Word: applyyourself
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...Computer Network, Post Protected Content to Downloading Web Site," contained incorrect information about an incident at Harvard Business School in 2005. The article reported that the Business School's Web site was hacked and "secure admissions information" was distributed. In fact, the Web site in question was owned by ApplyYourself, an independent contractor hired by the Business School. Additionally, the site was not hacked—it had a glitch that allowed individuals to see their own admissions results in an unauthorized manner...
...along with the five other affected schools, required students to submit their applications and recommendations electronically through an online admissions program called ApplyYourself...
Later that morning, Len Metheny, chief executive officer of ApplyYourself, notified the six schools of the breaches. Metheny said that his company had made the necessary changes to prevent further access to the sites...
...ApplyYourself, the online admissions program that the six schools used, took down the admissions letters after about nine hours. More than 200 applicants saw or attempted to see their admissions status...
Ultimately, if HBS is looking for a place to lay blame, it should look no further than ApplyYourself, whose security measures to keep applicants from the decisions website were the true culprits. ApplyYourself Chief Executive Leonard A. Metheny Jr. has stated that ApplyYourself is exploring taking legal action against individuals for using “a procedure that was not intended to be used.” Good luck. Metheny should instead dedicate his company’s resources towards making sure further failings do not compromise its clients’ security and privacy...