How Protest Battles Grow Online
“The Floyd protests show that Twitter is real life.” This was a news headline from the New York Times this past week. This same theme regarding the merger of online and offline life has become much clearer over the past decade, and certainly extends well beyond Twitter. Indeed, the global ... Read More
Is a ‘Cyber Pandemic’ Coming?
For more than a decade, security leaders predicted that a “Cyber Pearl Harbor” or “Cyber 9/11” was coming that would dramatically change society as we know it. For example, back in 2013, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said, “Our country will, at some point, face a major cyber event ... Read More
Cyber Warfare Growing: From Academic Background to Current Events
As the world struggles to slowly recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, protests and even riots are breaking out across America in response to George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Meanwhile, cyberattack stories, which would normally be getting much more attention under different circumstance, are rarely even discussed on the local news ... Read More
Is COVID-19 Making the Internet Sick?
“Thank God for the Web!” And, “I don’t know how I would have coped without seeing my friends and family on Zoom.” Or, “How did they possible manage back in 1918 (during the last equivalent pandemic) without the Internet?” We’ve all heard widespread sentiments like this for weeks now, and ... Read More
Is Covid-19 Making the Internet Sick?
“Thank God for the Web!” And, “I don’t know how I would have coped without seeing my friends and family on Zoom.” Or, “How did they possible manage back in 1918 (during the last equivalent pandemic) without the Internet?” We’ve all heard widespread sentiments like this for weeks now, and ... Read More
State Government Technology Response to COVID-19
How have government technology organizations responded to the global pandemic? What security actions were implemented in state government to address increasing COVID-19 cyberattacks? Where is this overall situation heading next as states begin to reopen? To answer these questions and much more, I can think of no better technology and ... Read More
State Government Technology Response to Covid-19
How have government technology organizations responded to the global pandemic? What security actions were implemented in state government to address increasing Covid-19 cyberattacks? Where is this overall situation heading next as states begin to reopen? To answer these questions and much more, I can think of no better technology and ... Read More
Coronavirus Lessons to Help Fight Cybercrime
The benefits of good personal hygiene, like washing your hands, have been taught to all of us since we were in kindergarten. Over the past two decades, the cybersecurity industry has often proclaimed the benefits of good “cyberhygiene.” Borrowing ideas from doctor’s office posters and public health announcements, the information ... Read More
Coronavirus Lessons To Help Fight Cyber Crime
The benefits of good personal hygiene, like washing your hands, have been taught to all of us since we were in kindergarten. Over the past two decades, the cybersecurity industry has often proclaimed the benefits of good “cyber hygiene.” Borrowing ideas from doctor’s office posters and public health announcements, the ... Read More
Office Work: Will We Ever Go Back?
By any measure, the number of professionals working from home (WFH) has skyrocketed during the pandemic. Public and private sector organizations quickly adopted telework practices for many staff, and in most cases, the results have been better than expected. So will we ever go back to the way things were ... Read More
