Category: Security
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Guard Your Smart Phone Like Your Wallet!
How would you feel if someone stole your wallet or purse? Some of your emotions would probably include anger, frustration, being violated, and maybe feeling helpless. Now you have to call your bank and credit card providers to cancel your credit/ATM/debit cards, order a new driver’s license, and cope with whatever cash was stolen. How…
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Tips for Surviving a Teddy Bear Attack
Gremlins (1984) might become a reality—kind of. In the movie a child adopts a pet that resembles a big eyed cross between a small dog and a teddy bear. He is warned to never feed his pet after midnight and never let it touch water. He soon learns that these two vices turn the adorable…
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Bitcoins: Trust, Security and Competition in the Horizon
In “Bitcoin or BitConcerned“, I discussed some concerns about the fast-rising currency site Bitcoin. I know that there have been several articles about people that have lived on Bitcoins … for a 24 hours, a week or longer. Giving (or attempting) to give the new initiative some credibility in real life. I assume that it…
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Tech Thoughts for 2016 — Security
Kept you guessing on the last thought? Well here it is … the continuation of Tech Thoughts for 2016. The first blog in this series can be viewed by clicking here. 5. Security anxiety will consume organizations. Now that you have read the first four, this one should not be very surprising. The website Information is…
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Disruptive Innovation or Progress?
When I teach the general computer class for our students, there is always the discussion in a strategy chapter that defines disruptive innovation (or technology). Some students, from the beginning of time, think that many of the terms we teach have no relevance. However, disruptive technology is more commonplace today than ever in modern business…