by Greg Scott | Dec 31, 2019 | Slice of Life
It was my own fault. I sold the car and should have insisted my buyer come back in the morning when the DVS (Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services) branches were open so we could transfer the title to him. But Coon Rapids, Minnesota is thirty-five miles from Eagan,...
by Greg Scott | Nov 29, 2019 | Slice of Life
In June, 2019, rumors and internet speculation ran wild about an adult male predator in Patrick Eagan Park, near our house in Eagan, Minnesota, USA. Several people saw somebody wearing a hoodie and blue mask in the park and thought an adult predator was on the loose....
by Greg Scott | Nov 11, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life
I’ve been working hard these past few months marketing Virus Bomb and Bullseye Breach. But after some people called me a paranoid, condescending fear monger, I spent a long time soul-searching. I’m done soul-searching. I’ll wear that label as a badge...
by Greg Scott | Sep 12, 2019 | Cybersecurity
pasted from https://radioink.com/2019/09/10/entercom-under-attack/ The ransomware attack numbers are shocking. Here are a few ugly statistics, pasted from this source. This stuff is easy to find – just search for “ransomware statistics” and prepare...
by Greg Scott | Jul 11, 2019 | Slice of Life, Technology
I never thought an Amazon.com book review would trigger a blog post about the shortcomings of artificial intelligence. Every time I think I’ve seen it all… I read this great book, Song of the Tree Frogs, by John Kitson and decided to post a review on...
by Greg Scott | Jun 18, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Technology
My history with building websites and book marketing is like a random walk wearing a blindfold. Try something, do it wrong, fix it, move on to the next mistake. And that’s why I originally built this website with HTTP instead of HTTPS. A few people challenged me...
by Greg Scott | Jun 16, 2019 | Cybersecurity
Amazing. The Target outage started mid morning on Saturday, June 15, 2019 when every POS system across the United States went down. The system came back online a few hours later. That part isn’t amazing. Stuff happens. What’s amazing is the reaction and...
by Greg Scott | May 26, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life, Technology
Image from a 2010 CNN story about the FBI demanding Wikipedia remove the FBI logo from a Wikipedia article. In my new book, Virus Bomb, Jerry Barkley doesn’t trust the FBI because his past experiences with the FBI have been less than satisfactory. Some people...
by Greg Scott | Apr 26, 2019 | Slice of Life
One of the things that makes America great is the opportunity for anyone to bring themselves up by their bootstraps. The stories are everywhere. Most start with a dedicated teacher. Some have a few others who help along the way. I want to share this story from my...
by Greg Scott | Apr 14, 2019 | Slice of Life
As part of my book marketing back in April, 2016, I answered a reporter query about whether it made sense for states to put together commissions to look into cybersecurity. The reporter quoted me out of context. This is what I said: “I’ve seen many of the pieces...
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