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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

Large organisations use technology to store data for accessibility and efficiency but because of this, can be brought to their knees and resort to using pen and paper after a deadly cyber-attack. Right now, we are surrounded by technology that allows us to access information about anyone and anything with the click of a mouse. Image: Pexels.

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Blockchain: Bitcoin, Bored Apes, and Beyond

Tom Spencer

Blockchain technology is making a strong impact in the finance industry due to the fact that it enables decentralization and direct peer-to-peer transactions. Removing the financial intermediary, i.e. the bank, can increase convenience, efficiency, and security. Hackers with a deep understanding of the code managed to steal 3.6

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Choosing the Right Shared Services Location

BCG

Article Monday, October 17, 2016. Increasingly, smaller and midsize businesses, decentralized international companies, and even NGOs (many of which have shoestring administrative budgets) are adopting SSCs to cut costs and capture efficiencies in their HR, finance, IT, facilities management, and other functions.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

McKinsey’s New York office recently received a perfect score for the 10th year in a row for the Human Rights Campaign Foundations 2016 corporate equality index, which focuses on the best places to work with regards to LGBT equality and gender equity for women. Overall though, BCG NY is an amazing place to work.

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Writing Your Résumé When Your Job Title Doesn’t Reflect Your Responsibilities

Harvard Business

So here’s how she made sure her résumé attracted the attention of hiring managers when she started applying for chief administrative officer (CAO) positions. Manage junior staff and evaluate performance. Manage and evaluate performance of work-study students and graduate assistants.

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Startups Could Fundamentally Change the Way Big Investors Operate

Harvard Business

Small startup firms are already developing proprietary technologies — such as machine vision, deep learning, and other innovations —– that could help large investors evaluate opportunities and risks with far greater accuracy and efficiency than was previously possible. But right now that’s not happening.

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Can Index Funds Be a Force for Sustainable Capitalism?

Harvard Business

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. It is tough to beat the market and over long periods of time indexing has been shown to outperform most active managers.