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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

The goal is to exploit both the trust of … users and bugs in their web browsers to install a virus allowing the hacker access to the organisation’s network” ( Welch, 2016 ). All organisations should run on secure operating systems, at least Windows 10. Common Methods of Cyber-Attack. Zero-day exploits. Educate staff.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Finding valuable insights: Structured and unstructured data sources can uncover patterns and relationships that reveal customer needs, expose system vulnerabilities and improve productivity and performance. Coordinate with local levels to act on insights ( EY, 2016 ).

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Global Corporate Banking 2016: The Next-Generation Corporate Bank

BCG

Report Monday, December 12, 2016. Second, despite efforts to streamline operations and other expenses, operating costs remain stubbornly high for most banks, fueled by significant cost increases in compliance and risk. Corporate banking is a tough business. But not everyone is being dragged down.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. Cost reduction requires an honest and thorough reassessment of everything the health system does and ultimately, a change in the organization’s operating culture. PM Images/Getty Images.

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CBDC vs Crypto: Divining the Future of Digital Payments

Tom Spencer

Effectively, CBDCs are a digital form of cash , which operate with the backing of the full faith and credit of government. This new Chinese payment system clearly fits the paradigm of the Chinese Communist Party’s complete control of the economy even to the point of intrusion into people’s private lives.

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Limit Cyberattacks with a System-Wide Safe Mode

Harvard Business

The main reason they can harm companies to such a staggering degree is that today’s cybersecurity systems use centralized monitoring, with little beyond their main firewalls to protect the rest of an organization. Today’s cybersecurity systems have been built to detect previously identified malicious codes and malware.

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Main Risks of Aerospace Engineering Projects: How to Implement Wise Risk Management into Your Organization

Epicflow

AS9100 is an international standardized quality management system for the aerospace industry, which aims to improve safety and reliability of aerospace products. As we’ve mentioned before, developing products in the aerospace sector is guided by the AS9100 quality management system, where risk management is given a particular emphasis.