Passwords are the bane of modern existence. Most of us have dozens or hundreds of accounts with passwords to keep track of. Many people are probably also using the same easy passwords for each of these accounts. Don’t be ashamed if that’s you because many people do it. Just be prepared to listen. If you […]
When many people think of cybercrime, they think of a bearded guy tapping away at his keyboard in a dark room, searching for vulnerabilities in the network that can be exploited. While exploits are a significant threat, the reality is that many attacks happen in smoother and more subtle ways. Why spend days trying to […]
GDPR, the General Data Protection Regulation which asserts and enforces protections on the personal information of EU citizens is on everyone’s minds these days. This is because it impacts any company anywhere in the world that interacts with citizens of the European Union (EU), even if that only means sending email messages to them. The kicker […]
SSL versus TLS TLS (Transport Layer Security) and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) are protocols that provide data encryption and authentication between applications and servers when that data is sent across an insecure network. The terms SSL and TLS are often used interchangeably or in conjunction with each other (TLS/SSL), but one is, in fact, the […]
The last thing an architect could imagine is that his company’s proposal for a new commercial building site along a stunning San Francisco Bay view would lose to a competitor with a similar design and infrastructure, a lower bid, and a leaner delivery schedule. It happened. And cyber-espionage was the culprit. New technology spans the globe […]
