Cybercriminals increasingly employ sophisticated tactics in their online disruptions, costing organizations $2.9 million every single minute. Research from RiskIQ also found that major businesses lose an average of $25 per minute because of data breaches alone. According to IBM, it takes 280 days to discover and contain the average cyber-attack, which costs an average of $3.86 million. Nefarious characters behind a keyboard are not the only source of threats complicating cyber … [Read more...]
Driving for Uber Between Gigs Pads Freelancers’ Wallets – And Occupies Their Free Time
Freelancers have long sought side gigs to generate extra income when work is slow. But taking on extra jobs always raises the risk of lost availability when the perfect project rolls along. If only there was a side gig completely controlled by the contractor. In case you’ve been MIA over the past couple of years, that perfectly flexible side gig has arrived via ride-sharing and delivery services like Uber and Lyft. As of June 2018, more than 75 million people have used Uber to catch a … [Read more...]
