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Ithaka

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Der Titel dieses Artikels ist mehrdeutig. Weitere Bedeutungen sind unter Ithaka (Begriffsklärung) aufgeführt. Gemeinde Ithaka Δήμος Ιθάκης (Ιθάκη) Basisdaten Staat: Griechenland Region: Ionische Inseln Regionalbezirk: Ithaka Geographische Koordinaten: 38° 22′  N , 20° 43′  O 38.3675 20.718888888889 Koordinaten: 38° 22′  N , 20° 43′  O Fläche: 117,8 km² Einwohner: 3.231 (2011 [1] ) Bevölkerungsdichte: 27,4 Ew./km² Sitz: Ithaka LAU-1-Code-Nr.: 3401 Gemeindebezirke: keine f7 Lokale Selbstverwaltung: f12 1 Stadtbezirk 7 Ortsgemeinschaften Website: www.ithaki.gr Lage in der Region Ionische Inseln f9f10f8 Ithaka ( griechisch Ithaki Ιθάκη [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none} iˈθakʲi ] (f. sg.)) ist eine der Ionischen Inseln vor der Westküste Griechenlands. Zusammen mit einigen unbewohnten Inselchen bildet sie die Gemeinde Ithaka ( griechisch Dimos Ithakis Δήμος Ιθάκης )

Employer makes me use what I believe to be an insecure website for HR functions. What to do?

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up vote 57 down vote favorite 6 At my job, to be able to view my paychecks, vacation hours and HR data on myself I need to log into a 3rd party website. I'm by no means a security expert or expert programmer but I could tell (simply by trying) that I could continue to try incorrect passwords without being locked out. (brute force: viable) After logging in I was forced to select 3 pre-determined security questions in the case of a password reset (out of a total of 8!) such as my first car's licence plate (never owned a car 3/7), my spouse's 2nd name (don't have a spouse 3/6), 2nd name of my first kid (don't have kids 3/5), birthdate, name of my highschool, favorite pet, favorite film or favorite piece of music. Most these things you can simply get from my facebook, (which, I should note, has not been update