As long as there’s money to be made in it, ransomware will continue to be on the rise, and there is no doubt there is money in it. “While it isn’t really suggested for victims to pay the ransom demanded by these malicious programs, it seems that many are still doing so. According to…
As more organizations switch to BYOD policies, where people use their personal devices to get work email, for example, this is becoming a real concern for me. “No matter how in-house counsel choose to handle text messages, it’s wise to recognize employees’ privacy concerns, said Julia Brickell, executive managing director and general counsel at e-discovery…
This seems like the kind of information you’d want to be super careful with, yet apparently, it’s exactly the sort of information that was sent in email, to a bunch of subscribers who weren’t supposed to have it. “The story goes back to 2015, when Sweden’s transport agency awarded IBM a contract to manage its…
This is actually a really good list. I can honestly say that I’ve seen a few of these in the course of interviewing and searching for a job. As I read through the list Liz put together, I was reminded of an interview I went on awhile back that ticked off a couple of boxes….
Once, there was a casino with an awesome fish tank, that required a lot of monitoring to keep it operating efficiently for the fish. Enter, the Internet of Things… The fish tank had sensors connected to a PC that regulated the temperature, food and cleanliness of the tank. OK, that’s kind of cool. We can…
I don’t think we are quite at the point where video evidence is dead, but the “fake” Obama video is pretty realistic and would take some serious analysis to show that it is a fake, and when we can’t even be bothered to read news articles before they go viral, how much damage could be…