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Linked – iOS 11 May be the end for digital forensics as we know it.
This should be interesting. “Sean Morrissey, CEO of Katana Forensics has seen the beta versions of iOS 11 and now that the GM is available, his concerns for the Digital Forensics community hit the red alert status. His cause for the alert? In the soon-to-be released version of iOS, extracting data via the standard Apple…
Linked – Training? What training? Workers’ lack of cybersecurity awareness is putting the business at risk
“The report suggests that organisations are ultimately failing to protect themselves against cyberattacks because even if staff are being provided with cybersecurity training, it isn’t adequately informing them about good practice. This represents a major cause for concern, especially given that recent research by PwC suggests that three-quarters of large organisations suffered a staff-related security…
Linked – Epidemic: Hackers Insert Cyber Attacks in Social Media Posts
This is something I’ve been concerned about for a long time, because links on social media are usually shortened using a service like bitly, or even WordPress, and you don’t really know where they go until you click on them. “A link, attached to a Twitter post put out by a robot account, promised a…
Linked: 35 years ago ‘rock porn’ Senate hearings made a free-speech showdown
Young people may not remember this, but I was 17-18 when this was happening, and I remember it well. And, mostly, I remember this lesson: Diving into this 1985 time capsule is instructive in showing just how fevered arguments over the boundaries of free expression almost always are. These hearings also demonstrate how moral…
Linked – Managers not trained to spot mental health issues
This doesn’t surprise me, and I’m sure the numbers in the US would be similar, maybe even lower. Just 17 percent of UK managers feel “very confident” in ability to support colleagues experiencing mental health issues. A shocking proportion of managers in the UK workforce have never received training to equip them with the skills needed to spot mental…
Linked – The Art of Storytelling: A Guide to Becoming a More Effective Storyteller
I was part of a conversation at work recently about giving good presentations, and the art of telling a story was a big part of the discussion. Stories matter. Whether giving a presentation, pitching a new idea, making a sale, or training customers, the story brings people along to what we’re trying to tell them. The story puts everything in context. When I’m training, it’s the stories about how we used that technology to make things easier or what happened when we failed to properly use the technology that helps people understand the “why.”.
