A short essay about the often misunderstood relationship between cybersecurity measures and IT solutions from a business perspective. — Often, I came upon the belief that the implementation of cybersecurity in an enterprise, is a threat to the business’s goals. It is, however, known and taught that this is not entirely correct. In fact, the business typically is and should be, the underlying force that drives cybersecurity measures. As…

A personal math teaching experience in the current economy of the 21st-century. Is it irrationality or is everything according to basic market theory? — Observation When I started out learning about thermodynamics, I was pretty frustrated trying to understand this difficult subject. What soothed my frustration was recalling my professor telling us he had visited the same thermodynamics lecture three times himself when he was a student, because he needed to in order to understand…

Let’s talk about the decision-making power of simple models based on probability theory, with focus on the IT sector. Some familiarity with IT and select terms of software engineering or IT security as well as some interest in maths are required to make this article a pleasant read. — Introduction Do you remember going to school with two classmates sharing the same birthday? Many know that same birthday coincidences aren’t all that mysterious considering the “Birthday Problem”, which is a probabilistic explanation for what first appears to be a paradox. …