It Might Not Help To Have Workers Change Passwords
Most office drones have had to deal with a job that requires them to keep changing their passwords like clockwork, maybe every six months or so. The longstanding IT security practice is based on the idea that flushing out old passwords will cut off access for bad guys who may have figured them out. But according to the Federal Trade Commission’s chief technologist, Lorrie Cranor, the strategy has some major holes. “Unless there is...
McDonald’s Japan Selling Chocolate French Fries
Tokyo — Is this the answer to McDonald’s problems in Japan? The “McFry Potato Chocolate Sauce”? Yes, you read that right. French fries covered with not one but two types of chocolate sauce. It’s the fast food chain’s latest effort to turn around its business in Japan after a slew of bad news ranging from a tooth found in the food to a shortage of fries that resulted in rationing. Recently, McDonald’s launched the Makku Choco Poteto,...
Butter Industry-Funded Study Finds Out Butter Is Bad for You
Last month, something unusual happened in the food industry. The Danish Dairy Research Foundation, likely in hopes of boosting butter’s regard, funded a study about the popular lipid. But when the research was delivered, it didn’t exactly paint butter in a favorable light. The study’s findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, established that even moderate levels of butter consumption could result in higher...
Good Debt Vs. Bad Debt: The Difference Matters a Lot
People tend to lump all debts together, yet they are not all equal. Knowing the distinction between a good debt and a bad one can help you make better financial decisions. Not that long ago, when people needed extra large sums of money, their home equity was their go-to source of loans. After the housing crisis, they almost went the way of the dodo bird. Then, the new popular source to borrow from became 401(k)s, because: “What’s the...
