It can be amazing to think back to a quaint time when the internet didn’t touch every part of your life. Just ten years ago, for example, I recall setting up the very first Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube accounts where I worked. It has been a decade of rapid...
In our last episode, I talked about some new tech at our house and the chain reaction of resetting computers, reinstalling operating systems, updating passwords and other security measures. We outlined the top ten things you need to do before connecting a new computer...
Sometimes it comes in waves. This has been a season of new tech at my house including a new laptop for me. My old one passed down to my daughter. I found out my son’s PC was somehow mining bitcoin. Good heavens. As I’ve been setting up and resetting computers over the...
When a top-ranked U.S. security official says our digital lives are in danger like never before, you should probably believe her. That’s a direct quote from the Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen. In this week’s episode of CYBER24, we take a look at some...
Some of you may remember the short-lived NBC game show in which a British woman berated contestants who underperformed (or who did just fine) by staring them down and declaring in a stern voice, “you are the weakest link. Goodbye.” No doubt cybersecurity experts, IT...
