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The enemy is already within. The flood gates are open. Can GE recover?

Paul Hobcraft

It is then through managing your future development, mostly through research and development, that when combined with a sound acquisition strategy, that you believe will then augment your present internal growth and look to sustain the business. There was a growing denial set in by all that steady reassuring news.

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Rethinking Security for the Internet of Things

Harvard Business Review

The growing Internet of Things — the connection of physical devices to the internet — will rapidly expand the number of connected devices integrated into our everyday lives. The internet is built on open standards. Train engineers to apply existing systems-engineering tools to security threats.

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The Bash Bug Is a Wake-Up Call

Harvard Business Review

Also known as the Shellshock bug, the software flaw exploits a vulnerability in a standard piece of software code called the Bash Shell, whose functions give users command over computer systems that are based on Linux and Unix. That means attackers can take control of your systems and run any command they wish.

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Bots Won’t Just Help Us Buy Stuff. They’ll Help Us Become Better Versions of Ourselves

Harvard Business Review

Selvesware invites workers and managers to digitally amplify their talents and attributes, while monitoring and minimizing weaknesses. executive whose 360-degree performance reviews point to a brusque and alienating communication style. Insight Center. Putting Data to Work. Sponsored by Accenture.

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See Your Company Through the Eyes of a Hacker

Harvard Business Review

What these attacks – together with breaches to defense, law-enforcement, and military-contractor networks – reveal is that our cyber-security efforts over the last two decades have largely failed, and fixing this will require the attention not only of security officers and IT teams, but also of boards and CEOs.

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The Innovative Mindset Your Company Can’t Afford to Lose

Harvard Business Review

He was dealing with diabetes-related medical devices that communicated poorly — or not at all — with mobile devices and the rest of the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT). They are not completely alone in the race to development (Medtronic is working on a similar system) and they will need regulatory approval.

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How Managers Can See the Future More Clearly

Harvard Business Review

Leaders must remove all doubt that everyone needs to develop the skills and behaviours that will achieve something novel and special. In its 1980s “Quality is Job 1” campaign, Ford delegated key decisions to teams of workers instead of single managers. Suppose the management lens was smeared, even opaque.