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  1. Aconiac will be refocusing its efforts on Twitter. Read all about it on our blog: http://tinyurl.com/yhxlcdc
  2. Did you know? According to WASC, 10% of the entire world's websites can be easily hacked automatically: http://tinyurl.com/yzwps8o
  3. Did you know? Google has released tools to help web-admins find malware infecting their websites: http://tinyurl.com/yz5ssny
  4. Did you know? Thoroughly testing your applications for security issues will greatly reduce the likelihood of a successful attack.
  5. Did you know?When ever you have a production app, we recommend getting a professional to help you test, instead of simply doing it yourself.
  6. Did you know? There are several tools, free and non-free, that can help you test your web applications for simple security issues.
  7. Did you know? Without thoroughly testing security of your web apps, you open yourself up to serious economic loss from an attack.
  8. Did you know? Most companies don't have any thorough security testing of their web applications what so ever.
  9. Did you know? You need to keep employees happy and ensure they can only access things they strictly need. Dont put ultimate trust in anyone!
  10. Did you know? If a hacker gains access to the network (or a former employee just has a grudge), hurting the business is usually fairly easy.
  11. Did you know? Many companies protect their network from intruders, but most have almost no protection on the internal network.
  12. Did you know? Most of all serious computerized attacks on a company are conducted by current or former employees.
  13. Did you know? Having happy workers is actually key to security. Unhappy workers make prime candidates for potential hackers.
  14. Did you know? In the end, security by obscurity, e.g. changing port numbers and hiding headers, will not protect you from trained hackers.
  15. Did you know? You can even make your server non-standard by hiding header info from all services, which will stop some automated attacks.
  16. Did you know? You can also make your server non-standard by changing service headers, making some automatic attacks confused.
  17. Did you know? You can make your server non-standard by changing a service's port number. This will prevent automated attacks.
  18. Did you know? If you run a server, try to make it as non-standard as possible without disabling any security.
  19. Did you know? Keep in mind what you're protecting. You're not protecting your computer, but the data stored on it. Firewalls aren't enough!
  20. Did you know? If a system is extremely dependent on being physically secure, one needs to invest in secure hardware from vendors like IBM.