Tag - Lessons

Ransomware Attack on Change Healthcare: Lessons and Risks

Originally published by CXO REvolutionaries. Written by Tamer Baker, CTO in Residence, Zscaler. You may recall, in February, Change Healthcare announced that threat actors affiliated with BlackCat/ALPHV had breached their organization. The adversaries executed a ransomware attack affecting critical operations in its care authorization and billing portals. Change has...

“Now What” lessons from the Virginia election – Conservative Partnership Institute

“Now What” lessons from the Virginia election – Conservative Partnership Institute

The deciding factor in Virginia’s GOP sweep of Richmond was parents fed up with the radical leftist anti-parent agenda that was loudest in Loudoun County. But Loudoun itself — where 44% of households only have 1 or 2 residents and the median age is 36 – still voted blue. Families are the key. School boards are the key to the parents. Young, single voters still don’t...

Interns Teach Virtual Lessons in Kenya

Video Credit: NASA/Dennis Brown, TechLit Africa When it comes to inspiring the next generation, NASA interns know no bounds. Interns at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland taught students 7,600 miles away in Mogotio, Kenya, but thanks to technology, they didn’t travel a single mile. Collaborating with TechLit Africa — a non-profit organization that teaches...

Lessons From 2018: Republicans Must Deal With Climate Change

Lessons From 2018: Republicans Must Deal With Climate Change

While climate change may not be a top-tier issue for many older Americans, it certainly is for millennials, who will soon be the nation’s largest voting bloc. On the environment, the GOP is splintering along generational lines. Over the past two years, 23% of young Republicans abandoned the GOP for the Democratic Party. Importantly, those who remain support carbon...

Automation is Key: Lessons from Microsoft Exchange

Originally published by Oasis Security. Written by Amit Zimerman, Co-founder & CPO, Oasis Security. Last week, the DHS Cyber Safety Review Board, established by President Biden, released a scathing report exposing critical oversights by Microsoft that enabled the targeted cyberattack by Chinese hackers on top-tier US government officials’ email accounts...

Black male teachers’ lessons to the next generation of educators – Scalawag

The place of Black men in higher education, both as students and as educators, has always been precarious—even before the pandemic. A U.S. Department of Education report found in 2016 that Black men made up just 2 percent of the nation’s teaching workforce, representing the lowest population group in education.  As the realities of the pandemic set in last...

Celebrating College Signing Day 2024: Spotlighting Two NAF Seniors Who Share Their Academy Memories; Lessons Learned; and Advice for Current Students

Spring signifies a time of new beginnings. It’s a time for reaping the benefits of seeds that have been planted, and acknowledging all the hard work and preparation that has gone into the journey. To mark National College Decision Day (or College Signing Day) 2024, NAF is thrilled to spotlight this significant milestone for our high school students. Meet two NAF...

Lessons from Southern tenant union wins – Scalawag

Despite an eviction moratorium that was intended to keep people housed during the pandemic, landlords filed more than 95,000 evictions in just eight major cities across the South last year.  With the passing of the most recent stimulus bill, Senate Democrats approved more than $45 billion in rental and mortgage assistance, but it won’t be enough to stave off...