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Security experts say internet is under assault! Tej Kohli Security category brings the complete news.

Internet security experts say the Web has become so overrun with identity thieves that users have no way of knowing which sites are safe.

The San Francisco Chronicle said Wednesday that even the largest and most-familiar destinations are vulnerable to thieves who swipe identification numbers, business e-mails and medical records.

Professional criminals and organized crime have ongoing, sustained campaigns to rob consumers blind, said Paul Ferguson, a researcher for Trend Micro.

The culprits seek out flaws in various popular software packages and hack their way into Web sites. From there they can gain access to the server and attack other Web sites, the newspaper reported.

Experts advise Web surfers to keep their Internet browsers updated and regularly sweep their computers for malicious viruses.

Source: United Press International

The Dilbert cartoon is quite a rage now. Tej Kohli found yet another funny Dilbert strip…

Some really funny Management funds by Tej Kohli.

If you too have some rib-tickling episodes to tell, you’re most welcome.

1.”We will do it” means “You will do it”

2.”You have done a great job” means “More work to be given to you”

3.”We are working on it” means “We have not yet started working on the
Same”

4.”Tomorrow first thing in the morning” means “It’s not getting done
“At least not tomorrow!”

5.”After discussion we will decide-I am very open to views” means “I have already decided, I will tell you what to do”

6.”There was a slight miscommunication” means “We had actually lied”

7.”Lets call a meeting and discuss” means “I have no time now, will talk later”

8.”We can always do it” means “We actually cannot do the same on time”

9.”We are on the right track but there needs to be a slight extension of the deadline” means “The project is screwed up, we cannot deliver on time.”

10.”We had slight differences of opinion “means “We had actually fought”

11.”Make a list of the work that you do and let’s see how I can help you” means “Anyway you have to find a way out no help from me”

12.”You should have told me earlier” means “Well even if you told me earlier that would have made hardly any difference!”

13.”We need to find out the real reason” means “Well I will tell you where your fault is”

14.”Well Family is important; your leave is always granted. Just ensure that the work is not affected,” means, “Well you know…”

15.”We are a team,” means, “I am not the only one to be blamed”

16.”That’s actually a good question” means “I do not know anything about it”

17.”All the Best” means “You are in trouble”

So, now next time your manager calls you for meeting, you know what he means, isn’t it?

On May Day, when people all over the world celebrated ‘work culture’, Punjab government employees holidayed on Thursday even as their counterparts in neighbouring Haryana attended offices, enhancing the state’s productivity.

If that does not explain Punjab’s slipping position on the national growth chart, then this simple back-of-the-envelope calculation would - on an average, a Punjab government employee is entitled to enjoy nearly 200 off days in a year, including 104 Saturdays and Sundays, 31 gazetted holidays, two restricted holidays out of the 17 offered days, 20 earned leaves, 10-20 casual leaves and another 20 medical leaves. Add another six-and-a-half days on account of nagar kirtans, and the number tots up to 200 holidays, out of 365 days in a year.

This effectively means that for every one working day, a Punjab government employee can enjoy almost 1.8 days as holidays!

Haryana, too, is liberal with holidays, but not as much as Punjab, as its employees get 28 gazetted holidays and two out of nine restricted holidays, 10 medical leaves (with full pay) or 20 (with half-pay), one to 20 CLs and 22 ELs. There are no half days. So, while Punjab has slipped from number one to seven on the national development scene, Haryana is steadily building up its position.

”On an average, we have 160-180 working days in a year whereas European countries maintain 220 government work days in a year, which should explain why we don’t have a work culture,” observes a senior Punjab government official, who has worked with organizations like UN and World Bank.

Notably, the previous Congress government had tried to correct the position by bringing down the gazetted holidays to just about 17.

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Tej Kohli business blog brings some amusing business facts, the kinds of which you have not heard before.

Do you know?

• Bill Bowerman, the co-founder of the shoe company Nike, got his first shoe idea after staring at a waffle iron. This gave him the idea of using squared spikes to make the shoes lighter.
• Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer.
• In the late 1960’s, Mountain Dew bottles featured a hillbilly on them. These are now collector items worth five to ten dollars.
• In 1949 UNICEF produced the first charity Christmas card. The picture shown on the card was painted by a seven year old girl.
• 18% of an Americans income is spent on transportation.
• 7-Eleven is the largest retail chain in the world.
• According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday.
• American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
• Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash.
• Americans write approximately 50 billion checks a year making it the second most frequent payment method used after cash.
• Approximately 7.5% of all office documents get lost.
• Bill Gates began programming computers at age 13.
• Bill Gates donated close to $100 million to fight AIDS in India. As a percent of his total wealth, this would be comparable to him donating ten cents if he only had $60.
• Coupons were introduced in 1894 when Asa Candler bought the Coca-Cola formula for $2,300 and gave people coupons that he had written out to receive a free glass of coke.
• Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.