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In present-day society, the need to manage indigenous knowledge is widely recognised. However, there is a debate in progress on whether or not indigenous knowledge can be easily managed in the context of Higher Education Institutions. The purpose of this survey is to identify current best practices in educational institutions in the Philippines that could… Continue reading Would you like to participate in a research project to better understand the process for managing indigenous management knowledge in Higher Education Institutions?
New research project investigates the knowledge creation process of indigenous knowledge in Philippines
Indigenous management has gained momentum in research and teaching at universities and business schools worldwide. However, most often indigenous management knowledge does not transform into teaching curriculums and programs in business education. The research project is called: ' Indigenous knowledge in management education: a process model based on empirical research in Higher Education in the… Continue reading New research project investigates the knowledge creation process of indigenous knowledge in Philippines
Indigenous Management Research in Vietnam: new research initiatives
Thirty years after the successful implementation of the Doi Moi policy, the emergence of large Vietnamese firms offers the opportunity to better understand management practices in this emerging market, then contributing to the development of global management knowledge. Based on secondary data analysis, the authors investigate some locally-meaningful constructs and measures in some Vietnamese firms,… Continue reading Indigenous Management Research in Vietnam: new research initiatives
Globalisation of Management Knowledge: the role of Transnational Education
At the International Seminar on 'Chinese Emerging Multinationals and the Globalisation of Management Knowledge' which took place on August 17th 2018 at the Bulacan State University, Philippines, Jean-Yves Le Corre, Director of Asia Center for Management Indigenous Research & Education, encouraged participants to develop a critical understanding of commonly accepted 'Western- centred' management approach and… Continue reading Globalisation of Management Knowledge: the role of Transnational Education
Scholars highlight the need for indigenous management research to reach all countries in Asia…
Concluding on their article in Special Issue of the Asia Pacific Journal Management with the focus on the theme of indigenous management research in Asia, authors concluded: 'Also, this Special Issue only covers three countries in Asia (i.e., China, Korea, and India), so we still know little about the indigenous phenomena in other Asian countries,… Continue reading Scholars highlight the need for indigenous management research to reach all countries in Asia…
Recent research in the Philippines highlights the contribution of indigenous knowledge and practices for sustainable management
Recent article highlights indigenous knowledge systems, practices can help promote forest sustainability through the practice of muyong in Ifugaos in Cordillera Mountains of the Philippines https://doi.org/10.1080/21513732.2015.1124453
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Start Sit Fantasy Players week 2
I'm back again with the start sit fantasy players week 2. After many surprises and injuries in Week 1, fantasy owners are assessing their rosters and scrambling to make up for their week 1 losses. Now that we have one week in the books and finally received some data to work with, I've tried to keep my Start or Sit choices to players that fantasy owners may be on the fence about and aren't as clear-cut. Let's get to it!
Jameis Winston, QB Bucs
Though we did not get to see the Bucs play in Week 1, don't be afraid to fire up Jameis Winston against a porous Chicago defense this week. Matt Ryan threw for 321 yards and a touchdown against them, while also running for an additional touchdown. The Bucs are anxious to take the field after having to postpone their matchup with Miami in the wake of Hurricane Irma.
Winston finished last season as the #10 overall fantasy quarterback and definitely, could best that this season, given his increased experience and the addition of deep threat Desean Jackson. He needs to work on taking care of the football, as he threw the 2nd most interceptions in 2016 (18). He shouldn't have any difficulty scoring fantasy points this week, which will help out his owners who were forced to stream QB in week 1.
Lamar Miller, RB Texans
Lamar Miller is a start in start sit fantasy players week 2. Here's why: I know that owners may not trust the Texans offense at all after their train wreck performance in Week 1 against Jags, but don't bail on Miller just yet. He rushed 17 times for 65 yards and snagged 2-of-2 targets for 31 yards, good for 11.6 points in PPR and 9.6 in standard scoring. That's good for 24th and 19th place overall for fantasy RBs in week 1. Not too bad for how it looked, but not exactly what owners wanted from their RB1.
I know that owners may not trust the Texans offense at all after their train wreck performance in Week 1 against Jags, but don't bail on Miller just yet. He rushed 17 times for 65 yards and snagged 2-of-2 targets for 31 yards, good for 11.6 points in PPR and 9.6 in standard scoring. That's good for 24th and 19th place overall for fantasy RBs in week 1. Not too bad for how it looked, but not exactly what owners wanted from their RB1.
Due to the Baltimore Ravens leaning heavily on their running backs last week after gaining a healthy lead, fantasy owners got to see the holes in the Cincinnati run defense. They gave up a combined 151 yards and one touchdown to the Baltimore running backs which represented the 10th most fantasy points given to the RB position in week 1. Lamar Miller is a volume-based RB2 with RB1 upside, as he will most likely be used extensively on the ground and through the air against the Bengals. In addition, there is no one challenging Miller for touches which isn't something you can say for many RBs. I know it feels like a risky play but will pay off.
John Brown, WR Cardinals
John Brown finished week 1 with nine targets (second on the team), but only hauled in four of those for 32 yards. If you didn't watch the game, most fantasy owners might not think twice about benching Brown in week 2 based on those stats. However, that would be a mistake. Most of the blame for Brown's low fantasy points falls to Carson Palmer's poor play. Palmer could not get in sync with his offense, making dangerous throws as well as misfiring with open receivers. Though it should be a factor that fantasy owners consider, Palmer, Fitzgerald, and Brown should all get back on track this week against an Indianapolis team that struggles on both sides of the ball.
The points to focus on are 1) his opportunity 2)his match up and 3) his targets. With David Johnson sidelined for most of the season (sad face, times infinity), Palmer will rely even more on his receivers and week 1 shows that he's looking for Brown often. They couldn't ask for a better match up to bounce back, as the Colts gave up 187 yards and one touchdown through the air to the LA Rams last week. That's the 6th most fantasy points given to the WR position in week one. Though Brown's soft tissue injuries should remain on fantasy owners' radar, his play making ability makes this week's match up too juicy to pass up. If he suits up, play him.
Pierre Garcon, WR 49ers
I often spoke of how undervalued Pierre Garcon was coming into the 2017 season, so this week is a prime opportunity to encourage fantasy owners to trust his production more after seeing him in week 1. Yes, he has a tough matchup versus Seattle, but they gave up 211 yards and one touchdown last week to the Green Bay receivers. That's good for the 5th most fantasy points given to the WR position in week 1. Richard Sherman shadowed Devante Adams for the majority of the game, limiting him to 47 yards. According to ProfootballFocus.com, Garcon faces Shaquill Griffin this week and could fare much better than fantasy owners predict.
Garcon finished last week as the 19th fantasy WR (PPR) and received the most targets on the team with 10. He converted six of those passes for 81 yards and is clearly the receiver to own in San Francisco. Drafted as fantasy owners WR3, he will continue to outperform his ranking and finish in the top 20-25 WRs in week 2.
Coby Fleener, TE Saints
Coby Fleener caught five passes for 54 yards and a touchdown in the Saints' week 1 bout with Minnesota. Most of the team struggled, but Fleener stayed consistent helping the offense down the field and then scoring their lone touchdown. While many posited that Tedd Ginn, Jr. would benefit the most from Willie Snead's suspension, it looks like Fleener may be the winner if last week is any indication.
This week, Fleener draws a New England Patriots defense that gave up 55 yards and a touchdown to the tight end position against Kansas City. That translated to just under 10 fantasy points for both KC tight ends, which is a solid performance at a position very hard to predict in fantasy. We are likely to see Brady bounce back in a big way this week after his shaky performance last week, so this could be a shootout. Thus, Fleener should get plenty of opportunities to help out his fantasy owners once again and is a great streaming option as well. Fleener comes in as a "start" in start sit fantasy players week 2.
Cincinnati Bengals Defense
If you watched any of the Houston Texans versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, you have a sense of why this is a juicy matchup to target in week 2. The Jags outperformed expectations, but it is safe to say that Houston is a hot mess. Their offensive line could not protect Tom Savage nor Deshaun Watson and totaled 10 sacks, with Calais Campbell breaking a franchise record with 3.5 sacks in a single game.
Tom Savage didn't do himself any favors, taking too long to make decisions and hesitancy to scramble or escape the pocket when needed. He completed just seven passes for 62 yards, no touchdowns, and coughed up two fumbles. The Texans sacked Savage six times in just the first half. Though the Texans hoped Deshaun Watson would fare better, he managed 12 completions for 102 yards, one touchdown, one interception, and one fumble. Better, but not exactly what you want to see from your quarterbacks in week 1. Watson isn't 100% healthy due to an ankle issue, but Texans announced him as the starter for Thursday Night Football. Cincinnati should be able to capitalize on this one and take advantage of a downtrodden Texans team on a short week.
Honorable mention: Jeremy Maclin, WR Ravens; Desean Jackson, WR Bucs
Kirk Cousins, QB Redskins
I'm hopeful for Kirk Cousins' overall fantasy production this season but need to advise fantasy owners to temper expectations after seeing the Washington offense struggled against Philadelphia in week 1. Cousins completed just 23 of 40 passes (57.5% completion rate) for 240 yards, one touchdown, one interception, and two fumbles. His offensive line struggled as well, giving up four sacks and allowed Cousins to be rushed/hit several times.
Washington faces the Rams this week, but it is difficult to discern the LA Rams true defensive potential since Indianapolis isn't much of an adversary right now. They held Scott Tolzien to 128 yards and he coughed up two interceptions and a fumble (that the Colts recovered). Jacoby Brissett only completed two passes for 51 yards once he took over. Cousins struggled to connect to Terrell Pryor and Jamison Crowder often overthrowing and not seeming on the same page. Jamison Crowder didn't look 100% and both receivers dropped several balls, clearly not helping out Cousins or the offense. I'm not confident that they find their groove this week against the Rams and he's best off on your bench if you have a better option. All that makes Cousins a sit in start sit fantasy players week 2
CJ Anderson, RB Broncos
CJ Anderson gained more of my confidence in week 1, getting the majority of the touches out of the Denver backfield. He ran 20 times for a total of 81 yards )and no touchdowns). Jamaal Charles rushed 10 times for 40 yards but fumbled late in the game. Many think this will be enough for Broncos to hold Charles to around 10 touches per game, giving Anderson the nod as the early down back. This could be true moving forward, but with Devontae Booker set to return as soon as week 3, I wouldn't be comfortable saying we have this backfield figured out.
Anderson may get the majority of the carries this week, but faces a Dallas defense that gave up just 35 rushing yards to the New York Giants in week 1. The Giants were playing from behind which impacted their decision to be more pass-heavy, but Anderson owners shouldn't underestimate the Dallas run defense. Most of the fantasy points that the Giants gave up to the RB position came through the air (Shane Vereen) and this would most likely be more of an opportunity for Jamaal Charles, not Anderson. The Giants defense is tougher than some think, so be warned.
Marvin Jones, WR Lions
I spent last preseason being the conductor of the Marvin Jones hype train, so needless to say, I like his talent. This just isn't the week to pull him off your bench. Owners may be tempted to put him in, hoping for a repeat performance (11.7 PPR points) and kicking themselves for not playing him last week. Pump the brakes. Detroit went to town on the Arizona Cardinals in week 1, racking up 213 yards and THREE touchdowns. Jones snagged two receptions for 37 yards and a TD. Week 1 showed that Matt Stafford possesses a lot of receiving weapons at his disposal (hello, Kenny Golladay) as well as a renewed effort to involve his running backs (Ameer Abdullah 18 touches, Theo Riddick seven targets). This means it will be difficult to predict when Jones may get enough targets to produce like his fantasy owners hope.
This week, Jones draws the New York Giants defense that allowed zero touchdowns and just over 100 yards to the Dallas Cowboys receivers in week 1. Owners shouldn't expect another TD from Jones against the Giants, thus limiting his upside and providing a pretty low floor. I'd look elsewhere for your WR3/flex this week.
Jack Doyle, TE Colts
The Indianapolis Colts offense is in a sad state of affairs without their franchise QB, Andrew Luck. Scott Tolzien and Jacoby Brissett (been with the team for mere weeks) aren't helping much at all. Though most (including me) had hoped that Jack Doyle would become a "safety blanket" for the struggling quarterbacks, Doyle received just three targets in their loss to the Rams in Week 1. He did the most with them, gaining 41 yards (good for 20.5 YPC) but that isn't enough to start him with confidence this week.
The Colts face an Arizona defense in week 2 that had difficulty stopping Detroit's wide receivers but held their tight end Eric Ebron to just nine yards on two catches. Honestly, match-up aside, I would be wary to start any of the Colts offensive players with the poor offensive line and quarterback play. Until Andrew Luck returns, this offensive unit will be hard to trust.
Honorable Mention: Emmanuel Sanders, WR Broncos
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Readings: Exodus 17:3-7; Romans 5:1-2,5-8; John 4:5-42
The readings this Sunday focus on Evangelization, the fourth sign of a dynamic Catholic. Thirst and water, spiritual dehydration and self-scrutiny, are the metaphors that focus on the central message of this Sunday. If you are thirsting for spiritual nourishment, there is good news for you this Sunday. The readings focus on the symbolism of thirst and water, leading us to self-scrutiny and our need for spiritual nourishment. The readings also help to connect with the first of three Scrutinies celebrated this Sunday with those elected for Baptism on the First Sunday of Lent. The Scrutinies are a time of soul-searching and repentance, during which the candidates for Baptism and us too seek to uncover all that is weak, defective or sinful in our lives. They also provide an occasion to strengthen our positive qualities. The symbolism of thirst and water is very central in all three readings. In the Exodus story, the Israelites are in the open desert. They are too thirsty and begin to complain to Moses who is instructed by God to strike a rock in order to get water for them to drink. If you have ever experienced dehydration, you know how deadly it can be. Almost 300 people in the US die annually of dehydration. 2.2 million children die of dehydration annually in the world. Body drought that causes "brain fog" is the strongest type of stress and depression. Spiritual dehydration is similarly fatal. Without spiritual nourishment we simply deteriorate from weakness to weakness until we die of sin spiritually.
In the Gospel, Jesus is at Jacob's well seated there in the mid-day sun and he is thirsty. A Samaritan woman arrives to draw water. Jesus who sees her spiritual dehydration asks the woman for some water to drink, but his intention is to use water to lead her to discover the best way to live; to discover her own spiritual thirst; her need for new life in Christ, the water of life. Jesus knows that she has quite a reputation in her village, having been married five times and living with a sixth man! In the course of an interesting dialogue, Jesus thirsts for her conversion, and gradually leads her to scrutinize herself, but goes further to tell her about her secret life. Though embarrassed at Jesus' scrutiny and insight into her private life, she is led gradually to confess that she knows that the Messiah – the Christ is coming, and when he comes he will tell us everything. At that point, Jesus reveals his true identity to her. "I who am speaking to you... I am he". She is first surprised and then becomes completely converted and accepts the water of life that Jesus offers to quench her spiritual thirst. This woman who first came for a jug of water, now discovers the best way to live. She puts the jug down and becomes a disciple and an apostle sent to her village where she tells her people: "Come and see", come and see the person who showed me the best way to live! So she goes home not only transformed but also refreshed after drinking the life-giving water that only Jesus can give. As we celebrate the first of three Scrutinies with the candidates for Baptism, the readings invite us too to scrutinize ourselves and so discover our spiritual thirst for the water of life before we become spiritually dehydrated. The message we take home this Sunday is threefold: 1) Like the Samaritan woman, this too is our day of Scrutiny, conversion and change. 2) Like the Samaritan woman we are led to discover that only Christ, Water of Life satisfies our spiritual thirst. 3) At the end of the Mass today, we too like the Samaritan woman are sent to invite others to "Come and see", to come and see someone who has shown us the best way to live so that they too may become the best version of themselves. Now, that is evangelization.
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Filed under: Math, personal | Tags: Math, personal, tiny revolutions, weird
I've been really busy with finals and haven't had time to finish a proper post, but wow is this amazing. The suggestion (not new, but very eloquently expressed) is to stop using , the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, and start using , the ratio of its circumference to its radius. (Spelled "tau", rhymes with "cow": do you know your Greek alphabet?) Pretty much every important use of is actually a use of : the circumference formula, integration in polar coordinates or around a circle, finding roots of unity, but also Gaussian/normal distribution stuff, Fourier transforms, and zeta function identities. Where there are exceptions, the insistence on using instead of obscures the nature of the equation: writing the area of a circle as instead of highlights the fact that it's the output of an integral, and though looks beautiful, it obscures its own meaning: complex exponentiation by corresponds to a rotation by 180 degrees or radians. If you write (or, as the author suggests, to preserve the "beauty"), you immediately see what the formula's getting at: is a periodic function with period corresponding to a rotation of the complex plane.
And if that weren't enough, look at this piece of beauty:
See how easy things could be?
Although has been around for a long time, changes in terminology do happen and math moves right along. I don't know what we would do if we still had to do group theory with Galois' original wordings of "substitutions" and "arrangements." So I think that among mathematicians, this could catch on pretty easily. It's easy to spread the meme, too — when you're presenting something, just start out with "let " and watch the daylight glimmer on people's faces.
But I'm not so sure that this could catch on in schools, which is where it is most needed. I'm a math major and I still take a few seconds to remember those godforsaken radian angle measures. It's annoying and breaks one's train of thought. Why do we expect school-age kids to have to jump through this hoop every time they do a trig calculation, which is pretty much all they're graded on? (another stupid thing about education, but I digress.) All it teaches them is that math is about memorization of arbitrary things. With , there's nothing to memorize: one-third of the circle is .
I just feel that there's considerable inertia in changing math curricula, especially over something as basic as this. The only reason we learn math at all is because Eisenhower and Kennedy decided to put a man on the moon. And because Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp. Putting into the curriculum would require schools to pay for new versions of these stupid things called "curriculum planners" and "textbooks." Quite frankly, that's not what American schools need to be spending their money on, and it's by no means even the biggest problem with math education. The author of the page I linked suggests that teachers introduce to teach kids critical thinking and show them that the best way to do something isn't always the way you're first taught. This sounds awesome — an actually interesting debate in a math classroom?! — but it seems like a teacher that did that would meet interference from higher up, on the grounds that it stifles kids' ability to communicate effectively (all math education being about communication, to people as diverse as cashiers and accountants).
On the other hand, the textbook-publishing lobby would love an excuse to publish a new edition. In addition, if becomes accepted in the math community, it's only a matter of time before education starts changing as well. Especially if the curriculum started to change so that it had more to do with actual math… wouldn't that be a treat.
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I am a historian trying to write a book on women scientists to inspire High School graduates to take up science as a career. I have two great mathematicians to write about and have got stuck with real numbers and Dedekind cuts. How do I simplify these things for fifteen-year-olds to inspire them to take up math? A tough job I am facing. Anyone willing to help?
I really liked this. But I wouldn't denote 2\pi with \tau, but with an encircled \pi, it is, just a \pi with a mark: it would be obvious that it's a variation of the same concept. But which mark? A circle surrounding the \pi with put enphasis on the relation of \pi with circles. I'm tempted to not use \pi again.


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Thanks to TruTrack Active Eye Tracking, SPECTRALIS® averages up to 100 B-scans live in front of your eyes even in an entire volume scan. This provides you with high resolution images from vitreous through to the choroid in order to pinpoint pathology.
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Android 4.0 was recently unveiled by Google and all Android users are hoping that their device will receive this new mighty software update. While many newer devices are slated to receive the update, older devices like the Nexus One, Hero or Desire share an unknown fate. Well, we don't know about all of them but Google's Hugo Barra has told the Telegraph that the Nexus One is too old to receive Ice Cream Sandwich, while the Nexus S will receive it in few weeks. I don't think Nexus One users should be disappointed considering the device is almost 2 yrs old and features an outdated GPU and CPU, as well as internal memory. But friends, look at the bright side, there are still developers who are working to port ICS to the Nexus One and other outdated Android devices. It might slow down your device but at least you can say you have ICS. I'm also a Nexus One user, and trust me, I'm ready to move forward and certainly won't be waiting for ICS to make it to my N1. Devices like the Desire and Hero will most likely also miss the chance to receive Android 4.0, so perhaps it's time you start looking at your contract to see if you're eligible for an upgrade.
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12 Apr Brian's Blog – Sunday April 12th
After 2 good meetings at Garthorpe so far, the Quorn come into town. As usual they stage 7 races over fences, and 2 Charity Flat races. Distances of the races are all 3 miles this year, over fences, and 1 1/2 miles for the flat races. This year there are a record number of trade stands to browse or spend, various food outlets and the 'Watering hole' bar. With the races being held on a Saturday, you will need something to do to entertain yourselves on the Sunday, so here's a suggestion. Bring the family and barbecue, plus a garden fork, back to the scene of the previous days racing, and join in the latest CRAZE, tredding back the divots, of the turf. While doing this, you can chat with the Quorn Committee Members, and perhaps get involved in the future. There is no better way to enjoy the Sunday mornings fresh air in the beautiful countryside of Leicestershire. Admission free! I will do my best to keep the rain away!!
Forgot to mention the MUSIC. The Quorn have a live band, playing in the Watering Hole straight after the last race. It should be fun, so stay and enjoy the party with myself and Mrs Crawford.
All bends and fences have been moved to fresh ground for this meeting. The race line will be in the middle of the course, the exception being wide down the hill next to the hedge. WATERING WILL TAKE PLACE IF NEEDED TO PROVIDE SAFE GROUND.
The first race is at 1.00pm on Saturday April 25th.
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Be Very Afraid: An interview with the CTO of database security at McAfee
Security should be on everybody's mind after the revelations of Chrome's password insanity and the claim that cloud computing companies may lose as much as $35 billion dollars because of the intelligence-gathering activities of our government. According to Slavik Markovich, the CTO of database security at McAfee, stupidity is the usual reason for security holes and our operating assumption should be that all our online actions are being recorded and monitored by a host of phantom listeners. They know that I published this blog post and they know that you have read it. They know everything about you and me.
Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything except the posters that were plastered everywhere. The black-mustachio'd face gazed down from every commanding corner. There was one on the house front immediately opposite. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said, while the dark eyes looked deep into Winston's own. … Behind Winston's back the voice from the telescreen was still babbling away about pig iron and the overfulfillment of the Ninth Three-Year Plan. The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard. There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time. But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to. You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.—1984 by George Orwell
As published in the 105th issue of the NoCOUG Journal (February 2013)
Slavik Markovich is vice president and chief technology officer for Database Security at McAfee and has over 20 years of experience in infrastructure, security, and software development. Slavik co-founded Sentrigo, a developer of leading database security technology that was acquired by McAfee in April 2011. Prior to co-founding Sentrigo, Slavik served as VP R&D and chief architect at db@net, a leading IT architecture consultancy. Slavik has contributed to open-source projects, is a regular speaker at industry conferences, and is the creator of several open-source projects like FuzzOr (an Oracle fuzzer) and YAOPC (Yet Another Oracle Password Cracker). Slavik also regularly blogs about database security at www.slaviks-blog.com.
Is my financial and medical information safe from the bad guys? After watching Die Hard 4, I'm not so sure, because it seems that bad guys can access, change, or erase anybody's information with a few keystrokes.
Although life is not a movie, and the situation is not quite as bad as Die Hard 4, it is not that good either. You can read about breaches with varying degrees of severity every week. While the "bad guys" require a bit more than a few keystrokes to access/change information, they have very sophisticated tools at their service. World-spanning global botnets, automated hacking tools, a flourishing underground market, and a strong financial incentive all motivate the "bad guys" to continue breaking into systems.
On the flipside, there have been many significant changes and improvements to the applicable regulations associated with protection of PHI and ePHI healthcare information. In addition, the enhanced enforcement of HIPAA, and the newer HITECH, regulations has increased the visibility of—and, arguably, attention to—affected organizations complying with these regulatory mandates. SOX, GLBA, and other financial regulations are intended to address the integrity and authenticity of financial records. So, the organizations keeping your records are forced to think about security.
I would also add that it isn't always "the bad guys" that cause data compromise—sometimes it's caused accidentally, either by human, or system(s), error. To summarize, if you are being targeted, I'd say that there is a pretty good chance that the hackers will succeed in compromising your details. On the other hand, your liability is limited, at least on the financial front.
Why is information security so poor in general? Is it because administrators and users—me included—are clueless about information security, or is it because the operating systems, databases, networks, languages, and protocols are inherently vulnerable, which makes our task much harder than it really ought to be?
Indeed, there is a big awareness issue when it comes to security. Users, developers, and administrators generally lack deep understanding of security and, as everybody knows, security is only as strong as your weakest link. The "bad guy" just needs one successful try on a single attack vector, while the security protections need to cover all bases, all the time. It's an asymmetric game where currently the "bad guys" have the advantage.
When specifically talking about "database security," the reality is that the overall risk posture for these systems, and the often highly sensitive and/or business-critical information they contain, is most often grossly underestimated by the respective organizations. A comparison can be made to what the famous 1930s bank robber Willie Sutton was often quoted as saying, when asked by a reporter why he robbed banks: "Because that's where the money is." The "bad guys" often target these databases, and the valuable data assets they contain, because they know that's where they can get the biggest bang for their buck (i.e., the highest return for their exploit efforts).
Also, the associated risk to them of being caught and subsequently penalized is very often quite low combined with the associated payoff (return) being quite high. So from an ROI perspective, their motivating rationale is abundantly clear.
Finally, if you were indeed "clueless" about security, you probably wouldn't be asking these types of targeted questions.
The analogy is that certain cars are the favorites of car thieves because they are so easy to break into. Why are salted password hashes not the default? Why are buffer overflows permitted? Why was it so easy for China to divert all Internet traffic through its servers for 20 minutes in April 2010? Why is Windows so prone to viruses? Is it a conspiracy?
My motto is "always choose stupidity over conspiracy." It goes back to the issue of lack of awareness. Developers that are not constantly trained on security will introduce security issues like buffer overflows or passwords stored in clear text or encrypted instead of hashed with a salt, etc. Some protocols were not designed with security in mind, which makes them susceptible to manipulation. Some targets are definitely softer than others.
At an absolute minimum, measures should be taken to harden the respective systems, as per the individual vendors' guidelines and instructions. Unnecessary system services and processes should be disabled to reduce the attack surface, appropriate access control mechanisms should be properly configured, critical system patching should be done on a regular basis, etc.
But, unfortunately, these minimal security measures are often insufficient to address the rapidly expanding threat landscape. System visibility, in as near real time as possible, is required. Automated user process monitoring, vulnerability assessment, event correlation, and accompanying security policy notifications/alerting for these systems needs to be provided.
Is the cloud safe? Is SaaS safe?
I do not believe that the cloud or the SaaS model is inherently more or less safe—it is just a different kind of safe. Depending on the organizations' risk appetite, they can be provided with the appropriate safeguards and controls to make implementation of private and public cloud-based services correspondingly "safe." Technological controls, as well as organizational and administrative controls, need to be tailored for these types of deployments.
It's also critical that the database security model be extensible and scalable to accommodate virtual and cloud-based environments.
Do we need better laws or should we trust the "enlightened self-interest" of industry? Enlightened self-interest—the mantra of Fed chairman Alan Greenspan—didn't prevent the financial collapse Will it prevent the digital equivalent of Pearl Harbor?
"Enlightened self-interest," by itself, is usually insufficient. At least it has been proven to be up to now. On the other hand, over-regulation would not be a good alternative, either. There has to be a happy medium—where government and private industry work together to promote a more secure environment for commercial transactions to occur, and where consumers' privacy is also protected. But, unfortunately, we're not there yet.
If not laws, how about some standards? Why aren't there templates for hardened operating systems, databases, and networks? Or are there?
There are numerous standards for applying security controls to these systems, including Center for Internet Security (CIS), which includes "hardening" benchmarks for a variety of different systems and devices, as well as the NIST 800 Series Special Publications that offer a very large set of documents addressing applicable policies, procedures, and guidelines for information security. In addition, most of the more significant IT product vendors provide specific hardening guidelines and instructions pertaining to their various products.
The problem is how to consistently measure and make sure that your systems do not deviate from the gold standard you set. Unfortunately, systems tend to deteriorate with use—parameters are changed, new credentials and permissions are introduced, etc. An organization without a consistent, proven way to scan systems is going to have issues no matter how close it follows the standards. A recent scan we did with a large enterprise discovered over 15,000 weak passwords in their databases. In theory, they followed very strict federal policies.
Who will guard the guards themselves? As an administrator, I have unlimited access to sensitive information. How can my employer protect itself from me?
There's a fundamental tenet in information security called "principle of least privilege," which basically says that a user should be given the necessary authorization to access the information they need to perform their tasks/job—but no more than that level of privileged access. In addition, there's another concept called "separation (or "segregation") of duties," which states that there should be more than one person required to complete a particular task, in order to help prevent potential error or fraud.
In the context of databases, this translates to not allowing users and administrators to have more access than is required for them to do their jobs—and for DBAs, that the DB administrative tasks will be monitored in real time and supervised by a different team, usually the information security team. A security framework that enforces these database access control policies is critical, because the inconvenient fact is, many compromises of DBs involve privileged access by trusted insiders.
While there is a much higher probability that someone who is not a DBA would try to breach the database, the DBA is in a much better position to succeed should he or she really want to do that.
If risk is the arithmetical product of the probability of an incident happening and the potential damage that incident could cause, then due to the latter factor, DBAs as well as other highly skilled insiders with access privileges pose a significant risk.
In 2007, Computerworld and other sources reported that a senior DBA at a subsidiary of Fidelity National Information Services Inc. sold 8.5 million records, including bank account and credit card details, to a data broker. An external hacker would find it very difficult to achieve this kind of scale without insider cooperation.
It is important, for security as much as for regulatory compliance reasons, to monitor and audit DBA activity. In fact, this should be done for all users who access the database. DBAs are the first to understand this. If you work in a bank vault, you know there are CCTV cameras on you. You want those cameras on you. DBAs are in a similar situation, and they understand this requirement completely.
What DBAs should not accept are solutions that hinder or interfere with the DBA's daily tasks—DBAs are primarily concerned with running databases efficiently. Any solution that jeopardizes this primary objective is counter-productive and doomed to fail anyway, because DBAs and other staff will find ways to circumvent it.
What DBAs should not accept are solutions that hinder or interfere with the DBA's daily tasks—DBAs are primarily concerned with running databases efficiently. Any solution that jeopardizes this primary objective is counter-productive and doomed to fail anyway, because DBAs and other staff will find ways to circumvent it.
At the risk of getting lynched by Journal readers, I have to ask your opinion about certification. Information Technology is the only profession whose practitioners are not subject to licensing and certification requirements. Can we really call ourselves "professionals" if we are not subject to any rules? Doesn't the cost-benefit analysis favor licensing and certification? Even plumbers and manicurists in the state of California are subject to licensing and certification requirements but not IT professionals. Do you advocate security certification?
Well—while there's certainly value in conducting user security awareness training and in promoting and achieving professional security certification, there are some issues. Like who would the accrediting body be? Who exactly needs to be certified? Will there be different levels of certification? Will each OS, DB, network device, application, etc., require its own distinct cert? It can quickly get very complicated.
But a shorter answer could be yes—I advocate security certifications.
In the novel 1984, George Orwell imagined that a device called a "telescreen" would allow "Big Brother" to listen to everything you said. The reality in 2013 is much worse since so much is digital, including my every message, phone call, and commercial transaction, and the cell phone is everybody's personal electronic monitoring bracelet. What steps should we take to protect ourselves in this brave new digital world?
One possible answer might depend on how much security an individual is willing to trade for a potential reduction of features and functionality. For example, when "location services" are enabled on your phone, a variety of enhanced proximity-based services are then available, like several kinds of mapping services, driving directions and conditions, identification of nearby retail outlets, restaurants, gas stations, etc.
In addition, you can also locate your phone if it gets lost, wipe it of its contents, and/or have emergency services find you to provide help. But you also potentially get location-based advertisements, and there's the specter of the device and application vendors (browser and service providers, too) aggregating and mining your various voice/data transmission location(s), for their own commercial purposes. The ongoing "privacy vs. commerce" battles involved in the "Do Not Track" discussions are good examples of these often-conflicting forces.
My personal assumption is that anything I publish on any network (text message, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) is public, no matter what settings it is published with. If I want to keep something private, I encrypt it. But, I'm willing to make privacy sacrifices in the name of convenience. I do use GPS; I do use Facebook and LinkedIn, etc.
Thank you for spending so much time with us today. Would you like to tell Journal readers a little about today's McAfee? What are your current products? What is in the pipeline?
Well, I'm glad you asked. The McAfee Database Security solution comprises a core set of three products that serve to scan, monitor, and secure databases:
- McAfee Vulnerability Manager for Databases, which automatically discovers databases on the network, detects sensitive information in them, determines if the latest patches have been applied, and performs more than 4,700 vulnerability checks.
- McAfee Database Activity Monitoring, which provides automatic, non-intrusive, and real-time protection for heterogeneous database environments on your network with a set of preconfigured security defenses, and also provides the ability to easily create custom security policies based on configurable, and very granular, controls. In addition, it has the capability to deliver virtual patching updates on a regular basis to protect from known vulnerabilities.
- McAfee Virtual Patching for Databases (vPatch), which protects unpatched databases from known vulnerabilities and all database servers from zero-day attacks based on common threat vectors, without having to take the database offline to patch it. Additionally, vPatch has been accepted as a "compensating control" in compliance audits.
The McAfee Database Security solution is also tightly integrated with McAfee's centralized security management platform, ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO), which consolidates enterprise-wide security visibility and control across a wide variety of heterogeneous systems, networks, data, and compliance solutions.
At McAfee, we do not believe in a silver bullet product approach. No security measure can protect against all attacks or threats. However, McAfee's Security Connected framework enables integration of multiple products, services, and partnerships for centralized, efficient, and effective security and risk management. ▲
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"I echo Bishop Matano of Burlington in calling this a tragic moment for Vermont. It is also a sign of an alarming trend nationwide. In the three states where physician-assisted suicide is now legal, doctors are called upon to destroy life, rather than to save life and provide much-needed comfort in times of pain and distress," Cardinal O'Malley said.
"The new Vermont law goes beyond that in place in Oregon and allows the state in the coming years to drop even the so-called 'safeguards' against abuse," Cardinal O'Malley said. "In the name of autonomy and empowerment, seriously ill patients in Vermont who cannot speak for themselves are at risk of becoming victims of this law."
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More than 200 premier brands will be setting up home at the NEC Birmingham, from 2nd – 5th March, to show off their wares at the industry's eagerly-anticipated event - kbb Birmingham 2014.
The show's organiser, UBM Live Built Environment, promises that a multitude of key brands from the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom arena will be joining a whole host of well-established international, component and appliance companies such as Laufen, Blum, Sensio and British Ceramic Tiles – and that the line up will include many familiar favourites, plus new brands to the show, such as Samat, Terrence Ball Kitchens and RotPunkt Kitchens. There will also be a packed seminar programme, which is being sponsored by Formica.
With many exhibitors set to unveil new product ranges at the show - including Teuco with its world-first hydroline technology (a new hydrotherapy system with whirpool jets completely hidden from view) and Stonearth (specialist in solid wood and natural stone, which will be launching new solid oak tables with sculpted and carved detail) the show is on course to be a winner.
To top this, the new kbb Birmingham website showcases many of these famous brands to their full. Sleek, sophisticated and elegantly designed, it sets the tone for the forthcoming show, which is clearly retaining its title as the UK's largest gathering of leading kitchen, bedroom and bathroom brands, all in one place. The website will home the latest names to join the line-up, interviews with industry experts, product of the week and the show floor plans. Finer details on exciting new show features, which include The Global Kitchen, will be confirmed in the coming months.
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Hello everyone! It's my turn to share a project for the OOAK Artisan Showcase blog! I have created a mixed media page today using inspiration from Jenn Engle, AKA Mixed Media Jenn and Deedee Catron.
I created this page using the over spray sheet I was using for another project lol. The orange is a Tim Holtz Distress Spray in Carved Pumpkin and the pink is Dylusions Cherry Pie. I added some texture with drywall mesh, stencils and gesso. I also painted some bubble wrap and used it as a stamp lol.
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This stamp is from Dina Wakely, and I colored her using my Portfolio Water-Soluble Pastels and blending them with just my finger. I stuck some burlap, some die cuts from Tim Holtz that I have painted black and black twine behind her after I splattered the piece with watered down gesso. The sentiment is one I found while grazing around the internet.
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Two of Sydney FC's young stars have been called into a week long taining camp with the Young Socceroos to help prepare for the upcoming AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers.
The squad selected by Head Coach, and former Sydney FC star himself, Ufuk Talay will also contest friendly matches against the Singapore U-20 National Team and a WA State Team.
Talay is eager to get the players together for the first time this year ahead of the upcoming qualification campaign.
"This week is about bringing players into our environment and see how they adapt to our playing style & philosophy," said Talay
"We have two quality games which we can observe the players with a view towards the (AFC U-19 Championship) qualifiers.
"Every player will get the opportunity to play, so for us it is very important to identify players that can do what we ask them to do," concluded Talay.
The Young Socceroos will face the WA State team at Perth Plasterboard Centre Stadium in Inglewood tonight (Wednesday 2 August), followed by a match against Singapore U-20 National Team on Friday, 4 August at Hartfield Park in Forrestfield.
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A window cleaning firm and its sole director have been fined for health and safety breaches after the company was employed to clean the windows at a nursing home.
The Health and Safety Executive successfully prosecuted Brian Stubbs (director) and Brian Stubbs & Company at Stafford Magistrates' Court after a window cleaner was observed standing on guttering on the outside of a balcony parapet wall on the third floor of St Joseph's Nursing Home, Lichfield Road, Stafford, in August 2014. An HSE investigation found that there was no suitable edge protection or other appropriate safety measures in place.
Mr Stubbs, of Westhead Avenue, Stafford, was fined a total of £660 and ordered to pay £867 costs after pleading guilty to breaching 3(1)(a) of The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999, while Brian Stubbs and Company was fined £660 and ordered to pay £846 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
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The Climate Depot, however, has thoroughly debunked each of those points and more which you can read here.
The founder of The Weather Channel and noted climate change skeptic John Coleman is appalled by the use of children in this alarmist propaganda:
"Right or wrong, using children to promote a point of view borders on immoral. Even knowing that climate change is not happening, it is far beneath my values to use children to promote this truth.
"The people who produced this video may believe that man-made climate change is underway and that the future of life on Earth is in the balance. They may feel the use of children to warn us about this is totally appropriate. If the people who produced this video don't know if man-made climate change is actually happening, but their income from government funding depends on it, so they come up with the idea of using children to make an emotional appeal, this would be shameful and border on abuse.
"I do not know which of the above situations is valid, but I know without a doubt that there is no significant threat to the future climate of Earth from the industrialized civilization we have created and the drastic climate changes predicted by the Al Gore clan and the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are not occurring and are based on an invalid theory. But I will not stoop to the use of children to promote my position."


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During this election season, I've been thinking quite a bit of Barbara Jordan. Let me now speak to you of Barbara Jordan.
Barbara Jordan was a black woman.
Barbara Jordan was a lesbian.
Barbara Jordan was a Texan.
Barbara Jordan was a United States Representative.
Barbara Jordan was brilliant beyond belief.
Barbara Jordan loved the Constitution of the United States of America.
Barbara Jordan could talk the stars from the sky and move dusty old white cowboys like LBJ to tears.
Barbara Jordan was what fellow Texan Molly Ivins (no slouch herself in the speechifying department) called the obvious casting choice for the voice of God.
Barbara Jordan spoke truth to power.
Barbara Jordan would have been put on the U.S. Supreme Court by Bill Clinton if she hadn't been dying at the time.
Barbara Jordan would have made one hell of a president. (She had a shot at being Jimmy Carter's vice president.)
Barbara Jordan would be happy to see that of the three people with a chance of becoming president this year, one was a woman and one was black. (She'd probably be a touch disappointed that they weren't the same person, but you take what you can get.)
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Yes, there will be another Pirates of the Caribbean!
I was going to blog about writing today, when I came across this article in People Magazine online about the new cast for the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie. I am sooo excited. Disney is thinking of this movie as being the first of a new trilolgy featuring Jack Sparrow.
Unfortunately Kiera Knightly and Orlando Bloom won't be in it. They've chosen a new actress to star alongside Depp as a siren of the sea: Astrid Bergès-Frisbey. She's from France and has starred in a few big roles before this. Penelope Cruz will also be in the new film.
On Stranger Tides is a historical fantasy novel written in 1988 by Tim Powers:
It is uncertain if they are going to use this tale for the movie, but I might pick up this book just incase.
What do think of these new developments? Can they make another Pirates movie exciting, or will it be the same old stuff rehashed? What do you think about a new triology?
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- Mia Hayson said...
No way!
Well I thought the last trilogy got a bit eh towards the end BUT a film with Jack Sparrow and a new plot sounds brilliant! The way they left it made me want more from him :~D
- April 26, 2010 at 12:03 PM
Ooh that's exciting. I am looking forward to it despite not having watched third movie (even with the cliffhanger in the second). :D
- April 26, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Alexandra Shostak said...
I already had heard rumors about this, though not about the new actresses, but it is certainly fun to see it confirmed! Jack is my favorite character (I think everyone's, really) so movies about him will do really well!
- April 26, 2010 at 12:33 PM
- Lindsey Duncan said...
I think if they cut back and confine themselves to a less labyrinthine plotline, it could be very good. For me, the first film had about as much complexity as you can fit in the visual media. (The second, too, I suppose, except that it didn't all tie off.)
- April 26, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- Summer Frey said...
Not a big Pirates fan. Johnny Depp has gotten so overdone that I can't stand to see him anymore. But I'm glad Orlando Bloom and Keira won't be in it--2 more actors I don't like...
I'm sounding like a bah humbug, huh? I'm sure I'll end up seeing this movie anyway. Who knows, maybe with a better plot and less camp, I'll actually like it.
- April 26, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Angie said...
You know, I hated the second movie so much that I didn't watch the third one. In fact, I can't even watch the first one anymore. I think it's kind of sad, but that movie just ruined the whole experience for me. :(
- April 26, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Theresa Milstein said...
I only saw the first one, so I can't comment about whether they can do it again. Losing those two big stars is a pretty big blow.
- April 26, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- India Drummond said...
Oooh.. that sounds like some good, clean fun!
- April 26, 2010 at 1:57 PM
- Tracy Loewer said...
We're huge PotC fans at our house, so this is great news for us!
- April 26, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Saumya said...
YESSSSSSSSSSS. Was just watching the first one this weekend!! I know everyone loves Jack Sparrow, but Orlando Bloom also makes me weak :)
- April 26, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Talli Roland said...
Ooh, I love Johnny Depp. Yay!
- April 26, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Nicole Zoltack said...
It wouldn't make sense to have Will and Elizabeth in more movies. They completely finished their story line.
I'll probably watch the new trilogy but I must admit that the second and third weren't nearly as good as the first one. I almost think they tried to do to much, the plot was too convoluted.
- April 26, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Kelsey said...
I have to admit I don't like this idea very much. I thought the last Pirates of the Carribean was extremely long and a bit dull at times. If they continue on with the Pirates movies, I can only imagine it will get worse.
Although I DO love Johnny Depp, so we'll see!
- April 26, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- Katie said...
Yay for a new pirates movie! I'm excited :)
- April 26, 2010 at 6:06 PM
- Jaydee Morgan said...
I loved the first, didn't mind the second and hated the third - but still am a Jack Sparrow fan :)
I'd probably watch if they made another.
- April 26, 2010 at 8:50 PM
- Roland D. Yeomans said...
Good news. After the fountain of youth and beyond. Thanks for the heads-up.
Have a week of unexpected, happy surprises. If you ever wondered why I entitled my blog, WRITING IN THE CROSSHAIRS, I answered the question in my latest post.
May only beauty come your way this year, Roland
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