Clifford Stoll, astronomer, author, and teacher, often joked about computer passwords. He said, “Treat your passwords like a toothbrush. Don’t let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.”

In the gaming world, one of the most popular types is the simulation category. These games are designed to closely imitate real-world activities. As the player makes decisions and analyzes current conditions the results of their choices and decisions impact what happens next in the game. These types of simulations are often used in role-play games, war games, or even business games. The whole point of such games is to teach the player something about their decisions and their environment.

The founder of the Boy Scouts, Robert Baden-Powell, once said “Be Prepared… the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.” Much like the Boy Scouts, IT departments must also embrace the “Be Prepared” motto. Emergencies and accidents are no longer a matter of “if” but “when”.

Confucius once said famously, “A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble at his door.” No truer words could be spoken about today’s cyberthreat landscape. According to Cybersecurity Magazine, ransomware attacks are predicted to surge from occurring every 11 seconds now, to every two seconds over the next decade. As such, business continuity planning has never been more significant to individuals and organizations.

Technically awards season has ended, at least when it comes to Hollywood. There. were some big wins for Oppenheimer, and who wasn’t feeling the Kenergy? 2024 is also shaping up as a big year for 11:11, as we’ve already brought home several awards. And now we have been awarded the 2024 Cloud Computing Product of the Year Award for 11:11 Cloud , presented by presented by Cloud Computing Magazine.