Industry Roundup for Friday, 2-23-2018
In this week’s Industry Roundup we take a peek into prepping for the future, growing pains of technology, a Nat Geo grand storytelling journey, and keylogger malware affecting over 2000 WordPress sites.
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How to Best Prep Your Career for the Future?
The future may seem a far distance away, but before you can blink, BAM it comes racing at you. If you’re prepared for it, you’ll likely embrace the dynamic nature of a moment in time. If you’re still stuck on past thoughts and a bit overwhelmed by the complexity of today, you may need to read this insightful article.
Keeping an Open Mind with Consumer Care and Technology
Whenever new technology steps through the front door of an organization, there are going to be some growing pains. This is especially true of organizations that require simultaneous person-centered care that relies heavily on trust. This article reflects on lessons learned in the healthcare industry as it moves into a system that incorporates digital resources, team-based care, and proactive strategies.
Retracing the Steps of Earth’s Original Discovery
Meet, Paul Salopek, a Nat Geo Society Fellow who has set out on the walk of a lifetime, or as he named it: The Out of Eden Walk. He has set out from Africa on a storytelling journey that follows the footsteps of the first human migrations out of Africa during the Stone Age.
Keylogger Malware Affecting over 2000 WordPress Sites.
Watch out world, we’ve got a keylogger issue on hand. It’s part of a malicious package that installs more than you bargained for in the open source WordPress content management system. It also installs an in-browser cryptocurrency miner that oh-so craftily then runs on the computers of people visiting the infected sites.