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Some IEEE members deal directly with security on the job, but most deal only incidentally with it because their employers demand that their inventions be kept secret, especially from competitors prior to new product releases. But, there’s much more to security than some people being careful about some situations some of the time.

Most of us have, at one time or another, been mentored and taught on-the-job. Some of us have also been “mentored” back in high school, middle school, or even grade school — an experience akin to that “aha” moment when you realized that this is what you enjoy and want to do when you grow up. Help share that “aha” moment with children so that they, too, can become engineers or scientists.

Most engineers deal with intellectual property (IP) issues on a daily basis. But that doesn't necessarily mean they're familiar with IP basics and how they might affect their careers. Take this simple quiz to test your knowledge of IP legal basics.

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing, Grokster, Kazaa and copyright inducement have been in the news the past year. What's it all about, and how does it affect you?