The Mighty Memo

There once was The Mighty Memo,

That you’d type nice and neat.

Telling all your colleagues,

The time and place to meet.

 

Make it look official,

With your autograph.

Walk it to the mailroom,

And find the mimeograph.

 

Make enough copies,

For each and every one.

Place it in their mailbox,

That’s how you got it done.

 

Then came email and texting,

And oh, it was a breeze.

Send it all at once,

And save a few trees.

 

Those had their own glitches,

Things that brought tears.

Reply All and abbreviations,

‘Did they read that?’ was the fear.

 

Instant and immediate,

No way to take it back.

Wishing you didn’t click it,

To avoid all the flack.

 

So here’s to the Mighty Memo,

Direct and to the point.

Delivered to those who need it,

Not to disappoint.

 

ps

 

Resources:

• D'oh! The Most Disastrous E-Mail Mistakes
• Reply All: The Button Everyone Loves to Hate

 

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5 Stages of a Data Breach

One thing I’ve noticed over the last couple years is that there are 5 Stages of a Data Breach:

Denial: We do not believe these attacks breached our critical servers.

Anger: We want to make it clear that we take security seriously!

Bargaining: We’d like to offer our affected customers a credit monitoring service.

Depression: We wish we could have done things differently.

Acceptance: Well, it just shows that no one is safe from hackers.

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Radio Killed the Privacy Star

With apologies to The Buggles and the 12 other bands that have covered this song:

RFID out there is always watching you,
Staying awake intent at tuning in on you.
When I was young I never thought it would come true.

Oh-a-oh

They put a chip on things and never let you be.
Your data gathered up with new technology,
Yes, there’s Security but problems we can see.

Oh-a-oh

They track your movement.
Oh-a-oh

What did you show them?

Radio killed the privacy star.
Radio killed the privacy star.

Sensors can even smell your farts.
Oh-a-a-a-oh

And now we meet with our Bluetooth headset’s glow,
See toll booth baskets and it seems so long ago,
And you remember when networks were so slow.

Oh-a-oh

This ain't the first one.
Oh-a-oh

Won't be the last one.

Radio killed the privacy star.
Radio killed the privacy star.

In my mind and in my car, we can't escape we've gone too far.
Oh-a-aho-oh,
Oh-a-aho, oh.

Radio killed the privacy star.
Radio killed the privacy star.
In my mind and in my car, we can't escape we've gone too far.
Sensors can even smell your farts, put the blame on Tesla.

You were a privacy star.
You were a privacy star.
Radio killed the privacy star.
Radio killed the privacy star.
(fade)

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Resources

• Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star Live 2004
• National biometric pub list use 'explodes'
• NFL Beefs Up Super Bowl Security Tech
• Arrest Made in Bellagio Robbery
• With privacy issues waning, RFID begins ramp up
• Privacy Act doesn't cover pokie biometrics
• Hello, Big Brother: Digital sensors are watching us
• This time, Big Brother really is watching – but do you care?
• For foreign assets, Big Brother really is watching
• BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING EAST-END COMMUTERS
• Workers will now be tagged with a biometric database. Don’t say we did not warn you
• D.C. expanding public surveillance camera network
• We’re being watched
• Big Brother is watching
• Ski resorts storm the slopes with new apps
• Courts drawing line against warrantless phone data searches?

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