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An ethical hacker, a developer, a system engineer and an auditor walk into a bar…you think it‘s a joke, right? It is not the typical set of people having a drink at the bar. And from a professional point of view and with 20+ years of experience in IT and…
20-20 HINDSIGHT — FROM THE 1920s TO 2020 — WHAT CAN WE LEARN? In 1929, the vibrant U.S. economy went through the greatest shock it had ever received when the stock market crashed. A frightened and bewildered Congress, flaying for answers, summoned the economic chieftains of the day to testify…
Online education has become one of the most popular alternatives to traditional education. Initially, as with any other new venture, there was skepticism in the beginning. However, as many prominent traditional universities began offering online courses, the perception of students, employers, and the public shifted. Now an increasing number of…
Will tomorrow be better for you than today? Or will today be as good as your life ever gets? Let’s pretend for a moment that someone told you: You’ll never be any better than you are right now. Tomorrow won’t be terrible, but you will be a little less happy,…
Technological developments are intensely shifting our possibility frontiers by changing the way we interact, think, and operate. Smart home gadgets and products are becoming increasingly popular due to their genuine usefulness. If you are thinking about transforming your home and turning it into a ‘smart home’, you are not alone. According…
When we think of Switzerland, the first things that cross our minds are cheese and chocolate. But Switzerland is not only about that. Surrounded by vineyards, rolling down the hillsides to the lakeshore of glimmering Lake Geneva, Lausanne, which hosts the world headquarters of the Olympic Committee, is one of…
Overview ISO 19011 is an international standard that puts forward the guidelines for auditing management systems. The standard is applicable to a wide range of users, including, among others, organizations that need to conduct internal and/or external management system (MS) audits and manage audit programmes. The standard covers the principles…
Remember when unlocking our phone or tablet with fingerprint sensors or face recognition seemed futuristic? As technology is now a vital part of our daily lives, we are more willing to provide personal information in exchange for a more easy and interactive experience. The most recent technology that enables organizations…
As collaborative robots give way to autonomous ones, the future is not as frightening as you might think, says Professor Elizabeth Croft, presenter at the Australian Engineering Conference 2018. When her daughter came home with a textbook that said robots are designed by ‘scientists’, Professor Elizabeth Croft was very surprised. Most…
The rapid technological advancements, coupled with the need to engage in several activities at once, have propelled the usage of the new must-have gadgets, or the so-called ‘smart speakers’. But, what actually is a smart speaker and what it can do for us? It is a small Wi-Fi connected speaker which…
