Publications
October 6, 2013
Weekly Report 13-41
BEWARE: A NEW VERY AGGRESSIVE MALWARE, “distributed as a zip file attachment to emails which encrypts files on the user’s hard drive, rendering them unusable until a ransom is paid. There is no technology to protect against the malware. The only defense against these attacks is user awareness.” [CITADEL-INFORMATION.COM – Oct 7, 13] IF YOU... Continue
September 29, 2013
Weekly Report 13-40
MILLENNIALS WILL SOON RULE THE WORLD. New research by Deloitte, based on 2,400 college students & working millennial professionals, found that: (1) “70% are less interested in running your company than running their own; (2) They are impatient, want new jobs or assignments every 12 – 24 months, and won’t necessarily wait 3 to 5... Continue
September 22, 2013
Weekly Report 13-39
“NO MATTER HOW INTELLIGENT WE ARE, POLITICS MAKES MORONS OF US ALL… We believe what we want to believe, and neither facts nor evidence ever changes that much.” A new Yale University study asked 1,100 math-skilled participants for their political orientation, then to “analyze the results of a bogus study on a divisive political issue... Continue
September 18, 2013
Computerization is Impacting Workers’ Mental Health
Over several decades, research studies have consistently shown that social contact results in measurably improved health and longer lives for humans. More recent studies focusing on our wired workplace have specifically examined the impacts of people communicating increasingly “on-line” to the exclusion of interpersonal contact — with results which portend increasing troubles in managing human... Continue
September 15, 2013