The case for applying psychology in cybersecurity training

Continuous training is important to advancing a cybersecurity career and keeping up with emerging technologies and attacker techniques. Regardless of how much experience they have in the industry, many cybersecurity practitioners pursue certifications designed to demonstrate such knowledge. But underpinning all the technical expertise is a more fundamental skill that is difficult to certify: cognitive…

Optimize a BCDR strategy for 2021 and beyond

What has — and hasn’t — changed? Changes to industry standards, regulations and products reflect how BCDR and related disciplines, such as incident response and emergency management, have evolved with the coronavirus pandemic. No major changes related to COVID-19 have occurred to primary BC and DR standards, such as ISO 22301:2019, and no specific pandemic…

CIOs use data, tech to tackle racial disparities in healthcare

Economic, racial disparities in healthcare COVID-19 has pulled back the curtain on racial and economic disparities in healthcare, an issue that has plagued it for decades, according to Eliseo Pérez-Stable, M.D., director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. In the 1930s, the U.S. created a “chain reaction of activities and policies”…

How Veterinary Consolidators Are Building a Future-Proof Enterprise

A satisfactory return for private equity firms is 3x over three-to-five years. Veterinary consolidators easily exceed this figure, often generating a 4-5x return. It’s a profitable business — people care about their pets more than they care about their own health. According to a New York Times article, while utilization of human healthcare services dropped As…

How Controlling Your Food Sensitivities Affects Productivity

The following article is excerpted from Ben Angel‘s Unstoppable 2nd Edition, out now on Entrepreneur Press. Purchase it via Amazon | Barnes Noble | IndieBound | Bookshop. Unlike a food allergy, in which a peanut can be a healthy snack for some people but life-threatening for others, food sensitivities are harder to detect because the reaction is triggered You may also switch out…

Why (and How) Amazon Created the Kindle and Changed the Book Industry Forever

This story appears in the January 2021 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » It was the fall of 2003, which were consequential days for both Apple and Amazon. Only two years earlier, Apple released its first iPod and Amazon turned a quarterly profit for the first time. Now Steve was inviting Jeff, me (Colin), and another…

Unemployed? Home-Based Selling Offers an Income Stream.

Online sales are booming. Those looking for more income may want to consider getting in the selling game. To serve today’s online shoppers, sellers should offer in-demand and niche products at bargain prices. Examples of currently popular goods include work-from-home (WFH) equipment, Internet-related tools, and health, safety and personal care items. But beware of categories with intense…

From Cloud Computing to Cooking: 4 Ways IT Mirrors Fine Cuisine

It’s true. Many of the same elements that make up a fine dish are conceptually similar to those that comprise high-quality IT delivery. To quote the playwright George Bernard Shaw, “There is no sincerer love than the love of technology.” OK, he actually wrote “food,” not “technology.” But for me, both sentiments ring true. You…

Cybersecurity, Modernization Top Priorities for Federal CIOs

Cybersecurity, modernization, H1-B visas, COVID-19 data and analytics. These are a few of the items that are on the agenda for the Biden administration. Now that the Trump Administration is gone and the Biden Administration is leading the executive branch of the US federal government, will IT organizations within the government notice a difference? What…