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As technology becomes more advanced, so do the hackers and viruses that attempt to invade our privacy and online accounts. Everyone, including well-known leaders and tech innovators, can be vulnerable to cyberattacks. In fact, since 2016, a group of hackers known as OurMine has notoriously hacked social media and website accounts of distinguished individuals, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his sister Randi Zuckerberg, Spotify founder Daniel Ek, Amazon CTO Werner Vogels, actor Channing Tatum, Buzzfeed, various NFL teams and more. In another instance, a 17-year-old-boy hacked into the Twitter accounts of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, former U.S. President Barack Obama and rapper Kayne West in an elaborate scheme involving Bitcoin. So how do we protect ourselves from potential technological security breaches? Replacing generic password security with two-factor authentication into our login credentials is a good place to start.
The hiring process is an important aspect of every company’s growth and development. Your actions and interactions during the interview process represent the company’s values, so a positive hiring experience for job candidates is essential in maintaining your company’s image. However, an inevitably difficult part of the process is rejecting candidates along the way. At the end of the hiring process, you’ll likely have rejected far people than you’ve hired.
For the past several years, diversity and inclusion movements have encouraged companies across the board to create a more inclusive workplace. From the #FoundersForChange to the discussions around pay equity, 2020 is the time to improve your company’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Diversity and inclusion are essential in creating a strong workforce and culture within your company. Inclusive companies are 1.7 times more likely to be innovative leaders in their industries and have 19% higher revenue. Treating diversity initiatives as check marks on your to-do list will not allow you to truly be a changemaker. These initiatives take time and require integrated HR policies. If you’re unsure of where to start, keep reading for three diversity and inclusion strategies to implement that go beyond box-checking.
Your online reputation is your business’s identity. Therefore, any interactions you make affect your brand. Plenty of examples show brands that no longer choose to be affiliated with CEOs due to mistakes made online. So, remember to tread lightly when you're online. If you’re not sure where to start, begin by planning. Start by setting goals, establishing an identity and researching your audience. Keep reading for seven of the most effective ways to manage your online reputation.
Your business will require a tailored process that provides an individualized experience for each customer. Rushing the process will inhibit you from focusing on your customers’ needs. Automate only the most important areas of your business that will create the highest impact. With these considerations in mind, keep reading for three ways to enhance your business with automation to achieve sustainable success.
Your company has the potential to not only survive but thrive. Despite the circumstances, optimism, analytics and adaptation can help your company flourish. Remind your team to look for growth opportunities and keep pushing for creative and relevant messaging. The relationships you nurture with employees and consumers will pay the biggest dividends in the long run.
With this demand, there are plenty of opportunities to pursue the information security profession. Not only is there plenty of work, but the work comes with a sense of accomplishment in knowing that you’re a part of a greater good. Learning how systems work and how to make them safer can be rewarding as both a career and a hobby. Whether you want to change careers or explore an interest, here are five tips to immerse yourself in the cybersecurity field.
The first modern personality test appeared in 1919 when the U.S. Army sought to screen recruits who might be susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder. Since then, private employers have embraced these tests to weed out job applicants. Personality tests appeal to entrepreneurs who want to streamline the hiring process because analyzing an individual’s behaviors, attitudes and beliefs can eliminate some of the uncertainty when evaluating a new hire. When selecting new employees for customer-facing roles, the best approach is to give more weight to personality traits than to previously acquired skills and experience. The technical aspects of the job can be taught to nearly anyone, but personality traits tend to have calcified by the time an applicant reaches adulthood. If you hire an employee who lacks the right personality for service, you’ll find that they struggle in their role, even if they’re qualified.
Teamwork, even remotely, is key to succeeding in business during these tough times. Because it’s unknown when employees can return to offices, it’s essential that businesses work to successfully adapt in all aspects to work from home. With this information and these tools, your company can function with steady productivity at home while communicating seamlessly to reach project deadlines. In addition, when your company does decide to return to the office, these collaboration apps can be integrated into an in-person work environment and be useful to track, store and communicate information.
This year has been marked by an information overload. When the entire world has easy access to technology, news and social media, there are bound to be false narratives started, spread and believed. Not only are we living in a pandemic — we’re living in an infodemic.
