new effort …

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