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• Flash-based vulnerability lingers on many websites three years later

  Flash files that are vulnerable to a serious flaw patched by Adobe Systems over three years ago still exist on many websites, exposing users to potential attacks.

• 7 Common Mistakes Job Seekers Make on LinkedIn

  One of the best, and most important, things about social media is that there are no hard and fast rules. Social media is what you make of it, and there's no right or wrong way to use it.

• LinkedIn restricts API usage

  LinkedIn is restricting access to most of its application programming interfaces (APIs) to companies that have struck up partnerships with the social networking company.

• LinkedIn's China bet starts paying off with increase in users

  LinkedIn has doubled its user base in China from 4 million to 8 million in the year since it agreed to comply with the country's rules on censorship.

• Ham-fisted phishing attack seeks LinkedIn logins

  Symantec has spotted an uptick in phishing emails over the last week that purport to come from LinkedIn support and attempt to steal users' account credentials.

• Only 8 percent of companies can track shadow IT

  Only 8 percent of companies know the scope of shadow IT at their organizations, according to a new survey by the Cloud Security Alliance.

• CIO Upfront: Big data, dumb data: When AI and reality collide

  IT lawyer Jennie Vickers writes about the scourge of the day - the indiscriminate use of data.

• NZ’s digital divide: Nearly half of small and medium businesses are offline

  They are at a disadvantage as firms with websites and social media activities earn more and expect growth, says MYOB CTO Simon Raik-Allen.
  

• LinkedIn beefs up account security with session management, detailed alerts

  Professional networking site LinkedIn is rolling out new features that allow users to easily manage authenticated sessions across multiple devices and better understand what caused security-related changes on their accounts.

• An Inside Look at LinkedIn's ‘Unbundling' Mobile Strategy

  LinkedIn is unbundling itself at an increasing rate as it approaches its "mobile moment" later this year when more than half of its 313 million monthly active users access the site via mobile devices. The company has released a series of mobile apps for specific use cases -- seemingly throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks.

• LinkedIn pays almost $6M for wage law violations

  Professional networking company LinkedIn agreed to pay close to US$6 million in overtime back wages and damages to employees at its branches in California, Illinois, Nebraska and New York, the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday.

• Is Bring Your Own Identity a security risk or advantage?

  The "Bring Your Own Identity" (BYOID) trend in which websites let users authenticate using identities established through Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, Amazon, Microsoft Live, Yahoo or other means raises some questions in the minds of IT and business managers. And a survey conducted by Ponemon Institute shows a vast difference in how the IT and business sides think about this so-called BYOID method of authentication.

• Oracle ties its social intelligence apps to LinkedIn

  Oracle has hooked up its SRM (social relationship management) software suite to LinkedIn, a move to give marketing and customer support staffers a way to reach the business-oriented social network's 300 million users.

• LinkedIn tries again to keep people connected, with a redesigned app

  LinkedIn is trying again to build a service on mobile that helps keep people in touch, even when they're not actively job hunting.

• How to Improve Your Job Search With LinkedIn's Mobile App

  Let's face it. Staring at a big screen on your lap or desk all day doesn't always make for the most conducive environment for job seeking. Amid the doldrums of unemployment, there's only so many hours to waste before the urge to get outdoors to soak up all that newfound freedom takes hold.