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fear factor : how secure is ADP self-service secure portal?!

Last night when I pointed my Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 browser to ADP’s self-service portal at https://portal.adp.com, a code segment was returned on the top of the page. Internet explorer didn’t show these code. Both has the code segment in the source (’view source’ option under Tools) though. It shocked me very much, considering how much corporate payroll and benefits are now serviced by ADP’s self-service portal. This, by the way, also helps to approve that HTTPS (HTTP+SSL/TLS) alone won’t secure your server as I wrote earlier.
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stupid computers : why a robot will never be a serious threat to human

I was checking out Netgear PS121 print server as a potential solution to connect a NEC Superprint 8700 to the home LAN. It basically connects to the printer via a USB port on one end and to the LAN via a RJ-45 port on the other. Google search listed a link to epinions.com’s price comparison page for this product. So, I clicked through to it. All stores looked OK. TigerDirect had the best price of $24. I knew tigerDirect usually charge high premium for S&H. So, I entered a zip code to compare the total prices instead including tax and S&H. Read the rest of this entry »

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