The evolution of Microsoft Windows in the security realm is a slow affair. It proceeds in small incremental improvements, with occasional setbacks. There are two new improvements just made available this week. This week, Microsoft has released two patches they descibe as critical. They apply to all the versions of Windows Microsoft still supports, from Windows Vista through Windows 10. The flaws being patched by these updates allow a hacker to take control of your PC and use it just as though they were the authorized, logged in, user. Depending on your Windows settings, these patches may be applied... [...]

Shep Hyken, New York Times bestselling author, in a guest article on http://www.forbes.com/, warns all marketers that attention to customer needs is critical to long-term success. As Hyken says, Customers are smarter than ever before. As a result, their expectations of the experience you deliver is higher than ever. Customers know what good service is, and they expect it. This includes, for example, how carefully you keep their data secure. Again, from Hyken’s article, They are willing to give you information, but, if you don’t use it properly, they will penalize you by disconnecting... [...]

In a cautionary article on Forbes.com. Bill Hardekopf reports that Americans are over-confident about how secure their passwords are. He refers to a study by Avast that finds “Nearly every American consumer (98%) believes they are creating safe passwords, but a recent study shows that only 6% are actually doing so.” It is a fair assumption that Americans aren’t unique and that this is a worldwide problem. Most people use passwords of 8 characters or less and limit the characters to letters and numbers, although using Capital letters, small letters, numbers and special characters... [...]

Yanik Silver has kept a low profile for the last couple of years. Before that, he had created a number of training products for small business people. While he has been out of the public eye, he has focused his energy in building a mastermind group he calls The Maverick Network. He has also been honing his vision for how to change the way business is played. He has just released Evolved Enterprise to share his new vision. He calls it “the first practical road map for building a socially conscious, purpose driven company from the inside out.” He believes there’s a coming shift in... [...]

Since Napoleon Hill interviewed 500 wealthy men nearly 100 years ago and documented his findings in his iconic book, Think and Grow Rich, we have had an inkling of what personality traits, mental traits and psychological traits are demonstrated by those who become wealthy. Rich people think and act differently from those who are “just getting by”. By changing the way you think and act, you change the results you get. If you want to be a rich person, you need to think and act in the way that the rich have demonstrated lead to riches. Steve Siebold, himself a self-made millionaire,... [...]

Brendon Burchard sent us a notice that his annual enrollment for High Performance Academy is closing in less than 24 hours. Midnight tonight is the final deadline to join Burchard’s High Performance Academy. His program helps you master your psychology, physiology, productivity, and persuasion skills so that you can take your entire life to a higher level of productivity and success. And your online business will improve as a result, as well. If you want to learn from one of the most successful online marketers and a NY Times best-selling author, listen to his explanation of his life strategy,... [...]

You may be surprised to learn that just 10 factors predict whether you’ll succeed pursuing your goal or your dream. It could be your online business goal or even a lifelong career goal (These factors also predict whether you will even attempt to pursue a goal). If you have a big vision for your life, and you want to KNOW if you’re likely to achieve it, be sure to get this free download from Brendon Burchard: Free $50k goal-prediction tool This is the same approach Burchard uses with his $50,000 coaching clients to help them reach their own goals. You may already have heard of Brendon... [...]

Ron Friedman, writing on the Harvard Business Review website, just published an article entitled What You Eat Affects Your Productivity. The premise of the article is that different foods affect you different way. Some make you more alert; others make you more drowsy. Some require more energy to digest; other are easily digested, leaving energy for more productive tasks. As Friedman says, “Food has a direct impact on our cognitive performance, which is why a poor decision at lunch can derail an entire afternoon.” Going into many biochemical aspects of food digestion, Firedman makes... [...]

IM NewsWatch invites you to be on Mike Koenigs’s grand finale “livecast” training tomorrow afternoon. (I’m sure you have plenty to do, but this is training that can change your life and business forever. Being a successful published author gives you authority that nothing else can match.) No matter how many books you’ve written (from 0 to 100), tomorrow Mike will show you how to make more money with eqach book. He will also show you 5 new ways to get your message out around the world. All you need to do is be there: “livecast” training tomorrow afternoon. Here... [...]

Mike Koenigs and Pam Hendrickson just announced their latest product late on Monday, Publish and Profit. But, before checking out the product details, take advantage of 3 free training videos they have produced on Writing a book in 30 days. They will give you confidence that you can do it too. How you can get your book started and use it for your future. How to package your book and make money with it. People who did it and profited. When you watch these 3 videos, you can also download Koenig’s best-selling book (it’s free, too) on how to create a top book and a shorter e-book on creating... [...]