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Who has the Moral High Road Google Search or News Media
Who has the Moral High Road Google Search or News Media Are publishers losing money because of Google and Google's news service? Or are they becoming more profitable? This week, The New York Times accused Google of this. It boils down to an industry report that...
Deep Fakes Are No Laughing Matter
Deep Fakes Are No Laughing MatterIn a video published on YouTube, Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington—in character as Jon Snow—apologized for several mistakes made during the controversial eighth season of the hit HBO show. There’s just one problem: Harington never...
Shock Away Those Bad Habits
Shock Away Those Bad Habits - Are you trying to kick a habit of eating fast food, smoking, swearing or nail-biting? This bracelet claims to literally shock you out of your bad habit. Pavlok is a bracelet that sends a 350-volt jolt to the wearer every time they...
When Your Vendors Become A Cyber Liability
When Your Vendors Become A Cyber Liability If It's Digital, It's Hackable Customs and Border Protection failed to keep their photographic database of vehicular traffic crossing through US border crossings safe. It involved a single lane at one border crossing...
Smart TVs Need Help Too
Smart TVs Need Help Too Do you own a Smart TV? There are risks that you should consider before bringing these units into your home. Have you ever considered that it might listen in the conversations going within the walls of your home? It's All About The...
First Amendment Under Surprise Attack
First Amendment Under Surprise Attack Republicans and Democrats in Congress seem to agree on almost nothing these days. That's why it's startling to see bipartisan support for something you might think would be unpopular to politicians: the very local newspapers who...
Newest Browsers Are All About Your Privacy
Newest Browsers Are All About Your PrivacyThere's a new battleground in the browser wars: user privacy. Firefox just made its Enhanced Tracking Protection a default feature, Apple continues to pile privacy-focused features into its Safari browser, and people are more...
The Up and Coming Alternative To Grocery Shopping
The Up And Coming Alternative To Grocery Shopping Walmart is taking aim at Instacart, Target’s Shipt and Amazon Prime Now/Whole Foods with a new grocery delivery subscription service called simply, “Delivery Unlimited.” Before Walmart shoppers could order...
Multiple Logins The Bane of Modern Online Life
Multiple Logins The Bane of Modern Online Life In our online lives today, it seems like every time you turn around, you are required to sign in to something, create an account for something to use their services. Every app seems to require its specific login. Google...
Using You for Profits
Using You for ProfitsMany companies take our information and use it to make profits to enrich themselves. Some we share with, and others get our information without our approval because it is shared with them by another vendor with whom we chose to do business. Who...
Week After Week Vulnerability After Vulnerability
Week After Week Vulnerability After VulnerabilityAnother week, another critical vulnerability from Microsoft. Does it seem to you that this is an ongoing problem with older versions of Microsoft operating systems? Microsoft announced a patch two weeks ago for this...
CEOs and Business Owners Aren’t Taking CyberSecurity Seriously — And Are Facing Huge Penalties
CEOs and Business Owners Aren't Taking CyberSecurity Seriously -- And Are Facing Huge Penalties In the last two weeks, warnings about two massive vulnerabilities have hit the wires. They involve two of the largest manufacturers of software and components, Microsoft...
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence are Replacing Our Workforce — What Are Our Options?
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence are Replacing Our Workforce -- What Are Our Options? Every year our technology increases in complexity with machines getting smaller and more powerful by the day. Artificial intelligence and robotic devices...
Technology and Databases have Murderers and Rapists Crying Foul
Technology and Databases have Murderers and Rapists Crying FoulDid you hear about how the Golden State Killer was finally apprehended? If you are not familiar with the story, the Golden State Killer spend ten years on a murderous spree carrying out at least 12 murders...
Recovery Company Pays Ransom and Then Up Charges You
This is from an article that initially appeared in Pro Publica, and I found it on Ars Technica myself. It is a fascinating article and written by a couple of people here, Renee Dudley and Jeff Cow. It's talking about the some of these companies here in the US...
Mortgage Title Company First American Financial Leaks Millions of Records
So, we talked a couple of weeks ago about our friends over at Equifax and how they took a huge hit here. It cost them over a billion dollars, probably I would guess close to one and a half billion, but I don't know for sure. They haven't disclosed all of the numbers....
Our New Society: Social Media Results In Judgement By Mobs
Our New Society: Social Media Results In Judgement By MobsToday everyone has a smartphone and videos; Instagram and Snap Chat are a common communication source. The growth of social media has given birth to a more underhanded form of mob mentality that responsible for...
Open Source Is Changing The Way We Approach Everything
Open Source Is Changing The Way We Approach Everything Software engineers for decades have relied on open source components to enhance their programs, speed development, and deliver them more rapidly. The use of open source software meant that these engineers...
Autonomous Cars — Are they ready for Prime Time?
Autonomous Cars --- Are they ready for Prime Time? While some companies are moving headlong into autonomous vehicle design, is it time to ask are we moving to fast on this front? The driving force for many of these advancements in technology is artificial...
Why Are We Still Trusting Google?
Why Are We Still Trusting Google? Can you believe that a technology company that sells companies the ability to use a suite of their services -- failed to protect their login credentials? Yes, that’s right. You pay us, and we will leave your login’s and...
Running Windows? Be Sure You Patch!
Running Windows? Be Sure You Patch!Another week and another Microsoft critical vulnerability! Yea they fixed it and have a patch, but how many of you have applied it? Except for their newest Windows OS releases (Windows 8 and Windows 10), this vulnerability appeared...
You Need Two-Factor Authentication Even If Google Screwed It Up
You know that I advise people to use 2FA. But Google's token has a problem that might affect you. Just this week Google announced that their two-factor authentication FOB, called Titan, has a vulnerability that allows it to be hacked by anyone who is within 30 feet...
Got a Mortgage? Your Information Might Be Included In Massive Hack
Got a Mortgage? Your Information Might Be Included In Massive HackIf you bought a house and applied for a mortgage, you just might have had all the information on your mortgage application and subsequent mortgage compromised. How? Well, one of the largest real estate...
Your Kids Are At Risk – Use Parental Controls
Set Parental Controls Now -- It May Save Them From SuicideLet's begin by giving you some reasons why you should have parental controls turned on, particularly for your Netflix account. Now, we've talked for years about whether or not these video games, shoot 'em ups...
China’s New Offensive Weapon
This Armored Truck Deploys Swarms Of Autonomous Armed Drones and Can Control Them To Attack A Single TargetNow, we know who China is, I don't know, I would call them an enemy. Frankly, you know, we buy a lot of stuff from them. Are they not even a frenemy? I think...
Intel ZombieLoad
Any Computer That Has "Intel Inside" from 2007 Until Now Is Hackable!Oh my goodness, we've had various Intel vulnerabilities over the last year, and some of them have been pretty big ones, frankly. Right now, Intel is busy downplaying the latest vulnerability. And...
Intel Has A Problem and So Do You
Wow! Wow! Wow! What a week it has been for Intel. It turns out that a massive vulnerability in their CPUs that they have been distributing since 2007. Yes, you heard me right. It is a security flaw called "Zombieload" and if left unpatched would allow attacks...
Colleges Graduates Are Up For Rude Awakening When They Show Up For That New Job
Guess what College Grads, your not in Kansas anymore? There are no safe spaces, and competition is the name of the game. As you reach up and grab the corporate ladder that first rung may be a real reach. Right now, the U.S. is experiencing one of the most robust...
Hacktivism Is Breathing It’s Last Breath
There has been a bitter war raging across the internet. This war uses technology to promote a specific political agenda or to make a change in societal behavior. Some of the success of these tactics is now gaining traction in the corporate world in the expression of...
Lack of Media Parental Controls Contributing to Suicides
Not having parental controls enabled on Netflix accounts has resulted in a 30% increase in children and young adult suicides. Your kids are at risk! Netflix has a series called "13 Reasons Why," and it contains some worrying content, but it seems that many in the...