#289 – HOW TO IDENTIFY AND MANAGE UNCERTAINTIES OF AN UNPREDICTABLE FUTURE – PATRICK OW

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On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) learned of several cases of severe pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This strain of coronavirus has since spread through China and into other countries. WHO later named COVID-19. Continue reading

#288 – IN RISK MANAGEMENT, IT’S THE DESTINATION, NOT THE JOURNEY – ANDREW SHEVES

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A while back, I felt that pretty much everything was out of sync and I was highly disorganized. There was a growing list of undone things whether that was around the house, at work, with my family, or at the places where I volunteer.

It was definitely time for a reorganization.

A few weeks later, things were back in order (I even had time to write again), and a big part of my reorganization was refocussing on the systems I use for productivity. Continue reading

#287 – HAVE THE FAITH TO SEIZE RISK OPPORTUNITIES – PATRICK OW

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Have faith to seize on opportunities that come your way (but the risk is within us!)

Everyone has opportunities. But it is up to us to seize the opportunities that come our way!

There will be opportunities to build lives, to better ourselves, or to serve the community.

Faith and opportunities

Faith is the complete trust or confidence in someone or something. It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. Faith is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead. Continue reading

#287 – DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU’RE PROTECTING? – DAN SHOEMAKER PH.D.

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I have talked in earlier posts about holistic solutions to cybersecurity problems. But the term “holistic” is actually an empty word. Especially when you couple it with the king of all empty words, “cyber security”. So, let me start this with a couple of necessary definitions. Cyber security is a concatenated term, “cyber,” in essence, of or related to computers, and “security,” protection from threat.” Continue reading

#285 – PRIMAL FEAR – FEEL IT? – JIM TONEY

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People are challenged to take action while immersed in an environment of fear brought on by a contagious and deadly virus that enveloped the globe in just two months and compounded by economic and social upheaval, turning the world upside down.

What is fear and why should we be concerned about it?  Merriam-Webster defines fear as an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. Continue reading