Consider this. A terminally ill patient has just been told by her doctor that she has just about a year more left to live. She has a life insurance policy of $100,000. But what she needs now is money “ for medical care or perhaps simply to live her life well for the last few days. Say an investor offers to buy that policy from her at a discount of $50,000 and to take over the … [Read more...] about Moral Limits of Data: Let’s Shift the Conversation to Good Data
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Protecting Your Small Business from Cyber Security Threats
With all of the things that a small business owner has to be concerned about to effectively run their business, unfortunately, one of those things is cyber security. It takes business owners years to build data and years to acquire the proper data that is needed to run their business on each day. To ignore the fact that there are hackers that could launch a cyber attack against … [Read more...] about Protecting Your Small Business from Cyber Security Threats
Sensitive Big Data Exposure and How to Avoid It
A few years back, big data was a tech jargon term understood by few outside the industry “ but not any more. During the last few years, the incredible potential of mining large datasets of increased volume, variety and veracity and at higher velocity has started to dawn on the rest of high-revenue generating economy sectors; nowadays the challenges posed by big data are on … [Read more...] about Sensitive Big Data Exposure and How to Avoid It
What to do if Your Information was Part of a Data Breach?
The number and threat of cybercriminals is rising, and they are after your personal information. They are attacking you from every angle they can think of. You are getting bombarded with malware, scams and more ” all in the attempt to gain enough information about you to steal your identity or steal money directly from you. But you aren't the only holder of your personal … [Read more...] about What to do if Your Information was Part of a Data Breach?
3 IoT Hacks That Are Making Us All Vulnerable
In a survey published this month by Black Hat, 60% of respondents believe that cyber criminals will successfully attack U.S. critical infrastructure in the next two years. The majority of respondents also feel that in the next year a successful attack is likely in the corporations where they work. This general mood of caution also bleeds into the IoT space. The majority of … [Read more...] about 3 IoT Hacks That Are Making Us All Vulnerable