Short answer, yes. This has been the big question this past week, after EY purchased a UK based Legal Service Provider, Riverview. There have been more than a few takes, in many different directions, but I found the last paragraph of Mark Cohen’s take to sync with my own experiences, which I’ll explain later. …
One of my favorite tools for keeping Facebook from becoming a frustrating mess is going away. “Facebook is shutting down Friend List Feeds sometime today, according to a message posted in the Facebook app. The feature allowed users to scroll through only those posts from one of their designated friend lists — for example, family,…
Good!!! “At this week’s Black Hat cybersecurity conference, panels about hacking automobiles and airplane WiFi are being interspersed with a new focus: mental health.” I don’t work in cybersecurity, but I know people who do, and the long hours and stress many of them have to deal with is off the charts. This has probably…
The simple solution, of course, is to not click links. Type in the address of your bank or anywhere you plan to make a financial transaction. “We are all familiar with the Latin alphabet, and with the fact that some characters sometimes appear with various diacritical marks above them (e.g., á and ñ), especially in…
Given the trends, especially among younger users, this makes sense. If they are gravitating towards sharing things privately, versus publicly, Facebook would probably do well to make this change. “What you post on social media stays forever, and can be seen by your parents, your grandparents, and anyone else who might care to take a…
This is a fascinating look at a pretty complex and coordinated hacking group, Fin7. They used a lot of the same tools that companies use for project management and remote collaboration, and they specifically targeted the types of employees who would be likely to expect emails from strangers, like this one: “On or around March…