“Disinformation” Is Now A Cyber Weapon “DISINFORMATION” IS NOW A CYBER WEAPON Disinformation is now a cyber weapon and a major security risk. It is a menacing attack made through the information spaces that we all spend so much time in every day. The entire information ecosystem is vulnerable, which means so are societies, democratic processes, […]
Cybersecurity Vigilance: Top Of The List These Next Weeks
Cybersecurity Vigilance: Top Of The List These Next Weeks On October 15, Bloomberg reported that “almost 2000 Robinhood Markets accounts were compromised in a recent hacking spree that siphoned off customer funds.” Robinhood Markets had already announced that “customers had been struck by cyber-criminals who gained access by breaching personal email accounts outside of Robinhood.” […]
Find Your Detour—You Know Where You Want To Go
Find Your Detour—You Know Where You Want To Go We are at the beginning of the last quarter of 2020, a year that I’m sure everyone agrees has posed some of our toughest challenges ever. I hate that these past several months have been so awful, but you know what? I still know where I want […]
Waiting For The Pandemic To End? Stop. And Take The Election Off The Table Also
Waiting For The Pandemic To End? Stop. And Take The Election Off The Table Also This year has been so painful, and no one can really guess when things will turn around, am I right? Yes? Then stop using all this pain and uncertainty as a delaying tactic to not focus on your business. I’ve […]
Crazy World Right Now—But Some Things Are Certain
Crazy World Right Now—But Some Things Are Certain I’m old enough to remember when I used to wake up every day and most of my life was a certainty. I own my own business, so I could count on a bit of a rollercoaster ride usually, but then, I was certain I could hang on […]
I Have Changed My Mind: You Only Need Plan A
I Have Changed My Mind: You Only Need Plan A Two weeks ago I wrote a blog about how much we can still get done before the end of this year. I said, “we find ways to keep moving forward” and I confidently put in a checklist for business owners. Right behind having a solid business […]
Four Months Can Produce A Lot With Good Technology
Four Months Can Produce A Lot With Good Technology We are past the midpoint of this challenging and disruptive year, and before you know it we will be dealing with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. It is difficult to think about the upcoming family holidays and how this pandemic will play havoc with cherished traditions. So, I focus on what […]
We Cannot Let Events Dictate Our Success
We Cannot Let Events Dictate Our Success I heard the national economic news this morning. I heard the unemployment-claims-filed report. I heard the total number of deaths due to the Covid-19 virus, and I heard about the recent spike in virus cases reported in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois. That’s a lot of misery at […]
Everyone Hates Uncertainty
Everyone Hates Uncertainty Every day has its little snippets of happiness, of connection, and if we look hard enough, even a positive accomplishment. It does sort of comfort me to know that if I narrow my focus from the big picture to my immediate present, I can still find pockets of normal. Other than that […]
Twitter Hack—My Case In Point Exactly
Twitter Hack—My Case In Point Exactly I’m old enough to remember when Twitter was a social media platform mostly for teens and celebrities. In the last few years it has become one of the most immediate sources for news and views from around the world. Yesterday several of the most followed Twitter accounts were hacked […]