Personal and professional security related ideas
Have you heard of “smishing” yet? If not, allow me to introduce you to a rapidly growing techno threat that is easy to fall for. I will also provide an example of smishing and a few ways to protect yourself. Smishing is a form of phishing where someone tries to trick you into giving them […]
If you are a coach, teacher, or trainer, you might consider the following. As you know, the goal of any coach, teacher, or trainer is to help our students set goals, acquire the necessary information related to those goals, and then modify the behaviors necessary to achieve those goals. However, the most challenging part seems […]
Since when did being prepared for something become a bad idea? Would planning for retirement outside of social security make you a “conspiracy theorist”? So why is it a bad idea to be prepared for the numerous reasons presented yearly? As many have finally figured out, it’s probably not a bad idea for everyone to […]
Campus safety should always be a consideration when choosing a college. This is because, much like the “real world,” some schools have more crime than others. In fact, studies have shown that campuses with a higher number of property crimes are likely to see a higher number of violent crimes as well (and vice versa). […]
Over the years, phishing attempts have presented a real issue for individuals and businesses. Sometimes the attempts are comical, but sometimes the attempts are highly sophisticated. Despite the numerous warnings provided by experts, public awareness campaigns, and so on, phishing and email attacks are increasing. These attempts present a problem considering that more of our […]
In recent years, cities across the country have been experiencing a sort of boom regarding the construction of apartment buildings and other multi-family communities. It’s not hard to see why. When you consider stagnant or even falling wages, increased inflation, higher taxes, rising housing costs, and so on, it doesn’t take much to see that […]
Not long ago, I stumbled upon an article in the Harvard Business Review by Alex Blau. In it, he suggested that the leaders of organizations needed to change their perspective on cybersecurity and focus more on risk management. I couldn’t agree more. Whether you are a leader inside an IT department or the leader of an […]
Risk analysis isn’t as cut and dry as one might think. By definition, risk analysis is the process of identifying and analyzing potential issues that could negatively impact key business initiatives or critical projects in order to help organizations avoid or mitigate those risks. However, one must consider what risk entails to do this effectively. […]
Recently, I wanted to do an experiment where I would keep track of the number of times I would see someone walk in the same direction as traffic. The plan was to count them regardless of whether or not there was a sidewalk, and I would do this for about 30 days. A bonus for […]
This week, arguably, one of my biggest clients decided they wanted to pay their entire invoice via credit card instead of the usual check. Thinking that my credit card processing company would have my back (because I hadn’t had a single transaction issue or complaint and because this particular client of mine is a large […]
