Any employer that is willing to jeopardize your retirement security for its own benefit is, in my opinion, not to be trusted.

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And in what we see as early days in the national drives for energy security, it makes sense to look close around your own turf.

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As I mentioned above there is little doubt that demand is growing for those network and computer security companies as consumers and businesses both embrace things like bring your own device (BYOD), cloud and web based computing and the shift from PCs to tablets.

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If last month's Sony breach didn't already convince you to beef up your own computer security, now might be a good time to swap in 'Pa55werD1' for the rather pathetic 'password' you've been using to protect your own company's trade secrets for the last decade.

ENGADGET: RSA SecureID hackers may have accessed Lockheed Martin trade secrets, cafeteria menus (update: no data compromised)