The September data shows that 5, 900 more people are employed in the legal sector now than were at the same point last year, and that the industry has seen a net gain of 2, 900 jobs since the start of 2012.

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Data from the WMAP probe was seen as a major confirmation of this last point when it was first made public in 2003.

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Adobe, for instance, has increasingly been seen over the last year as a common entry point for malicious hackers.

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