I saw the headline yesterday, “Security Experts Warn Firms of the Higher Risk of Lower-Risk Flaws.” It is the kind of headline that makes one do a double-take (the mark of a good headline, I suppose). But can it be…
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I’m having a zen moment
by Pete Lindstrom •
“Security Experts Warn Firms of the Higher Risk of Lower-Risk Flaws” Is it a paradox or something Confucius would say? I am going to meditate on it overnight and write something tomorrow.
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Does it work? Washing your hands edition
by Pete Lindstrom •
This just in (sort of) from Slate.com (via Overcoming Bias): How to Sell Germ Warfare A Columbia University study also found no reduction in common infections among inner-city families given free antibacterial hand soap, detergent, and cleaning supplies. The same…
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Does it work? P.S.A. Prostate Cancer Tests Edition
by Pete Lindstrom •
This just in (sort of) from the New York Times: The Great Prostate Mistake EACH year some 30 million American men undergo testing for prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme made by the prostate. [...] The annual bill for P.S.A. screening is…
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Are you a “whore” or a “prude”?
by Pete Lindstrom •
I was talking to my friends Tony and Mike today at our local ISSA meeting and the subject of social networks came up. I was explaining that it makes me uncomfortable to get LinkedIn requests to get connected from people…
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Advanced Persistent Threat – a rose by any other name
by Pete Lindstrom •
It is a curious thing, watching and reading and listening to folks debate the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT). with all the brouhaha, I don’t really believe there is a whole lot of difference in belief between the skeptics and the…