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Experiences and events, the way that I define them, are segments of time in which a learner is more actively engaging in an element of your program. At their best, "experiences" should be well, experiential, requiring active participation rather than passively watching or paging through a Computer Based Training module. But, that's not necessary to be considered an experience. I generally consider anything like a meeting, a webinar, a lunch-and-learn, a team activity, or even an everyday interaction with a piece of technology, as an event-based experience. The key is that these are situations that people step into and out of. And, each of these can be leveraged to create a learning opportunity. How do we apply this? Let's look at some examples: Meetings, Presentations, and Lunch-and-Learns The best thing about each of these is that they are personal...

Many companies use artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to combat cyber-attacks. But, how effective are these solutions in this day and age? As of 2019, AI isn't the magic solution that will remove all cyber threats—as many believe it to be. Companies working to implement AI algorithms to automate threat detection are on the right track; however, it's important to also understand that AI and automation are two entirely separate things. Automation is a rule-based concept. You may have heard it referred to as machine learning. AI, on the other hand, involves software that is trained to learn and adapt based on the data it receives. The fact that software is capable of adapting to changes, especially in a rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, is very promising. It's also important to note that AI is still at a very immature stage of its development. The pr...

Every year around this time, we collectively decide to open the windows, brush off the dust, and kick the spring season off on a clean foot. But as you are checking off your cleaning to-dos, be sure to add your social media profiles to that list. It's obvious that social media profiles hold sensitive personal data but letting that information and unknown followers pile up can put your company, customers and employees at risk. We live in a world where data privacy is top of mind, and in fact, this spring season marks the one-year anniversary of GDPR. Since the law went into effect, we have seen numerous cases of high profile data breaches making headlines. Now more than ever, businesses have an obligation to not only comply with data privacy laws but go above and beyond to secure proprietary, sensitive, and consumer data. So, what can you do to protect your business, custo...

Every year around this time, we collectively decide to open the windows, brush off the dust, and kick the spring season off on a clean foot. But as you are checking off your cleaning to-dos, be sure to add your social media profiles to that list. It’s obvious that social media profiles hold sensitive personal data but letting that information and unknown followers pile up can put your company, customers and employees at risk. We live in a world where data privacy is top of mind, and in fact, this spring season marks the one-year anniversary of GDPR. Since the law went into effect, we have seen numerous cases of high profile data breaches making headlines. Now more than ever, businesses have an obligation to not only comply with data privacy laws but go above and beyond to secure proprietary, sensitive, and consumer data. So, what can you do to protect your business, customers, and employees from data breaches and information leakage? Here are three tips for cleaning and securing yo...

Experiences and events, the way that I define them, are segments of time in which a learner is more actively engaging in an element of your program. At their best, “experiences” should be well, experiential, requiring active participation rather than passively watching or paging through a Computer Based Training module. But, that’s not necessary to be considered an experience. I generally consider anything like a meeting, a webinar, a lunch-and-learn, a team activity, or even an everyday interaction with a piece of technology, as an event-based experience. The key is that these are situations that people step into and out of. And, each of these can be leveraged to create a learning opportunity. How do we apply this? Let’s look at some examples: Meetings, Presentations, and Lunch-and-Learns The best thing about each of these is that they are personal. There is generally not a screen separating the presenter from the participants. The formats are more open and interactive, allowing...

Many companies use artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to combat cyber-attacks. But, how effective are these solutions in this day and age? As of 2019, AI isn’t the magic solution that will remove all cyber threats—as many believe it to be. Companies working to implement AI algorithms to automate threat detection are on the right track; however, it’s important to also understand that AI and automation are two entirely separate things. Automation is a rule-based concept. You may have heard it referred to as machine learning. AI, on the other hand, involves software that is trained to learn and adapt based on the data it receives. The fact that software is capable of adapting to changes, especially in a rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, is very promising. It’s also important to note that AI is still at a very immature stage of its development. The promise of AI bringing cognition to the realm of software has been exciting tech enthusiasts for years. The fact remains howeve...

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