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The Rise of Smartphone-Fueled, Social-Media-Addicted Smartphone Zombies

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak to the IASA Northeastern Conference on a favorite topic of mine of late — Privacy and Data Breaches in the workplace. Of course, that sounds kinda of boring. So my presentation is actually called the title of this post: “The Rise of Smartphone Fueled, Social Media Addicted Workplace Zombies.” Much catchier right? Speaking before the Insurance Accounting & Systems Association (IASA) Northeastern Chapter at their 54th Annual Regional Conference was great fun though. In my talk, I highlighted items like Business E-mail Compromise scams, Ransomware, and yes, even workplace zombies. What do I mean by that? Well, too many of us (including me at times) stare at our phones and sometimes respond to e-mails or click without thinking.  (Think Before You Click would make the name of a good book; fortunately, I wrote a chapter in that very book a while back.) Protecting workplace data IS about thinking. It’s about protecting ...