Far more common--but still damaging--are the high-volume crime spikes, spam e-mail distribution and "phishing, " a pernicious technique for stealing credit-card information. (For more on online scams, check out "Where The Scammers Are".) The carnage is hard to pin down in dollar terms, but Marcus Ranum, chief security officer of Tenable Security, says it's "billions upon billions"--far more than all "major" hacking incidents combined.
The ProPublica report does not distinguish between rare private payments for genuinely pernicious activities--like payola, which is already a serious crime--and those that finance crucial activities, like education and laboratory work.
The Center for Security Policy today revealed a pernicious mischaracterization of the Soviet strategic threat that has profound implications for the U.S. START negotiating position at the Washington summit, for the actual value of the agreement that may result and, ultimately, for American national security.
Although business enjoys a quieter and more predictable life, the hefty fees for krishas have pernicious effects.
Meantime, various emerging markets are boosting their pernicious food and energy subsidies to compensate for the rising price levels or, in some cases, to try to calm politically restive populations.
The other CEO and ex-CEO directors will be soundly in favor of giant pay because they too want giant pay and every overpaid CEO is a great comparable for the consultants to continue perpetrating this pernicious cycle.
FORBES: Is The End Of Gigantic, Unfair, And Absurd CEO Pay Near?
For conservatives, that means abolishing the minimum wage, but the most pervasive and pernicious way our government raises the price of labor is not through labor regulations (although there are too many for sure) but through payroll taxes.
It reflects growing concern for issues such as privacy, the impact of pernicious material, and protection from cyber bullying and harassment.
As the name suggests, their effects are particularly pernicious because the chemicals are very stable and stay in the environment for a long time.
This is, obviously, much less pernicious than flat-out stealing, but Zynga has been widely criticized for the practice nonetheless.
FORBES: Clone Wars: Zynga Vs. EA And The Baffling Laziness Of Copycat Games
For the Tories, who argued until recently that state money would be pernicious, this is a significant shift.
ECONOMIST: Why political parties are living beyond their means
Primary end-points are needed for definitive (Phase 3) proof of efficacy, but they are the most pernicious concept in early stage development.
FORBES: Are We The Problem? The Role Of Poor Decision-Making In Stifling Drug Development
Many of the changes at Cincinnati Children's are as rudimentary as these, focusing attention on the rote tasks that give rise to pernicious but unconscious mistakes, like bad room layouts that could cause doctors to trip up as they reach for a scalpel or antibiotic.
应用推荐