Education and Career

While perimeter, cloud, and mobile security tend to grab the headlines, in reality it’s the database repositories and the private financial information stored in databases that are the actual target of most breaches. Comprehensive database security is commonly an overlooked area within financial services organizations, yet one of the most...

Workplace engagement is one of the most critical factors for creating and sustaining job satisfaction, increasing productivity and ensuring a healthy bottom line. Organisations with high rates of engagement consistently outperform their sector benchmarks for growth across a range of financials. Leadership experts Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner found that...

There’s a lot of excitement about big data. Interest in what we can do with information, especially large volumes of data, is at an all-time high. We have more data at this point in history than we’ve ever had, and most of us are looking for ways to put it...

Europe’s largest economy, Germany ranked number one among G-20 countries for well-being of children, according to a new report by Save the Children. Despite being the richest G-20 country in terms of GDP per capita, the United States ranks ninth among the world’s wealthiest nations, which ranks 20 major economies...

It is not surprising that the top 3 largest companies by market capitalization, in 2016, are all technology companies: Apple, Alphabet (the newly minted parent company of Google), and Microsoft. So, you want to get into the 200 billion-dollar club, try your luck at developing technology solutions. The 200 billion-dollar...

It was the age of irrational exuberance.  I start with that notion because I remember then Fed-chair Alan Greenspan’s words ringing in my ear, as I prepared my presentation and walked into a crowded room at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York City.  There were 300 financial companies represented in...

Not so surprisingly, the search behemoth Google is perceived to be the most desirable employer for business students, according to the latest research by Universum’s talent survey, a global research and advisory firm. Apple, EY, Goldman Sachs, and PwC rounded out the top five in 2016. Deloitte, Microsoft, KPMG, L'Oréal...

Interestingly, Coca-Cola Company was named the most powerful brand in America of 2016, beating Hershey, Bayer, and Walt Disney, cited by Tenet Partners in its 2016 Top 100 Most Powerful Brands report. It may be surprising for some to find out that Starbucks Corp., the world's largest coffee-shop retailer, hadn’t...

It won't surprise you to know that Microsoft's Bill Gates is the most admired person in tech among IT professionals, followed by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk. As part of the process, we asked full-time employees working for large tech companies to list their favorite person, executive, or entrepreneur...

Not surprisingly, Australia is the number one choice among tourists from China for their next holiday, according to the Chinese International Travel Monitor 2016. Next is Japan, followed by Hong Kong, South Korea, and the Maldives. Taiwan ranked 10th after Thailand (6th), Singapore (7th), Macau (8th), and France (9th) among...