-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: When Hackers Turn to Blackmail, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
I think this is a great explanation (I can’t see your name, though). However, although I agree that paying the ransom is like negotiating with a terrorist or kidnapper, I don’t think its completely illogical. If a patient gets seriously harmed because of the hack and sues, I would imagine that the trial lawyer would love to point out to the jury…[Read more]
-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: When Hackers Turn to Blackmail, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
The security breach was an attack by hackers looking for a payday. The breach occurred because Jacob simply didn’t anticipate it. His first response was “What kind of slime hacks a hospital? Don’t they care…”, demonstrating that he simply didn’t believe that a hack was a possibility. Better planning for a “worst case scenario” could have…[Read more]
-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: When Hackers Turn to Blackmail, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Duke- I like your idea of having a mock drill. There are fire drills and now some have ‘live shooter’ drills at large workplaces. Those are potential life and death situations, but in the case of Sunnylake, even an IT problem could have been a life or death situation because sick patients were at the hackers’ mercy. Unless institutions view…[Read more]
-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, September 29, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
I have never used Airbnb or Uber and have conflicting opinions based on the case, the Sundarajan article, and my own experience browsing the Airbnb and Uber websites today.
Airbnb seems to have made progress with improving their culture of partnership with their hosts after the EJ incident. As per Sundarajan, Uber still doesn’t get it. And he…[Read more]
-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: Airbnb — Information Sharing, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Even after reading the case and supporting material, I had to go to the Airbnb website to better answer this question (as a prospective renter). As with hotel reviews on Trip Advisor, I would want to have some assurance that the glowing reviews I am reading are in fact genuine and not the hosts buddies posting fake reviews.
The notion of an…[Read more]
-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: Airbnb — "EJ" Incident, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
I agree with your suggestions, Paul. Furthermore, this whole thing would have never have gone viral if Airbnb simply cared for its ’employees’ and there were a better relationship and understanding of how to handle that situation. As per Sundarajan’s more recent article, it appears that perhaps Airbnb has improved their corporate culture and…[Read more]
-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Case Question: Airbnb — "EJ" Incident, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
The biggest problem here is the public perception that Airbnb did not care when its ’employees’ suffered. They were slow to respond, tried to get EJ to shut down her blog site, and tried to sweep it under the rug. Instead, their apparent insensitivity further fueled the flames and made the story go viral. They did not have a plan for crisis…[Read more]
-
Saqib Rehman changed their profile picture 9 years, 8 months ago
-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, ICE 5.1 Telling a Story through Visualization, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
WhatsApp is a great way to keep in touch, particularly for Android devices and non-iphones that don’t have imessage.
Saqib -
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, September 29, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Yes- another Jets fan! I though it was just me and Paul. There’s always hope for next year…
Saqib -
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, September 22, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Paul – great idea to track your kids with find my iPhone! Do the kids know this? My kids don’t have working phones yet, but my 11 year old has the iPod touch. I would totally ‘track her’ (sounds so creepy) with that app when she gets a real phone. Is there an app so I can take it a step further and remotely track what she is looking at on that…[Read more]
-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, September 22, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
My latest ‘gadget’, if you want to call it that, is this little quadcopter drone that I bought recently. It has a built-in camera that can record video as it flies around. As many of you know, drone technology has gotten very popular recently, and the FAA just proposed rather lenient legislation on commercial use of drones. So you may all…[Read more]
-
Saqib Rehman's profile was updated 9 years, 8 months ago
-
Saqib Rehman commented on the post, Progress Report for Week Ending, September 22, on the site 9 years, 8 months ago
Kevin- I don’t have a twitter account. I never really thought of it as a genuine news source, and I do check the news on my smartphone multiple times a day. Maybe I’ll give Twitter a try.
Saqib