According a new security survey released by the Computing Technology Industry Association, human error, rather than technology, is the most significant cause of security breaches.
Of course, anyone that's worked in the security field can certainly tell you this. Social Engineering, anyone?
More info can be found at the PCWorld article below:
I just read an intersting article on osOpinion about the Microsoft's file format lock-in tactics. Basically, it discusses Microsoft's current dominiation of the Office Suite environment, how it is largely due to their proprietary file formats that prevent people from switching to other suites (hence the term "lock-in"), and where this is headed in the next versions of Office and even Windows. Hint: It's not good.
The bottom line is that now is the time to begin looking at and switching to alternatives. I recommend OpenOffice to get started. You can and should read the full story below.