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Can a high school senior hack his way into college? Young researcher finds flaw at several schools

April 8, 2019 Bob Sullivan 19

A high school applicant to Worcester Polytechnic Institute says he was able to access his record within the school’s CRM software and edit crucial fields such as his own SAT scores, confidential recommendation letters, and even an “application decision” toggle field for his application. Dozens of other colleges might be [Keep reading]

Breach podcast: Equifax’s (bungled) response

April 8, 2019 Bob Sullivan 1

Everyone makes mistakes. And every company might suffer a data breach. After years of examples, two things should be obvious to every company: 1) You will likely be hacked and 2) You should have an airtight, lock-solid plan for dealing with the aftermath of such an inevitable hack. Obvious, apparently, [Keep reading]

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