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Putting a Strategic Vision into Action with Hoshin Kanri
8:30 a.m. in Germany is 2:30 a.m. in my native east coast U.S. time zone. I was jet lagged from the previous day’s flight. It was already hot, and there was no air conditioning in the conference room of the hotel in Bad Wörishofen. Coffee. Europe has the best coffee. My discomfort alleviated, I still did not expect that this day in July of 2016 would have such a profound impact on DocuWare and the way we operate. This was the first day of a workshop that introduced our senior management team...
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COVID19 "Remote Working" Day Two of Sales
Today is the day! Spent most of the morning prepping for two on-line meetings from about 8AM-10AM. I wanted to make sure I had shot at getting at least one of these in before the end of the month. Both are with two existing accounts. My first meeting was 11AM, my second was set for 2PM. I also spent about and hour getting connected to Microsoft Teams which is also one of our requirements while working remotely. More to come on this. Just about 10:AM I received an email from my 2PM and he had...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for March 22nd, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The First Week of March 2006
Top 100 Summit (Print Audit Badge) Park City It was Wednesday, under the sign of Pisces. The US president was George W. Bush (Republican). In that special week of March people in US were listening to Check On It by Beyonce. In UK Nasty Girl by The Notorious BIG featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm was in the top 5 hits. Lie with Me, directed by Clment Virgo, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2006 while The 5th Horseman by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro was one of...
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Sharing your story on LinkedIn
Let’s face it; we live in a world of constant change. Today it is cloud computing, mobility, big data and information management services. Who knows what the next five to 10 years hold in store for us. As I look back to when I first...
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Healthcare organizations at risk of Shellshock vulnerability
Security threats are growing in abundance as more health organizations choose to host large quantities of patients' personal and medical information in data centers, locally and across the country. A recent study from McAfee discovered over 31 million...
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Two severe Windows vulnerabilities addressed, another two unpatched
Windows users might have noticed that on the morning of Nov. 13, they were greeted with a large number of updates for their systems. This is all too common of a problem for IT departments as they scramble to patch servers, desktop computers and...
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Health care industry is No. 1 for cyberattacks
The FBI has warned that cyberattacks are on the rise - and health care companies are often the target hackers seek. An attack that took place in August on Community Health Systems Inc., the No. 2 publicly traded U.S. hospital group, compounded concern...
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57 Days of Selling "Day 41"
Yes, I'm somewhat behind on my blog posts. I was reminded of this when I arrived at the office this morning. Friday, was not one of my better days, still fighting what ever bug someone gave me. I was able to accompany our resident rookie to an appointment with an existing account. This account had recently received a repair estimate for a duplicator that was almost seven years old. There was no maintenance agreement in place, and the estimate for repair was in the very low four figures. We...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Fourth Week of May 2007)
What were you doing in 2007? Below are the all of the threads for the last week of May in 2007. Enjoy! Is Ricoh Corp Unfair to Ricoh/Savin/Lanier/Gestetner Dealers? 5/25/075:06 PM Reply Re: Is this True??? Xerox buys Global?? 5/26/079:20 AM , supplies and support they require." Global had other existing relationships with copier and printer companies before it was acquired by Xerox , including Sharp Electronics and Konica Minolta . Sharp will continue to sell Global products through at least...
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Hacking increasing by 1600%* - What is really going on with Data Security?
Before you switch off as you consider security uninteresting, just remember that if you think about it George Lucas has made $5.3 billion out of a data breach story. General Tagge " If the Rebels have obtained a complete technical readout of this station it is possible, however unlikely, that they might find a weakness, and exploit it." Before we start let us say we aren't self-appointed gurus, we are most likely just like you, a user/business person. During this search, we realised that we...
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Brutal Honesty Part II: How Well Do You Know YOU As A Sales Professional?
If you're your authentic self you have no competition In, Brutal Honesty: How Self Reflection Is Essential To Becoming A Better Sales Professional , I shared with you; how as a sales professional, you should consistently reflect back upon your personal performance. What helped you to succeed during the day, week or month? What caused you to lose a deal? How are you continually evaluating yourself to improve your results and become better at what you do? Self-reflection allows us to...
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Brutal Honesty Part III: If YOU Can't Challenge Yourself To Improve Then How Can You Challenge Your Clients To Improve?
"If you don't challenge yourself, you will never realize what you can become" THEDAILYQUOTES.COM Being brutally honest with yourself as a sales professional is tough. If you want to succeed in sales you must get brutally honest with career. How are you as a sales professional continually evaluating yourself to improve to become better at what you do? Brutal Honesty: How Self Reflection Is Essential To Becoming A Better Sales Professional addresses how daily self-reflection allows us to...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Last Week of October 2004)
@Old Glory Posted this 15 years ago. Brian Tracy says in The Effective Manager, that "change is accelerating." I believe that, do you? What does that mean to you? You know the old saying, "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always have what you always had." I don't think that is true anymore. If you always do what you've always done, you will continually have less and less. If we are not consciously getting better, we are unconsciously getting worse. In our...
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A Sales Professional Rips Off The Mask Bringing Their True Self, Are You?
What mask are you wearing? What are you hiding from the sales world? Furthermore, what are you hiding from your clients? Oscar Wilde said, “Be yourself; everyone else is taken.” Are you living as the real you and not someone else? Do your thoughts match your actions? Does your walk match your talk? Are you emphasizing the positive aspects of your personality? Living a lie comes out sooner or later. Living a sales lie and somebody that you're not is even worse, as it will ultimately screw...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Second Week of March 2008
Ah, 2008 and not one of my favorites years. The economy was tanking. Clients that were at the end of the lease were opting to buy the equipment instead of upgrading. Credit became really tight, especially for start ups, and many companies were closing, declaring bankruptcy or one day they were open and the next day they were not. Some say that the economy really didn't rebound until 2015. Any way you slice it, it was a horrendous seven years. Looking back, I would also tend to think that the...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Fourth Week of January 2003)
There's an excellent thread here from John Roof, with many responses as to what happens when the client misses their LOI opportunity to the leasing company. It's an excellent read for those that are not familiar with office equipment leasing. Customer Hand Holding Weekend Copier Notes from 1/27/08 1/27/086:22 PM target current Ricoh , Gestetner, Lanier and Savin dealers for acquisition) - Ricoh announced it has sold an InfoPrint 5000 production color inkjet system to Fiserv, Inc. It will be...
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Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "Slump of Slumps"
I'm proud and excited about starting my thirty-eight year in down the street aka SMB copier sales. Needless to say, the start of 2018 has not been terrific in fact I'm probably off to one of my worst starts ever. I guess I could call it the perfect storm. Right after Christmas I took two weeks to recharge the batteries and get ready for 2018. It's a great time of the year just to stay at home, kick back and enjoy relaxing. Nothing to do and no where to go can be a great salvation. But that...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The First Week of March 2003
Geesh, can I start? For those not in the copier industry fifteen years ago you would know nothing about Jim Ivy from Ricoh. I don't want to rehash the past, but check out the links and you'll read how an elite executive was arrested. I don't even want to talk about what he did. Happy to have seen him go directly to JAIL! Canon & Heidelberg Renew Digital...... 3/1/031:03 PM sales abroad. A variety of high-volume digital black and white printers are manufactured by Heidelberg Digital L.L.
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Second Week in May 2003
Very cool thread from Boston Mike below. From all of the threads about the Color MFPs, I think we can say that 2003 marked the beginning of the road for color MFP's. Fifteen years later color MFP's are common in the office today. Margins continue to erode along lower cost devices. CANON Displays New Products At Digital Solutions Forum In Chicago 5/9/034:12 PM Printing Other products which made their debut at the show include the Canon imageRUNNER 110M with MICR print capability, IO Corp.
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Second Week of May 2003)
Nice thread here from my good buddy Mike. This is from 15 years ago and he writes about how the members of the Print4Pay Hotel were able to help him secure a nice copier order! P4P Saves the Day Enjoy these threads from 15 years ago this week! CANON Displays New Products At Digital Solutions Forum In Chicago 5/9/034:12 PM Printing Other products which made their debut at the show include the Canon imageRUNNER 110M with MICR print capability, IO Corp. 5755 Host to Net Gateway for host-based...
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Sales Professionals Avoid The Pity Party By Doing These 3 Things
How many of you have been faced with the temptation to give into discouragement? Let's face it, bad news and rejection are all a part of sales. What's important is how you handle it. Spend any amount of time in sales and discouragement inevitably sets in. It’s part of what makes sales unique as the highs are high and the lows are low. Discouragement, disappointment, discomfort, failure, and setback; these can motivate us to new sales heights if we cultivate an empowering mindset. The key is...
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Sales Professionals Get Brutually Honest With Themselves, Are You?
Being brutally honest with yourself is tough. If you want to succeed in sales you must get brutally honest with yourself. It's absolutely necessary. How are you continually evaluating yourself to improve to become better at what you do? Brutal Honesty: How Self Reflection Is Essential To Becoming A Better Sales Professional addresses how daily self-reflection allows us to understand what's important, and to focus on what might be done differently. SELF-AWARE Self-awareness means you know...
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Sales Professionals Tend To Their Relationship Garden, Are You?
Your clients are undeniably one of your most precious assets. Without them would you exist in sales? The more you understand that meaningful and credible relationships with your client's matter, the more successful you will become, end of story. Building meaningful relationships and connecting with your clients is mission critical to your sales success. We as humans crave and value relationships. Do you think your clients crave the same? Relationships are a part of human nature. We long for...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for July 12th, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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COVID19 Remote Working Day One Hundred and Fifty-Six of Selling
COVID19 Remote Working Day One Hundred and Fifty-Six of Selling Copiers Monday sometimes the best and worst day of the week. I'm in the camp of "I Don't Like Mondays", because I truly love my weekends and anytime off is a good time. However today was a Monday unlike many other Mondays and that's because I was sick as a dog last night. Not the COVID but more or less a 24 hour bug that was horrid. It was about 3AM on Monday went I finally drifted off. Yes, I woke up late and yes I had a...
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MSP, MSSP & IT Industry Notes for November 27th, 2020
November 29th, 2020 MSP, MSSP and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...
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COVID19 Remote Working Day Two Hundred and Seventy-Eight of Selling
COVID19 Remote Working Day Two Hundred and Seventy-Eight of Selling Copier, Managed IT & Content Sorry for no blogs in the last three days. It's the last week of month for me and I'm still trying to find a way to crush my number for the month. Seems that April will be a boom or bust month no matter what happens in the next three business days. What hasn't helped is that I've been down for the count with some type of bug for the last 30 hours or so. I'm really hoping this clears for...
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Sales Professionals Do Not Swim In The Sea Of Sameness, Are You?
What sets you apart from all the other salespeople who do what you do? Follow along with me for a moment... Let's say there are 15 salespeople in your marketplace - they all provide similar services, solutions or products to that of yours; what makes you different? What makes you standout? Why should someone do business with you? I know what you're thinking... And quite frankly, no one cares how long you been in your industry, how long your company has been in business, the awards they've...
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Has Your Sales Growth Leveled Off? Are You Unsure Of Where To Turn? Grow Your Best Self!
In a world of me-too, sales sameness and empty suits... could what many of us fear help us to drive more sales? We all want to grow sales. We all want more clients. We all want to become our very best. Then I ask you to think about this... High achieving sales professionals push themselves further and harder than anyone else ever will. Walt Disney said, “Whatever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it they will want to come back and see you do it again and they will...
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Today's Hacked Update 8/22/2022
Bitcoin ATM General Bytes Hacked Due To Zero Day Bug On August 18th, Bitcoin ATM manufacturer, General Bytes discovered that hackers used a zero-day vulnerability to siphon off Bitcoins The IKEA Desk Hack never fails! New Office is looking SICK! Check out the Phanteks G360A at http://phanteks.com/Eclipse- G360A.htmlIKEA Hack items shown in this video! Cyber expert reveals you are more likely to be hacked on your birthday than on any other day Cyber security platform TitanHQ has revealed that...
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Today's Hacked Update 8/24/2022
Has Facebook been hacked ? Glitch floods feeds with random posts | Daily Mail Online Many of the social network's 2.8billion global users reported falling victim to the bizarre bug that filled news feeds with memes, pornography and ... Russia Claims It ' Hacked ' HIMARS Rocket Launchers - Popular Mechanics Facebook down, Facebook hacked trend on Twitter as random celeb spam clogs news feed. Facebook users reported that celebrity spam was clogging their .. James's Twitter Was Hacked This...
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To Know Thyself Is To Value Thyself... Are You Willing To Invest In Yourself?
In a world of me-too, sales sameness and empty suits... excuses separate sales professionals from sales reps. Do you believe in you? Are you willing and committed to invest in yourself? A great deal of your future success will emerge from your mindset. The late American motivational speaker Jim Rohn knew something many people don’t, and quite frankly many in sales struggle with; success is an inside job. Working harder on yourself than your job requires you to pay attention to your mindset,...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for September 26yj, 2022
Sponsored by July 24th, 2022 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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Todays Hacked!
10/11/2022 LAX website disrupted after pro-Russia hacking group's threat - Los Angeles Times ....The Los Angeles International Airport website was disrupted Monday morning after Killnet, a pro-Russia hacking group, listed LAX among its ... U.S. airport websites knocked offline in apparent pro-Russia hacking attack - CBS News .....While highly visible and aimed at maximum psychological impact, DDoS attacks are mostly a noisy nuisance, different from hacking that involves ... Iran State TV...
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Todays Hacked!
10/12/2022 Public housing assistance tenants fear eviction, compromised bank accounts after cyber attack .....Tenants and landlords fear IHA hack by cyber thieves will have their personal information stolen. Getting no answers from Indianapolis Housing ... Solana DeFi Trading Platform Mango Markets Loses $100M in Hack - Decrypt ..The latest attack, still under investigation, comes less than a week after BNB Chain lost $100 million in a separate DeFi hack . Overwatch 2 Victory Screen Shows...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago Second Week of November 2007 sponsored by Last week I stated the countdown continues and today marks 7 weeks left until the start of 2023. That's significant for the the Print4Pay Hotel because it means we'll start a new series "The Week in Copiers 20 Years Ago". I guess that's quite an accomplishment because our data is not just press releases but more and insight as to what was on the mind of our imaging professionals on any given month or...
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Attention Sales World... Are You Having Connecting Conversations With Your Clients? Would You Even Know?
What adjectives are you using when engaging in conversation with your clients? The words and messaging you use will either connect you to your clients or disconnect you from your clients. Think about it. The language you are using right now with your clients is it clear, concise and full of familiar words? To quote John C. Maxwell, Are you communicating or connecting with your clients? Interesting statement to ponder, isn't it? Connecting and communicating often are used interchangeably.
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Attention Sales World... Are You Growing The Competition's Next Great Client? Think About It!
Whether you are a sales leader or a salesperson, I ask you to think about your clients... Are you giving them the attention needed to grow the relationship, grow their business and to enhance your sales results? In our time together, I would like for you to keep in the back of your mind the following... The ways in which you pay attention to your clients will determine the experiences they have. Conversely, these experiences will determine the quality of your sales lives. Question becomes,...
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This Week in Copiers Twenty Years Ago
Sponsored by This Week in Copiers Twenty Years Ago First Week of January 2003 We are delighted to present our new series of what happened in our industry twenty years ago each week. This will be a new weekly series to go along with the other three series that includes the week in copiers 5, 10 and 15 years ago! This makes an entire generation of threads, press releases, comments and much more. Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 20 years ago Rioch Press Release Art Post (Guest) ·...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago
Sponsored by This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago Third Week of January 2008 The Ten Yen Trip I guess this could have been my first blog! Back in 2002 I wrote a journal while on a Ricoh sponsored trip to Japan. I found it today buried in the forums when I did some searching on threads from 2003. It does bring back awesome memories and I thought it might be a good read for all. Please enjoy and feel free to comment at the end in the reply section June 4, 2002 Article here on Linkedin Enjoy...
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MSP & MSSP, IT Industry Notes for January 30th, 2023
MSP & MSSP, IT Industry Notes for January 30th, 2023 Sponsored by January 30th, 2023 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing...
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Attention Sales World… Are You Ready to Embrace Radical Discomfort?
Why are so many afraid of discomfort? Think back to your childhood, you embraced learning, you embraced change as this all was a part of growing up. Why do so many adults find it so difficult to embrace change? Why do so many in sales take the road most traveled? Why do so many in sales seek the "sales success magic pill" , instead of just doing the work? We do know this... Transitions are unavoidable, as no one person can stay the same forever. In pursuit of personal and professional...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Twenty Years Ago
This Week in Copiers Twenty Years Ago First Week of March 2008 Guide to Selling Copiers No words of wisdom today, just swamped with things at home and things at work. It's going to be a very busy spring! Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 20 years ago e-copy & Canon Art Post (Guest) · 3/1/0312:52 PM Canon digital copier or scanner, while transparently taking advantage of Biscom's reliable enterprise fax server on the back end.” The following Connectors, developed by current members...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago
This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago Second Week of March 2008 Guide to Selling Copiers For those of us that have been selling copiers for 20-30 plus years (yes there's still a few of us around) the month to month and then quarter to quarter grinding quota cycles can take their toll on your mental toughness. read there rest here Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 15 years ago Image processing/Document Management software sales Randy Kochis (Guest) · 3/14/088:38 AM This opportunity is...
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Today's Hacked!
Hacked! 3/15/2023 Latitude Financial hacked ; 328,000 customer IDs stolen - Sydney Morning Herald .....Consumer finance provider Latitude Financial said it has been the victim of a hacking incident and believes identification documents of 328,000 ... US federal agency hacked using old Telerik bug to steal data - Bleeping Computer .....Last year, a U.S. federal agency's Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server was hacked by exploiting a critical . Major Australian financial...