Responsible Data Use: A 5 Days of Data Twitter Chat

By Kelly LeBlancMay 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Data Management, Information Security, Information Technology, Knowledge Management ICT4D, Research Data Management, USAID

Responsible Data Use: A “5 Days of Data” Twitter Chat By Kelly LeBlanc, Knowledge Management Specialist Over the past few years, responsible data has become a hot topic within the world of international development and humanitarian aid. As funding agencies push for open data and data-driven decision making, and digital technologies continue to evolve, development…

Data Transparency Panel at ICT4D Conference

By Abby ClobridgeMay 1, 2019May 1, 2019 About FireOak, Data Management, Information Management, Information Security, Knowledge Management Conferences, Data Transparency, ICT4D, Open Data

Responsible Data: Organizational Considerations for Data Transparency & Security May 1, 2019 Join Abby Clobridge (Founder, FireOak Strategies) and Kait Maloney (Project Manager, Data Transparency Initiative, Catholic Relief Services) for a panel discussion about organizational considerations for data transparency and security at the ICT4D Conference. As data transparency is becoming a bigger trend within the…

Analyzing the Collection 01 Passwords

By Eric SmithFebruary 15, 2019February 15, 2019 Information Management, Information Security, Information Technology, Knowledge Management Collection 01, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Password Hygiene, Password Management

Collection #1 Password Analysis by Eric Smith, FireOak Strategies Chief Technologist & Information Security Officer February 15, 2019 In January 2019, a massive database of email addresses and passwords was released on the internet. The collection included over 773 million unique email addresses and 21 million unique passwords, credentials that were assembled from many data…

Team Collaboration Platforms Lessons Learned

By Abby ClobridgeFebruary 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Information Management, Information Security, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management Consulting, Office 365 Collaboration Platforms, Microsoft Teams, Slack

Team Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing Platforms: Considerations and Lessons Learned By Abby Clobridge, FireOak Strategies Founder and Consultant February 2, 2019 Over the past few years, we’ve seen tons of collaboration and knowledge sharing platforms become popular including Slack, Facebook for Work, and Microsoft Teams. On top of those platforms, popular project management tools such…

What We’re Reading – January 28, 2019

By Abby ClobridgeJanuary 28, 2019January 27, 2019 Data Management, Information Management, Information Security, Knowledge Management, What We're Reading Discoverability, Findability, Knowledge Management Strategy, Research Data Management

What We’re Reading — January 28, 2019 We keep an eye out and share the most interesting articles, reports, and case studies FireOak topics: managing, sharing, and securing information, data, and knowledge. Here’s some of what we’ve seen and what we’re reading. Building knowledge management (Canadian Lawyer Magazine) “…a smaller team means you know who or…