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After long and careful consideration I have decided it’s time to stop posting the links to my tips and daily pictures on social media and share them via my email newsletter instead. Here’s why…
Germany’s Friedrich-Alexander University conducted a study to determine how many Facebook users click on links without knowing the people who posted them.
To say the least, the results are shocking.
The study found that approximately 40% of all Facebook users click on links that were posted by people they don’t even know, let alone trust.
What’s more, they also found that a whopping 56% of email users click on links in emails from unknown senders, the vast majority of which are likely phishing emails sent by hackers and online crooks. [Read more…]
As you probably know, hackers are breaking into web services and online accounts virtually every day.
And unfortunately, the methods they’re using to do it are getting ever more sophisticated all the time.
That’s why you need to do everything you can to lock down your own accounts as much as possible.
An organization is only as secure as its IT infrastructure – and almost every business has weaknesses in its infrastructure that leave it woefully vulnerable to attack.
Often, eliminating these vulnerabilities isn’t easy; a truly secure IT infrastructure requires diligence as well as knowledge and skill.
Still, understanding current vulnerabilities is the first step to improving security, so without further ado, here are four infrastructure vulnerabilities that almost every organization suffers from: [Read more…]
Talent management has risen in importance in the modern, hybrid workplace as it becomes harder to attract and retain the best employees.
Talent development is no longer solely the HR division’s responsibility; learning must now be a key enabler for the overall strategy.
How the employees grow and learn in your organization will be a crucial indicator of their retention. [Read more…]