Low Tech Data Leaks and Medical Records Nightmares

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Headlines about data theft, cyber-attacks, and the importance of protecting your data are everywhere. You probably try to keep up to date with the most recent security products and malware detectors, doing everything in your power to protect your sensitive information. But what about the companies and service providers…

The Face of Money in The Future

[column parallax_bg=”disabled” parallax_bg_inertia=”-0.2″ extend=”disabled” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”” background_position=”” background_size=”auto” background_attachment=”” hide_bg_lowres=”” background_video=”” extended_padding=”” vertical_padding_top=”0″ vertical_padding_bottom=”0″ horizontal_padding=”0″ more_link=”” more_text=”” left_border=”transparent” class=”” id=”” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” width=”1/1″ last=”true”] [column_1 width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced that abolitionist and Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman will be honored by appearing on the front of…

Why the Panama Papers Wouldn’t Have Made the News Ten Years Ago

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] In case you haven’t caught all the details of The Panama Papers, here’s a recap: What are the Panama Papers? The Panama Papers is the name given to the  largest data leak journalists have ever encountered:  2.6 terabytes of data consisting of 11.5 million files. Where did they…

March Madness, the Trickiest Job in Sports, and Statistics, Statistics, Statistics

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] March is here, and all around the country basketball fans are filling out brackets in office pools, hoping that their predictions are the right ones. The phenomenon has grown so big that financial icon Warren Buffett has bought into the excitement. His company is running the office pool…

Population in China and Being Nimble

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] This week the Chinese government announced an end to their decades-long ‘one child’ policy and now will allow each married couple to have two children.  The highly-controversial policy was introduced across China almost 40 years ago in an effort to rein in what had been explosive population growth. …

savoir faire in business is crucial

Savoir-Faire Everywhere

Data, Data, Everywhere Fans of the 1960’s animated series Tennessee Tuxedo and Underdog may remember the animated short between episodes featuring the character Klondike Kat.    His nemesis was the cheese stealing mouse Savoir-Faire, whose constant declaration was that “Savoir-Faire is everywhere!”  Unfortunately for Klondike Kat, he was not only completely incompetent in executing his own…