Originally posted June 11, 2018 About two years ago I took a look at sundry fears about the growth of digital media. Not a few people rued a decline in personal interaction (see “Interaction” below). Who knew—well, besides epidemiologists, who have warned of potential pandemics for some time—that in 2020 we would be self-quarantining, and […]
We humans have never been very good at focusing on more than one thing at a time. (Most people who think they can multitask are kidding themselves.) So it’s not surprising that, with the COVID 19 pandemic dominating headlines and exerting uncommon influence over our daily routines, other bits of news may slip right by. […]
We’re fortunate to live in an age where medical and scientific knowledge guide us toward valid preventive measures to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Still, it is both good business and good humanity to speculate about the world that will emerge once this horror is behind us. There is widespread agreement that it will look […]
Though cybersecurity and cyber fraud are frequent topics of interest, one cannot bring up the importance of solid passwords often enough. In that spirit, here’s wishing you a happy World Password Day. Ready for some scary facts? According to a new report from LastPass, 91 percent of us agree that using the same password for everything […]
I am fortunate to have been published a few times in The Financial Brand. I think this one, originally published in June, 2014, bears reposting. It’s called “Avoiding Digital Parity,” a danger the financial services industry has faced and still faces. As I said way back when, rather than cut and paste it here, I’ll invite you to click here and to […]