by Greg Scott | Oct 26, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life
We signed up for DirecTV in 2007. It didn’t take long for the price to double, and then double again. Back in 2020, after yet another price increase, I finally called to cancel. And then the retention department offered to cut the price by roughly half –...
by Greg Scott | Oct 19, 2021 | Slice of Life
It was supposed to be a half-hour project to remove the front door and replace a broken door sweep. It turned into a Jeld-Wen bureaucratic struggle rivaling any DMV horror story. I want to thank Dick at my local Home Depot store for navigating through it. It started...
by Greg Scott | Sep 27, 2021 | Phish collection
This spear-phishing attack came from my work email. Somebody tailored this especially for me. So now, I’m a VIP because I’m important enough to individually attack. Maybe I’ll puff out my chest and walk with extra spring in my steps. For more...
by Greg Scott | Sep 18, 2021 | Memoir
The Wisconsin National Guard gave me this flag and case for helping with the Tailgating with the Troops event in October, 2009. Like all Americans old enough to remember Tuesday, 9/11, 2001, I know where I was that morning. I had scheduled a 9:00 AM Microsoft...
by Greg Scott | Sep 15, 2021 | Cybersecurity
Photo courtesy of Pexels Most cybersecurity media coverage focuses on website end users. We need more about the other side. How do we improve website security? Thanks to Alyssa Strickland for writing this guest blog post about website security. And so, without further...
by Greg Scott | Aug 21, 2021 | Cybersecurity
When I tell people we’re all on the cyber-war front lines, they often remind me of anti-vaxxers. Cybersecurity is somebody else’s problem. Many act like they think I’m delusional. Or worse. One group called me a paranoid, condescending, fear-monger a...
by Greg Scott | Jul 16, 2021 | Slice of Life
Enjoy another guest blog post from Derek Goodman. This one has some great advice about expanding a small business. The links all go to website advice articles and seem safe. Contact Derek via email at derek.goodman@inbizability.com. Image via Unsplash Expanding a...
by Greg Scott | Jul 9, 2021 | Cybersecurity
Composite image from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57244860 The Kaseya cyberattack, Microsoft PrintNightmare, and ransomware stories are all over the news in July 2021. Panic is in the air. President Biden and Russian leader, Vladimir Putin are talking...
by Greg Scott | Jun 18, 2021 | Slice of Life
Enjoy this guest blog post about business leadership from Derek Goodman. It brings back memories from when I started Scott Consulting and Infrasupport. I followed all the links; they go to website advice articles and seem safe. Especially the links to my content....
by Greg Scott | Jun 9, 2021 | Slice of Life
UFO flight path, Dec. 10, 1989 Every detail of this story is true. By the time you finish reading this, you’ll thank me for saving our planet from alien invaders. But I’m getting ahead of myself. It was Dec. 10, 1989, around 11:30 PM US Central time. I was outside our...
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