University of Maryland Suffered from Data Breach

The University of Maryland has announced that more than 300,000 records including staff, affiliated individuals, and students were breached during 19th Feb 2014 attack. President Mr. Wallace D. Loh said in a statement that only personal information of people was breached, but academic, health, contact, and financial records remained safe during this attack. The information about the data breach received from Brian Voss, a vice president of information technology. The records contained name, SSN (Social Security number), date of birth, and University identification number. The university technical experts immediately handled the matter with...

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How to Make Money Using Social Media?

In September and October 2013, Facebook had a dramatic price rebound, and the Twitter IPO has been in the news. The basis for unlocking social media company value is using models of successful advertising. Social Media and Advertising Companies that deal in social media are legitimate websites on which to advertise, just like Yahoo or Google. Facebook and now Twitter will make money the same way that Google already does. Advertising on the Internet is a rapidly growing market. 89% of advertisers in a 2013 Nielsen report use free advertising in social media, and 75% use paid advertising in social media. 64% of companies surveyed also stated...

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