While I would love to write fiction every day, thirty-eight years of IT experience makes it difficult not to comment on what I observe in the IT world. The world breathes on social media. It affects what we know, what we think, and what we do. We are seeing before us how social media, with all it’s potential, can show the worst in humanity. Despite its fundamental propensity toward freedom, it can also be used to apply the most penetrating censorship and control. IT has introduced phenomenal innovation, yet with this new technology we face new challenges.
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Out of Control? – Security Vulnerabilities in Control Systems
Control Systems. Are they possibly the biggest security vulnerability? By now almost everyone has seen the news media on the cyberattacks stemming from Russia. So far nothing dastardly has occurred at the same scale of the Colonial Pipeline fiasco in 2021. That event involved the deployment of ransomware across the corporate network. As a precaution,…
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The Case of Josh Renaud
Accused of hacking a website of the State of Missouri, a journalist and his newspaper are being charged for criminal activity.
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SHAKEN, But Not STIRred
What to do with those mysterious links in text messages. A closer look at a new protocol that may help reduce spam and scam. The new protocol is called STIR/SHAKEN.
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Tracking Scams in Phone Messages
Ever wonder how to respond to a suspicious message? Here are a few tips on how to learn more about the scammers.