August 3, 2020 The Pros & Cons of Antivirus Software When most people think of protecting their computers, they think of antivirus software. Viruses are a real problem, of course, but how well do…
July 27, 2020 The Great Twitter Hack Last week, Twitter was massively hacked – apparently just to launch a Bitcoin scam (though that story is still developing). Famous people’s accounts were…
July 20, 2020 Your Money or Your Data (part 2) In the second part of my interview with Renee Dudley from ProPublica, we delve into the cyber insurance and ransomware incident response industries, including…
July 13, 2020 Your Money or Your Data (part 1) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that ransomware is one of the most common and most lucrative cybersecurity rackets today. But…
July 6, 2020 TikTok Boom TikTok is the hot new social media service (Snapchat and Instragram are so last year), particularly in Asian countries like India. But India just…
June 29, 2020 COVID19 Privacy: Pro Tips (part 2) In the second half of my interview with Eduard Goodman and Adam Levin from Cyberscout, we discuss the privacy aspects of our new work-…
June 22, 2020 COVID19 Security: Pro Tips (part 1) Today I speak with not one but two experts on security and privacy to get their insights, stories and tips on staying safe from…
June 15, 2020 From Mailbox to Ballot Box With the US general election just over 20 weeks away and no vaccine in sight for the coronavirus, it’s time to think very seriously…
June 8, 2020 Fiber For Our Future (part 2) We’ve established that we have a high speed internet access problem – now what can we do about it? In part 2 of my…
June 1, 2020 Fiber For Our Future (part 1) The COVID-19 era has exposed several weaknesses in American infrastructure and exacerbated the gulf between the haves and the have-nots. Perhaps nowhere is this…