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Security Posture Annual Check-ups!
Hello entrepreneurs and small business owners, have you done your 2023 cybersecurity resiliency annual check-ups?

A security assessment is based on the following three pillars; what you know, what you have, and what you are.

Cybersecurity Posture - CSIGRC Risk management and cybersecurity posture are very important for your organization regardless of the number of employees, and digital info.

Today, 92% of security breaches are the result of human error. Provide security awareness training to your staff and reduce up to 78% of cybersecurity disasters.
Give awareness, change behaviour, and evaluate the security of your organization.
Educate, and empower users to detect, monitor, and stop phishing attacks.
Although the social engineering techniques are not new, the thread actors know that it is inexpensive to operate, and it sure works. Offer security awareness program to understand social engineering.
Use the best practice security policies to include password protection rules, and regulations.

Contact us - CSIGRC We offer Risk Management Plan, Vulnerability Assessment, and Gap Analysis with a focus on your small business. Protect your organization!

Say what you mean, mean what you say!
Assertive communication is a much more effective way to react or respond. A simple rule is that aggressive communication is saying "You." For example, "You are lazy," "You are not responsible," etc. You're pointing the finger. Assertiveness, on the other hand, focuses more on "I."
In today's business world, especially with the onset of social media and reduced face-to-face interaction, it's hugely important to use every opportunity for enhanced communications.
Being open, honest, authentic and assertive ensures that every interaction with your colleagues, employees, team members, etc. builds trust and meaningful conversation.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/01/17/the-fifth-commandment-of-highly-effective-leadership-be-an-assertive-communicator/?sh=3aeecef94864

A call for unity in cybersecurity!

The productivity benefits that have been achieved with the significant move to an online environment have been massive.

They have yielded hugely positive outcomes across the globe to support positive outcomes: from cities where they make getting from point A to point B much more efficient and ensure that services can be delivered at speed and scale …

The question then becomes, of course, what we ought be doing to better protect ourselves, our families, and our economic opportunities online.
https://www.ironnet.com/blog/a-call-for-unity-in-cybersecurity

The Post-Digital Era!

In the post-Digital world, differentiation comes from applying digital in powerful new ways.

The technologies needed to innovate and differentiate go beyond the foundational adoption of digital tools and concepts.

It’s an era where building trust with customers, employees, business partners and communities through a responsible approach to technology is the top priority for all C-suite executives who want to grow and succeed.

https://www.accenture.com/us-en/blogs/technology-innovation/daugherty-digital-transformation

The Post Digital Era is Coming | Accenture Paul Daugherty discusses the Technology Vision 2019 theme and trends.

Consumers want to trust their data is in good hands!

In a new cookie-free world, it’ll be out of the question for companies to store data and apply personal recognition the way they have been...

This speaks to an important pain point that’s holding back 91 percent of companies. As Van der Wijk explains, “Unlike tech-driven companies like Boldking and Google, most businesses still operate with an outdated governance model. The problem: too many departments that completely ignore each other and leaders who maintain that way of working. As a slow mastodon, you lose out to companies that can adapt and transform quickly, and can therefore anticipate consumers’ needs and cater to them perfectly.”

https://www.accenture.com/nl-en/blogs/insights/truthfulness-transparency-technology

Truthfulness, transparency and technology | Accenture The majority of companies are not fully prepared for a cookie-free world. Learn how you can prepare and embed transparency in your company.

Trust in digital technology will be the internet next frontier!

The future of digital distrust

As the boundaries of the digital world expand, and more people become familiar with internet technologies and systems, their distrust will grow.

Data, democracy and the day job

Even now, the reasons for collective unease about technology are piling up.

https://www.macleans.ca/society/trust-in-digital-technology-will-be-the-internets-next-frontier/

Trust in digital technology will be the internet's next frontier - Macleans.ca Opinion: If today’s technology giants don’t do anything to address the public's unease, they might start looking for more trustworthy systems

Digital Trust Around the World!

The pandemic has forced rapid digitalization all around the world.

Schools have transformed to support online learning, many jobs have become entirely remote, and automation has accelerated in a wide array of industries.

To build trust in the digital systems that connect us all, it is essential first to understand how people do (or don’t) trust their digital ecosystems today.

Environment, Experience, Attitudes, and Behavior

https://hbr.org/2021/02/how-digital-trust-varies-around-the-world

How Digital Trust Varies Around the World A new study maps attitudes, behaviors, environment, and user experience across 42 economies.

Tolerance In Uncertain Times!

As humans, we are hardwired to crave order and certainty.

Our brains have structurally and chemically evolved to perceive uncertainty as a threat to our physical and emotional well being.

Our default methods for mitigating this anxiety – seeking reassurance...

Assess your intolerance of uncertainty.

Dance with the unknown.

Practice acceptance.

Broaden your horizon.

Set small goals.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/11/16/improving-your-tolerance-of-uncertainty-to-thrive-in-uncertain-times/?sh=6fcc494e6e9e

Council Post: Improving Your Tolerance Of Uncertainty To Thrive In Uncertain Times Just as our brains can be trained to worry and catastrophize, they can also be trained to not only tolerate but flourish amid uncertainty.

The speed at which evolution is happening during the digital era is a double-edged sword.
The internet has helped bridge gaps between societies and individuals across the globe by providing access to an enormous wealth of knowledge.
At the same time, due to its more impersonal nature, it has widened the gap that was once filled by personal, face-to-face relationships and communication.
As we accelerate toward the future of digital, businesses need to develop and adhere to a Culture of Empathy. In a user-led digital society, successful digital projects start with empathy.
https://crowdfavorite.com/culture-of-empathy-leads-to-successful-digital-projects/

A Culture of Empathy Leads to Successful Digital Projects Crowd Favorite is doing the work to elevate the future of the digital experience, by focusing on a culture of empathy and user experience.

Video conferencing, emails, and remote working have become not only the norm, but the expectation of 2020. We’ve replaced in-person interactions and fully immersed ourselves in the online world. While adapting to this new environment, one aspect of humanity that is declining is empathy.

Empathy is the ability to understand and relate to the feelings of others. Specifically in business, empathy is an aspect of emotional comprehension, a staple for great leadership.
Empathy can be taught. Here is some advice for improving empathy in a majorly digital world:
https://www.servantleadershipinstitute.com/articles/2020/10/15/empathy-in-a-digital-world

Empathy in a Digital World Video conferencing, emails, and remote working have become not only the norm, but the expectation of 2020. We’ve replaced in-person interactions and fully immersed ourselves in the online world. While adapting to this new environment, how does servant leadership overcome the decline of empathy?

Alberta Prime Resources and Mindfulness in Digital Era!
As recently as seven years ago, mindfulness was not a commonly known concept.
Today, it’s becoming a much bigger part of the mainstream notion of health.
Back then, Gordhamer says, “You had to explain what you meant about mindfulness. And in some ways, it’s not even the best word because it sounds like your mind is full, as if your mind is full of things.
That is why so often when I talk about mindfulness, I talk about the word ‘presence.’”
https://www.24life.com/how-to-live-mindfully-in-the-digital-age/

How to Live Mindfully in the Digital Age - 24Life Mindset - Wisdom 2.0 founder Soren Gordhamer shows how to do it.

The link between happiness and a strong social network!
But what happens when we graduate out of the formal classroom? How do we reclaim that “sacred space” and allow ourselves to find flow in an overly mediated world?
Most of us struggle to manage our connection to technology in a way that feels healthy and balanced, often at the peril of our personal relationships and even our own sanity.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/05/tech/web/can-technology-make-us-happier/index.html

Blissfully wired: 10 rules for digital happiness | CNN Business Blissfully Wired: 10 Rules for Digital Happiness

Small Business? Why Cybersecurity Must Be Priority #1?

Hackers Capitalize on Panic

The Pace of Cyber Attacks Is Increasing

Hackers Have Big Appetites for Small Businesses

Limited Resources Make Small Businesses More Vulnerable

How to Prioritize Cybersecurity?

https://www.rightnetworks.com/blog/why-cybersecurity-must-be-prioritized-infographic/

Why Cybersecurity Must Be Priority #1 [Infographic] - Right Networks Why Cybersecurity Must Be Priority #1 [Infographic] - Security - Right Networks

21st Century Skills!
Every modern employee seeking a great position should be aware of 21st-century skills that are universal and can be applied in any sphere.

This information will be highly relevant to you if you are starting your career path or want to land a different job.

It’ll be useful for performing at work and building a professional resume.
What Are 21 Century Skills?

https://www.successconsciousness.com/blog/business/how-to-be-a-good-worker-in-any-field/

21st Century Skills: How to Be a Good Worker in Any Field It's not enough to have a good set of professional skills to land a decent and well-paid position. Employers pay attention to people's soft skills even more.

Digital technology has revolutionized how we live, work, learn and interact with others.

Today’s students have grown up with digital technologies...Because of this, educators often feel that students are fully competent in this area.

Often, this is not the case...

Teaching digital citizenship helps to ensure that students think critically, behave safely, participate responsibly, and maintain their health and wellness in the digital world.

https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/backgrounders/digital-citizenship-ethics

Digital Citizenship & Ethics Educational Resources: Digital citizenship is about thinking critically, behaving safely, and participating responsibly and ethically in the digital world.

A Responsible Digital Citizen!

Respecting others is a good start, as is taking care of your privacy online

Respect for others and yourself

Digital is forever

Privacy protection

https://www.techradar.com/news/how-to-be-a-responsible-digital-citizen

How to be a responsible digital citizen Respecting others is a good start, as is taking care of your privacy online

Learning has no age limit!
https://youtu.be/Fkd9TWUtFm0

A 12-year-old app developer | Thomas Suarez Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.Most 12-year-olds love pla...

Protect Your Data Before You Get Rid of Your Computer

Your personal computer may have a lot of sensitive information on it. Before you get rid of your old computer, delete your personal information from the hard drive so it doesn’t end up in the hands of an identity thief. Here’s how.

-Back Up Your Information

-Sign Out of Accounts, Disconnect Devices, and Erase Your Hard Drive

-Safely Dispose of Your Computer

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-protect-your-data-you-get-rid-your-computer

How To Protect Your Data Before You Get Rid of Your Computer Before you get rid of your old computer, delete your personal information from the hard drive so it doesn’t end up in the hands of an identity thief.

20 Canadian Entrepreneurs Who Personify Perseverance!
https://canadiansinternet.com/canadian-entrepreneurs-perseverance/

20 Canadian Entrepreneurs Who Personify Perseverance ⋆ Canadian businesses are not backing down from the challenge of reinvention. These 20 entrepreneurs are fine examples of grit, adaptability and perseverance.

Why Digital Design is Important?

Digital design affects the way we work, learn, shop, and socialize.

Digital designer's creation live on digital platforms like websites or applications. Some include things like:

PDF graphics for content like white papers or reports

Website graphics and layouts

Interactive elements like buttons

Infographics

Wireframes and prototypes

Digital ads

https://kenzie.snhu.edu/blog/what-is-digital-design-and-why-is-it-important/

What is Digital Design and Why is it Important? - Kenzie Academy Buckle up and get ready to learn about digital design and all the ways it helps make our digital lives easy, breezy, and beautiful.

How Your Resume Can Comply With Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)!

Most resumes will be reviewed and scanned by machines before they are read by people.

Many organizations use Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to manage recruitment processes.

ATS’s can quickly screen resumes using keywords, skills, abilities, experience and qualifications.

To ensure that your resume passes the ATS, the guidelines to comply with are as follows:

https://www.thriveyard.com/infographic/how-your-resume-can-comply-with-applicant-tracking-systems/

How Your Resume Can Comply With Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) – Infographic | ThriveYard How Your Resume Can Comply With Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) – Infographic

It’s an exciting time at the Alberta Prime Resources!
Join us to celebrate the 6th birthday and a chance to build or upgrade your small business virtual office, free of charge.
Only small businesses in Alberta will have the chance of a random draw for a new client every week, for the next 9 weeks.

Have we lost our patience or got hooked to the speed?
When it comes to user experience, a website’s loading time is one of the deciding success factors.
The patience of visitors is steadily decreasing.
Most of them will abandon a site if it doesn’t load within 3 seconds.
For a business that means lost sales, leads, and opportunities. It’s a real sales killer.
https://www.hostingmanual.net/3-seconds-how-website-speed-impacts-visitors-sales/

3 Seconds: How Website Speed Impacts Visitors and Sales Regardless of the importance of this aspect, online When it comes to user experience, a website's loading time is one of the deciding success factors. The patience of visitors is steadily decreasing. Most of them will abandon a site if it doesn't load within 3 seconds. For a business that means...

The Top 100 Companies For Remote Jobs!

The top career fields offering this kind of work are computer/IT, medical/health, sales, education/training and customer services.

“The remote job market often mirrors the wider job market as a whole, which is why we see fields like medical and health, and computer and IT with the most remote jobs,” said Brie Reynolds, Senior Career Specialist at FlexJobs...

Five of the most popular work-from-home job titles include accountant, engineer, teacher, writer and consultant. Some of the fastest-growing remote career categories include math/economics, insurance and nonprofit/philanthropy.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2019/01/15/work-from-home-2019-the-top-100-companies-for-remote-jobs/?sh=67c5ea7f1544 #510966141544

Work From Home 2019: The Top 100 Companies For Remote Jobs As telecommuting becomes easier, more companies are offering remote jobs...and that illusive work-life balance.

Modesty and your ability to achieve your full potential as an entrepreneur!
In fact, a certain degree of modesty can be vitally important — essential, even — to your ability to achieve your full potential as an entrepreneur.
Arrogance means inflexibility, and inflexibility in business inevitably means stagnation and ruin, usually in a fairly short order.

A degree of professional modesty, on the other hand, can temper your more assertive and outgoing traits, and allow you to be dynamic rather than rigid, in the face of the always-dynamic, and ever-changing world of business.
https://leadgrowdevelop.com/power-modesty-3-success-tips-digital-entrepreneurs/

The Power Of Modesty – 3 Success Tips For Digital Entrepreneurs If you’re asked to think about what kind of traits contribute greatly […]

Start a New Business With the Future in Mind!

Successful entrepreneurs don’t follow the herd but anticipate the needs of the market earlier than the competition.
The automobile gave rise to a global network of small businesses, such as parts makers, dealerships, and service centres. The Internet has spawned a host of online companies,...
1. Data Crunching
6. Body Part Making
9. Car Charging Station
12. Greenhouse Gas Auditors
20. Cybersecurity & Privacy Protection Firm
24. Vertical Farming
28. Mobile Marketing Consulting
35. Smartphone Repair Services
https://smallbusinessconnections.com.au/50-best-trending-future-small-business-ideas-for-2020-2030/

SBC Media - small business news, trends and tips We delivers the latest small business news, industry reports, trends and tips to business owners, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders in the SME sector.

The habit of understanding is made up of two parts: understanding others and being understood. Importantly, in this order.

Stephen R. Covey suggests that in order to learn the habit of understanding, you need to put yourself in the role of a reliable translator...

Try to isolate yourself from your emotions and focus on what you hear. Take your “glasses” off and put them on someone else...

https://habitsmastery.com/the-art-of-understanding-and-being-understood-part-ii/

The art of understanding and being understood - part II The art of understanding and being understood - part II To understand The habit of understanding is made up of two parts: understanding others and being understood. Importantly, in this order. So - first I have to know how to understand,

Adopt the Japanese Approach to Accepting Life’s Challenges, “Ukeireru”!
Life since the coronavirus pandemic has been a lot to swallow.

“Sometimes it’s necessary to accept who you are, what you do, and what society does to you,” explains Masato Ishida, Ph.D...
Ukeireru goes beyond self-acceptance. It’s about accepting the realities that surround you, too – your relationships, your roles in the communities you’re a part of,...
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-adopt-the-japanese-approach-to-accepting-life-s-challenges-ukeireru?utm_source=pocket_discover

How to Adopt the Japanese Approach to Accepting Life’s Challenges, “Ukeireru” Experts explain how the concept may help you overcome almost anything.