Why Forward-Thinking CEOs Require A Strategic Cybersecurity Plan
With the advent of developments like Blockchain, AI, and the Internet of Things, the business world has inextricably staked its claim in the online arena. This rapid growth in cloud-based technology has allowed businesses to build links outside the limits of brick and mortar, sharing data across disciplines and teaming seamlessly with stakeholders across geographic […]
The GetSmarter Dinosaur
When will you stop learning? At the age of 80, the Dinosaur decided he had more to learn. The Dinosaur, as he’s affectionately known around the GetSmarter offices, has the distinction of being one of GetSmarter’s oldest students. After successfully completing the Harvard VPAL’s Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age online short course last […]
Meet the Accountant Who Used Retirement to Capture His Passion
The moniker of New Professional isn’t limited to graduates looking for their first foray into the working world. A fresh crack at your career can happen at any stage of your life. Even after taking early retirement from his corporate role as an Accountant and Senior Quality Manager in the food industry, Ian Junor wasn’t […]
The Challenges of Securing the IoT
The IoT is growing more pervasive every day, as it becomes increasingly difficult to avoid interacting with an interconnected web of smart devices. By 2017, the number of interconnected devices on the IoT already exceeded the world population at 8.4 billion, and analyst firm Gartner estimates that number to grow to 20.4 billion devices by […]
The Art of Cyber War
Are you equipped to be cyber resilient? The key to winning any battle is “know thy enemy,” and a cyber threat is no different. Cybercriminals use the infrastructures of their intended target to leverage their vulnerabilities against them. They look at a system, work out the flaws, and try to infiltrate the cracks in the […]
Join the Conversation: Disruptive Tech
Join the Conversation: Disruptive Tech Click to view on the GetSmarter Career Advice blog
Meet The Entrepreneur Who Made A Business Out Of Creativity
Born to a family of entrepreneurs, business has always been in Lindy Scott’s blood. Her creative passion, however, is a streak she nurtured from a young age. “As a child I was always interested in creativity and always needed stimulation and to have fun. My mom shares stories about how I would never sleep as […]
Identifying Opportunity in Emerging Trends in Fintech
Fintech is booming, with a rapidly increasing cohort of innovators developing new technologies to disrupt traditional financial solutions. In such a dynamic space, where new solutions are hitting the market with growing frequency, it can be difficult to stay in the loop, let alone become an early adopter. We’ve barely had time to wrap our […]
Blind Spots of Cybersecurity
What’s the first thing you do in the morning? The US edition of the 2017 Global Mobile Consumer Survey study by Deloitte1 found 89% of respondents check their phone within an hour of waking up. 81% check their smartphones within one hour of going to sleep, while 48% check their phone during the night.2 On average, […]
The Four Principles of Dynamic Work Design
The Four Principles of Dynamic Work Design Click to view on the GetSmarter Career Advice blog
