CyberSecurity
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Banning President Trump From Social Media May Seem Moral, But It Is Both Wrong And Threatens Our Democracy
January 9, 2021Back in 2019, I wrote that lawmakers must prohibit social media platforms from banning anyone for...
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Every Computer and Smartphone in the Capitol Should be Considered Compromised and Dangerous
January 7, 2021While much of the security-oriented focus regarding the storming of the Capitol building by protesters yesterday...
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Adobe Flash Is Finally Dead – And You Should Uninstall It Immediately. Here Is How and Why.
January 4, 2021Uninstall Adobe Flash Player From any devices on which you still have it running. Flash was...
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US Orders Rare Emergency System Shut-Downs After Severe CyberSecurity Breach Hits Government And Businesses
December 14, 2020The U.S. government instructed all of its civilian agencies to immediately shut off various popular network...
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Warning To Employers And Their Former Employees: Ex-Engineer Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Hacking Cisco’s WebEx
December 14, 2020A former Cisco engineer was sentenced this past Wednesday (December 9, 2020) to 24 months in...
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Social Media Account Verification Messages: CyberCriminals’ Latest Phishing Technique Exploits Both Human Emotions And Anti-Fraud Techniques
December 1, 2020Social media users’ delight at receiving notification that their accounts have qualified for Verification (that is,...
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Even Without Seeing You, People Can Read Your Lips, Identify You, and Read Your Writing – Thanks To Wi-Fi
November 23, 2020Did you know that by analyzing Wi-Fi signals governments and others can spy on you physically,...
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Stop Saying You Don’t Need To Worry About Privacy and CyberSecurity Because You Don’t Have Anything To Hide. You Have Plenty.
November 17, 2020Frequently, I hear people who fail to practice even basic cybersecurity hygiene justify their actions with...
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The Most Dangerous Attack On Our Presidential Election Is The One That Nobody Is Discussing
November 3, 2020Election hacking, tampering, vulnerabilities, and fraud are topics that have inundated Americans watching the news over...
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Want a Well Paying & Great Career: Study Cybersecurity
November 2, 2020Thinking about choosing a college major or about making a career choice? Wondering what to do...

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