Author: Max Smith

Cybercriminals around the world continue to target healthcare organizations. It seems like every month a healthcare-related cybersecurity disaster makes the headlines. This month, the Ascension attack forced clinicians in multiple states to revert to paper record-keeping. During a Wednesday fireside chat Medcity NewsAt the INVEST conference in Chicago, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Deputy Administrator Nitin Natarajan shares important ideas people need to understand about the current state of cybersecurity in the healthcare industry. I shared some. Everyone is a target. As cybercrime activities become increasingly sophisticated around the world, the situation for victims is also changing, Natarajan said.…

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A recent paper written by my master’s student Bentzi Szrajber explores the world of decentralized finance (DeFi): As the sun rises on the world of DeFi, we find ourselves at a crossroads similar to the early days of the internet, when every click on Netscape promised new horizons. DeFi eliminates traditional gatekeepers and financial intermediaries with its breakthrough promise of democratizing finance. But as we navigate this new frontier, we must ask ourselves: Are we moving towards a financial utopia or paving the way into a digital wilderness?Let’s take a step back and consider the nature of DeFi. At…

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During his final press conference of the 2023 season, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a clear and unequivocal message for his team: “There will be no distractions in 2024.”Two months later, he caused a stir with the news that he was considering running for vice president of the United States, with the endorsement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”Everything that has nothing to do with winning needs to be evaluated,” Rodgers said on Jan. 8. . . . . Not half the time, not some of the time, not most of the time, but all the time. If you want to…

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Miami, May 23, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), an IP-based Gen AI strategic consulting and executive advisory firm that enables digital world class, announced that® Hackett Group, the chief performance officer, is pleased to announce that it won OneStream Software's prestigious Financial Transformation Award at this year's OneStream Splash event in Las Vegas, Nevada. This award recognizes Hackett Group's outstanding efforts in transforming the financial operations of Pella, a leading North American window and door manufacturer.Hackett Group's collaboration with OneStream Software and Pella demonstrated the innovation and expertise in leveraging the full power of the OneStream platform…

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Mattel today announced a new partnership with developer Outright Games to create a series of video games based on the toy company's most popular franchises. The first three games from the partnership are: Barbie: Project Friendship, Matchbox: Driving Adventure – and perhaps the most exciting of the three. Monster High: Secrets of the Skulltimate. Monster High Getting a new video game is big news for many reasons.Already some Monster High video game – Soul of a Ghoul, 13 Wishes, A new ghoul comes to school – but the last console release was in 2015, almost a decade ago. monster high…

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politics by Victor Nava Published May 22, 2024, 7:05 PM ET A government accountability group filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday against Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, accusing him of multiple campaign finance violations. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) has asked the FEC to investigate whether Brown, 71, and other entities connected to his campaign illegally solicited excessive campaign contributions during the 2024 election cycle. The battleground state senator, who is challenging Republican businessman Bernie Moreno, who is backed by Trump, to keep his Senate seat, is accused of soliciting donations for his…

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Ademola Lookman was the hero of Atalanta's hat-trick on Wednesday's 3-0 defeat of German champions Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final on the club's biggest night in Dublin.Leverkusen arrive in the Irish capital unbeaten in 51 games this season and on track to win an impressive treble.But Atalanta's rise under manager Gian Piero Gasperini ultimately paid dividends.Lookman is unlikely to score a hat-trick in a European final for the first time since 1975.But the Nigerian is a perfect example of Gasperini's skillful recruitment and excellent coaching, which has helped the local club step out of the shadow of neighboring…

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OTTAWA — The federal government has rolled out a new cybersecurity strategy aimed at protecting its vast number of computer systems and information banks from an increasingly diverse array of threats. OTTAWA — The federal government has rolled out a new cybersecurity strategy aimed at protecting its vast array of computer systems and information banks from increasingly diverse threats. The strategy, published on Wednesday, says the government has worked to improve cybersecurity in recent years, but online dangers are evolving even faster. The plan says a new cross-agency effort is needed to deliver safe and reliable government services digitally to…

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