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Shared Links (weekly) March 5, 2023

ByMike McBride March 5, 2023March 4, 2023 Reading Time: 1 minute

Your Biggest Cybersecurity Risks Could Be Inside Your Organization
Flipboard Is Now a Mastodon App– This is interesting and might make getting started on Mastodon a bit easier for people using Flipboard already.
Handling Structured Data in Discovery
Why People Are the Weakest Link in the Cybersecurity Chain
A Swiss IT manager’s 500-piece vintage Apple collection is going up for auction
The office isn’t inclusive.
eDiscovery Professionals Less Optimistic? Eighteen Observations on Business Confidence in the Winter of 2023
The Importance of Data that Doesn’t Exist – Part Three (Missing Metadata – A Case Study)
Cybercriminals Are Using ChatGPT to Make Their Jobs Easier Too– This seems like it was inevitable.
Mental health in the workplace & the importance of support
Talking about Mental Health in the Workplace

Mental Health

Linked – A researcher tried to buy mental health data. It was surprisingly easy.

ByMike McBride February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Reading Time: 1 minute

The US government spends a lot of time telling people to fear what Chinese companies could do with the data they get from our phones when we use something like TikTok, but they do nothing about things like this.

Weekly Links

Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 12, 2023

ByMike McBride February 12, 2023February 11, 2023 Reading Time: 1 minute

Google Layoffs Show You Must Look Out For Yourself
Don’t Just Memorize Your Next Presentation — Know It Cold– I often hear people talking about not practicing their presentation for fear of sounding “too rehearsed.” The fix is to know it even better.
Rise of Collaboration Apps Could Make Data Custodians Irrelevant– I agree data is no longer about the person who created it.
Practical Applications of eDiscovery Rules
Social Media Security: What You Need to Know
5 Ways To Support Your Mental Health After Being Laid Off
You Need to Address Skills Gaps Before It’s Too Late. Here’s How.
Tech’s Elite Hates Labor
How To Deal With Unemployment Depression
Stop Passing the Buck on Cybersecurity: Why Companies Must Build Safety Into Tech Products – As Americans have integrated technology into nearly every facet of their lives, they have unwittingly come to accept that it is normal for new software and devices to be indefensible by design.

Security | SocialNetworking

Quick Thought – The Data Isn’t Safe – Bake in Privacy and Security

ByMike McBride February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Of course, when we create new laws or tools, we focus on the problem in front of us. Whether that be, in this case, trying to enforce an age restriction or requiring identity verification in some odd attempt at making it more difficult for people to engage in anonymous speech, we too often forget the details of how that would work exactly.