My wife, Tina’s smartphone gave us three good years of life. But with crashes and hangs and a battery that would not stay charged, it was time for a new phone. I know I can buy phones and supplies directly from my carrier, but every time I compare equipment prices, Sams Club is less expensive. And that’s … Read more
It seems the Chinese plundered the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) at will for at least a year. Here is my original blog post about this nightmare. If you’re a CEO of a major organization and you still think Internet security is abstract and doesn’t apply to you, I hope you have a nice … Read more
Here is yet another data breach headline, published yesterday (July 1, 2015) by Brian Krebs. Here is the link to the article. Who is the latest victim? None other than The Donald himself. It seems the banks uncovered a trail of credit card fraud leading right back to Trump Hotel properties. This one has apparently been going … Read more
Yet another sensational data breach headline – not even shocking anymore. Yawn. But listening to the story on the radio on the way home last night after being slaughtered in softball again, I started thinking. And I dug a little deeper into the story when I got home. I was shocked. The systems penetrated belong … Read more
I’ve been in the IT industry my entire adult life, so sometimes I use words and just assume everyone thinks they mean the same thing I think they mean. I was recently challenged with the word, “redundancy.” “What does that even mean?” asked my friend. “It means you have more than one.” “So what?” “So … Read more
I have a friend, let’s call her Mandy. Mandy is an identity theft victim. Mandy is not her real name because this is a private story and she wants to maintain her privacy. She’s willing to share it, anonymously, because she read “Bullseye Breach” and she knows what I do for a living. She’s hopeful … Read more
I was in a Barnes and Noble bookstore a few days go, pitching my new book, “Bullseye Breach,” to one of the folks working behind the counter. I know all the big decisions are always made at corporate headquarters, but nobody invited me to corporate headquarters and I have to start somewhere. So I started at … Read more
The short answer is, no. The pro argument says law enforcement needs this tool to fight crime and terrorism, and we can build appropriate safeguards into any law to prevent abuse. The con arguments point out the danger in granting more power to the government, suggesting that safeguards have limited value. I’ve read through the … Read more
Tam Henderson was a Christian missionary with roots in Minnesota, but deeper roots in a war ravaged Vietnamese orphanage. Eternally grateful to the American parents who adopted and raised him and taught him to love Jesus, he dedicated his adult life to sharing the Gospel with Vietnamese children and their parents. And that was why … Read more
If you’re part of an IT department or a help desk, feel free to share this story with your end users. Especially the ones who have trouble believing IT security is important. This story is fiction – I made it up – but it’s realistic. Enjoy. ************************ Abby Kramer was a third year student at a Bible college in Colorado. … Read more