by Greg Scott | Dec 30, 2018 | Slice of Life, Technology
This is a story about real life cyberheroes, and it’s every bit as good as great fiction. But before going any further, this is my blog on my own website, which means anything I say here is from me and might not reflect the opinions of the people who pay my...
by Greg Scott | Dec 21, 2018 | Memoir
As my mom, my fiancé, Tina, and I approached the Mai Tai restaurant in Excelsior, Minnesota, Mom said, “Let me do the talking.” It was spring, 1978 and Mom’s 51st birthday was a couple months away. She looked like an aging Hollywood diva. A maître d behind a podium...
by Greg Scott | Dec 16, 2018 | Cybersecurity
It doesn’t take serious writers long to learn we need to be fanatical about quality with every element of our stories. So why, when we demand quality everywhere else, do we embrace Hollywood hacker stereotypes? Hollywood hacker characters are usually young, misfit,...
by Greg Scott | Nov 16, 2018 | Slice of Life
I want to thank author, Jerry Jenkins for his Writers’ Guild and Your Novel Blueprint course. I took myself as far as I could on my own and I’m glad I found these in 2017. I’ve made new lifelong friends and, hopefully, improved my writing. And...
by Greg Scott | Nov 16, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life
Here is an identity theft story from my friend, S. In her own words. The lesson – never never never give anyone your debit card. Even if you’re recovering from surgery in a hospital. ******************* Last place one would expect identity fraud My...
by Greg Scott | Oct 29, 2018 | Slice of Life, Technology
First things first. I am a Red Hat employee, but this is my blog on my website. What I say here is my own opinion and might not reflect what Red Hat or IBM decision makers think. Here are some news stories. Here is the Red Hat press release with the...
by Greg Scott | Oct 5, 2018 | Memoir
When Doug Bean brought me a pretzel snack pack, I was suspicious of that first pretzel stick. Grownups always wanted me to try some new food and I almost always regretted it. But Doug promised—just try one, and if I didn’t like it, I wouldn’t have to eat any more. And...
by Greg Scott | Sep 11, 2018 | Slice of Life
Years ago when I was trying to market my IT services, experts came out of the woodwork and told me I needed a gimmick to succeed. They had lots of ideas. One biggie was, do a direct mail campaign and hand-address the envelopes. That would make me stand out when...
by Greg Scott | Aug 19, 2018 | Memoir
Year 41 starts Sunday evening, August 19, 2018. To my wife, Tina – happy 40th wedding anniversary and thanks for staying married to me all these years. I remember these two young people from 1976. We were in my college dorm room in this picture. This had to...
by Greg Scott | Jun 13, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life
I’ve written lots of blog posts about electronic data breaches and identity theft over the Internet. I even published a book about how a data breach might unfold, and another one about what might happen if a nation-state really does get serious about attacking...
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