Posts Tagged ‘Data security’
Ransomware Hits Vegas
Ransomware attacks have typically been targeted at healthcare providers, but recently slot machines in two Las Vegas casinos were out of order for almost a week in an incident that bears all the signs of a ransomware attack. Computer Business Review brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Casinos in Las Vegas Hit…
Read MoreData Governance Tears Down Silos
Building a comprehensive data governance model is key, but it requires all departments to bring together disparate datasets to drive value across an organization. Information Age brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Building a data governance model and the challenge of harnessing data.” Technology has impacted every industry, including marketing, and…
Read MoreTechnology to Protect the Technology
With the dramatic increase in the volume of data, organizations are making it a high priority to better manage their data and keep it secure. A new resolution for 2020 means many will be spending more on IT to meet these goals. Digital Insurance brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Better data…
Read MoreEncryption Might Be the Key
Maintaining the security of your data can be a challenge. If you already use encryption as the method of security, you know it can be a pain. Not the encryption part, but the management of encrypted software as well as the sharing, updating, and don’t forget “the backups”. It is quite the ordeal. Business Matters brought…
Read MoreGender Equity in Science
This past week marked an important celebration and no, I don’t mean Valentine’s Day. Tuesday, February 11th was International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “Inspiring the Next Generation of Women in Science.” According to the World Economics Forum’s latest Global Gender Gap report,…
Read MoreMonitoring for Retaliative Cyberattacks
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned us of Iran’s ability to carry out cyberattacks with disruptive effects against critical U.S. infrastructure. This important news came to us from The Hill in their article, “DHS issues bulletin warning of potential Iranian cyberattack.” In the wake of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani, DHS…
Read MoreSeeking Accurate Information
In an effort to reduce the fake news surrounding the coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) is working with Google and other social media platforms to ensure that people get facts from a reliable source – WHO – first when they search for information about the recently emerged virus. This interesting topic came to us from Fox Business…
Read MoreData Breach Reported, Again
Recently Microsoft reported a data breach that affected one of its customer databases to the number of 250 million records. Between December 5-31, 2019, a database used for support case analytics was effectively visible from the cloud to the world. Forbes brought this to our attention in their article, “Microsoft Security Shocker As 250 Million Customer Records…
Read MoreAccess to Data is Key
Analytics is only as good as the data that drives it. A majority of analytics projects are jeopardized due to poor data and poor access to the right data. This interesting topic came to us from Digital Insurance in their article, “Poor data access putting many analytics projects at risk.” A recent survey of more than…
Read MoreProtecting the Data
Data is always pointed to as the biggest asset an organization possesses. What measures do we take to protect that asset when the office is closed? This interesting topic came to us from Outsell’s blogpost, “Where is Your Data When You Sleep at Night?” Data breaches have been on the rise for several years. Just…
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