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Digital tit-for-tat: one in three would take revenge with an email virus
What do bosses have in common with ex-boyfriends? Both are at most risk from revenge attacks with digital viruses, according to the result of the international online study of Avira. In August, the German IT security expert asked 7,297 visitors to the www.free-av.de and www.free-av.com websites whether they would like to paralyze a computer with a really nasty virus and if so, whose.
For 67 per cent of the German- and English-speaking respondents, such an insidious revenge attack was out of the question. However, the remaining 33 per cent would have no scruples about giving vent to their anger with an infected email if they could. Potential victims were to be found in both the private and the professional sphere, with ex-partners topping the list with 14 per cent. Supervisors should also check attachments to their emails before opening them, because 10 per cent of those asked feel like getting one back on their boss with a Trojan. The same applies to teachers and professors – the probability of them receiving a digital virus in their mailbox as a punishment is 7 per cent. According to the Avira study, parents-in-law can breathe a sigh of relief. Only two per cent of the participants in the survey would want to call them to account with an email virus.
“Watch who you trust – cyber-criminal energy also appears to be slumbering in apparently harmless individuals”, summarizes Tjark Auerbach, the founder and CEO of Avira. “After all, one in three obviously have no inhibitions about using a digital virus as a means of revenge. However, these people are probably completely unaware of what damage they can do with viruses, worms and Trojans. Frequently, malware not only paralyzes the targeted computer but also spreads like wildfire to other people, for example, via address books. Therefore, to prevent private and professional attacks, an up-to-date virus protection program is a must on every PC.”
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Africa is bucking the economic trend experienced by many western
economies. Companies operating on the continent are now looking to
recruit US based African professionals with the skills and experience
that can help them maintain growth.
Leading African firms are offering new opportunities to US based
African professionals disillusioned by the restrictions of the ongoing
credit crunch, with the promise of new and exciting careers in growing
African economies.
Africa is bucking the economic trend experienced by many western
economies with the World Bank reporting job increases of 21% across the
continent compared to just 4% in the US and Western Europe. Sub Saharan
Africa has performed particularly well in recent years with overall GDP
growth for the region hitting 6.1% in 2007.
Oil and Gas continues to be a boom industry in countries such as
Nigeria and Angola with exports rising by 8% last year. There have also
been robust advances in the African Telecoms industry, which has
doubled in size in the last three years, while Finance and Banking has
benefited from a period of consolidation.
The challenge now facing Africa is maintaining this level of growth
with many companies now looking overseas to recruit Africans with the
international experience and skills that can help them continue the
positive strides taken in recent years.
Central to this surge in international African recruitment is Global
Career Company, whose Careers in Africa Recruitment Summits have been
helping companies recruit top international talent back into Africa for
a number of years.
This year the US market is set to be a particular hotbed of talent and
many African companies are using the Careers in Africa Recruitment
Summit to help manage their recruitment challenge and deliver a strong
and significant talent pipeline. The event, which will be held in
Houston between 21st and 23rd November is likely to be the largest
ever, hosting around 30 African companies and multinationals, including
ARM Investment Managers, Cadbury, Coca Cola Sabco, GE and Total.
Rupert Adcock, Managing Director at Global Career Company said: "Our
Careers in Africa Recruitment Summits have been helping African
companies recruit from the US for a number of years. This year though,
the market has seen the biggest swing yet; not only are there more
companies looking to recruit from the region but, due to the current
economic climate, there are significant increases in professionals
looking to move."
Indeed, with a 20% increase in candidates expected at this years event,
the appetite for a move to Africa appears to be greater than ever.
Patrick Messeng attended last years’ event and secured a job as a
System Engineer with Eskom in South Africa as a result. He commented:
"Through the event I met Eskom and the opportunity to launch my career
in a company that is trying to overcome a huge challenge in power
generation and the supply of energy to homes and businesses across
South Africa was very appealing. I have now been in South Africa for
over six months and the professional development accorded to me has
been invaluable for my future career."
For Patrick, Africa now provides the kind of opportunities
traditionally associated with the large economies of the Western World
and, as the economic slowdown in the US moves towards its third year,
many more look set to follow suite.
For details on the Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit and a full list of participating companies visit >>>>
Global Career Company is an international recruitment consultancy
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and Eastern European markets.
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