It’s not always the odds that are stacked against you. Sometimes, you are the one standing in the way. Here are six major threats to your success and how you can eliminate them and become the hero of your own story. [Read more…] about A Short List of Major Threats to Your Success
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Office Upgrades to Have Ready for Workers When They Return
Slowly but surely, America is starting to emerge from the Coronavirus lockdown. This is obviously good news but will require an almost overwhelming array of adaptions and revisions to your physical workplace. In many cases, significant upgrades will be needed. Here’s a look at some of the things you should examine investing your money into when it comes to your physical office space. [Read more…] about Office Upgrades to Have Ready for Workers When They Return
Proper Steps to Get Out of a Financial Jam
Long before the coronavirus pandemic shattered the finances of millions, many people were struggling with their personal finances. Many households find themselves living paycheck to paycheck as they try to cover the bare necessities. So, when things pop up out of the blue (as they often do), finding the money to resolve the problem is especially stressful. [Read more…] about Proper Steps to Get Out of a Financial Jam
Google’s Nest Acquisition: How Will Your Privacy Be Affected by the Internet of Things?
In the era of tech giants, privacy has almost become a luxury. This is because people are virtually connected to their computers or the Internet at all times. This has made social theorists quite concerned about the phenomenon known as the Internet of Things (IoT).
IoT Defined
The Internet of Things is a term coined by Kevin Ashton during a 1999 supply-chain management presentation at Proctor & Gamble. For Ashton, IoT meant that the benefit of computers and the Internet can only come from the documentation of actions. Everything a person writes, clicks, downloads, consumes, uses, searches, and views on the Internet becomes not only a data profile on that person’s behavior, but data that constitutes the space of the Internet. The goal then is to document this data more and more fully, in the hope to be able to obtain a complete picture and scope for businesses to increase their efficiency and effectiveness toward consumers. [Read more…] about Google’s Nest Acquisition: How Will Your Privacy Be Affected by the Internet of Things?
Don’t Lose Your Site To A Phishing Attack
In recent weeks, clients of several hosting companies have been the victim of phishing attacks that aim to steal their login credentials in order to hijack sites. In this article I’m going to take a look at what a phishing attack involves and how web hosting clients can protect themselves. [Read more…] about Don’t Lose Your Site To A Phishing Attack
Protecting Your Privacy: 5 Tips to Securing Your Privacy
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In most countries in the world, including the United States, privacy is generally not a legally protected right. The incidences when an invasion of privacy goes punished are usually when it is in conjunction with another crime, such as breaking and entering or theft. As a result, there are constant risks coming from every angle and an army of different people and corporations who are looking to invade your personal privacy, both physically and online. And since it is both hard to catch and hard to prosecute, it is largely up to us to protect our own privacy. Here are five ways in which you can help secure your privacy every day. [Read more…] about Protecting Your Privacy: 5 Tips to Securing Your Privacy