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...
by Greg Scott | Jun 7, 2018 | Cybersecurity
It was all over the news. Russian hackers are inside home Internet routers across America, spying on us, stealing our identities, meddling with elections, and who knows what else. But don’t worry – just reboot that little box with all the wires connected...
by Greg Scott | May 23, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life
My friend and fellow author, Ann, and her husband found out one day they were identity theft victims because somebody hundreds of miles away filed a USPS change of address form in their name. It’s mind-boggling that in today’s era of massive data...
by Greg Scott | Feb 17, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Technology
Way back in 2005, some friends and I set up a nonprofit named Operation America Cares. We offered free video services for American families connecting with loved ones serving overseas in the military. I have great memories from that period, but by 2010,...
by Greg Scott | Feb 12, 2018 | Cybersecurity, Technology
Many bloggers and small businesses build websites using service providers such as WordPress or Wix, and friends and family find them using names like mysite.wixsite.com, or mysite.wordpress.com. This is okay for a hobby. But it doesn’t work for anyone trying...
by Greg Scott | Dec 16, 2017 | Cybersecurity
I keep asking myself, why do we still see sensational data breaches almost every week? Are attackers really that much smarter than the good guys? The short answer is, no, they’re not. Attackers win because the good guys do a lousy job of defense. The...
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