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Live Well ft. Lance Alexander episodes

July 01, 2019 1 in 4 young people in Singapore afraid to show kindness in public
According to the Singapore Kindness Movement - or SKM - Graciousness Survey 2019, one in four young people refrain themselves from displaying acts of kindness in public due to fear of embarrassment or being mocked. In contrast, older people are less concerned over what others think about them, but are more concerned over their ability to help and not being aware of others’ need for help. Done annually, the Graciousness Survey monitors and gathers the acts and views of kindness and graciousness here in Singapore. Dr William Wan, General Secretary of Singapore Kindness Movement weighs in.
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11 min
June 24, 2019 Giving independent hoteliers a leg up
Southeast Asia's leading hospitality management service, ZUZU Hospitality Solutions (ZUZU) and the global leader in reputation management software, Revinate have announced a new partnership. This partnership will help independent hoteliers use ZUZU technology solutions to source, consolidate, and conduct sentiment analysis on valuable guest feedback data at no additional cost. Co-founder of ZUZU Hospitality Solutions Vikram Malhi joins us in a bit to tell us more.
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16 min
June 24, 2019 1 in 4 Singaporeans scammed by bogus travel websites
According to a recent McAfee study, more than one in four Singaporeans (29%) have been scammed or nearly scammed when booking a holiday online and Singaporeans booking travel deals to Taiwan are most vulnerable to fraud. Shashwat Khandelwal, Head of Southeast Asia Consumer Business, McAfee and he joins us to talk us through other findings of import.
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9 min
June 21, 2019 Beware cryptojacking, credential theft, web application attacks
Cyber threats remain one of the top risks that organisations are facing in today’s complex hybrid IT environment. To evaluate how well equipped organisations across a number of markets and sectors are to deal with the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, Dimension Data has revealed findings from its Executive Guide to NTT Security’s 2019 Global Threat Intelligence Report. To talk us through it is Neville Burdan, Solutions Director, Cybersecurity at Dimension Data Asia Pacific.
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12 min
June 20, 2019 OrcaNation is a sustainable business which is profitable
OrcaNation was the recent Winner Small Business Rising Star award at the annual Winsemius Awards. Organised by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, the Winsemius Awards Gala is held to celebrate the strong business ties between Singapore and the Netherlands, and to recognize innovative and impactful achievements. We chat with founder of OrcaNation, Jeroen Van De Waal, on this year’s theme Sustainable Business: Collaborate to Innovate.
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8 min
June 19, 2019 More companies embracing flexi-work arrangements
TAFEP just released its Work-Life survey which is a collaboration between The Straits Times and TAFEP. It was aimed at understanding the current state of work-life harmony among employees and understanding the views and concerns of employers when managing employees on flexi work arrangements, among other things. To tell us more findings of import is Cynthia Cheong, Senior Assistant Director, Programme and Capability Development, at TAFEP.
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10 min
June 19, 2019 The start up incubator focused on sustainable development
Accelerating Asia is a regional network of startup programs and an early-stage venture capital fund headquartered in Singapore. In partnership with the Australian government, Accelerating Asia will support entrepreneurs with innovative and tested ideas to resolve future city issues. We find out more from co-founders Craig Dixon and Amra Naidoo.
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10 min
June 18, 2019 Data breach from IOT medical devices
The proliferation of IoT medical devices (IoMT) will increase security vulnerability in hospitals and clinics. Currently, cyber attacks on hospitals occur on an almost weekly basis. What does mean for hospitals and your personal medical data if you’ve been fitted with an IoT medical device? And how can hospitals better protect themselves or eliminate this problem? We find out from Tony Jarvis, CTO of APAC at Check Point Software Technologies.
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11 min
June 18, 2019 Dark data and why it should be dealt with
Veritas recently announced their Value of Data study. And despite the rise in security breaches and increasingly rigorous data protection regulations, businesses across the globe continue to maintain dark data. Unfortunately, this creates a ready target for cybercriminals. What is dark data and how does it impact businesses? We find out from Marcus Loh, Senior Director for Technology Practice, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Veritas.
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13 min
June 17, 2019 Thoughts equal results so change your thoughts and see life change
Steve Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one of the most read self-help books. In it it says “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny. That means your thoughts are perhaps the beginning of everything that will happen to you. Eileen Chiang, founder of Thoughts Equal Results believes this. In fact, she’ll tell us ways our thoughts can get us out of debt or get that promotion we’ve been coveting.
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16 min