In the digital gridiron of the Internet of Things (IoT), every device we connect is like a new player on the field. It’s like we’re assembling a team for the Super Bowl of connectivity, with everything from our refrigerators to our cars suiting up and joining the game. But just like in football, every new…
Month: July 2023
Fighting Off Ransomware With Today’s Tech
In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, ransomware has proven to be the proverbial cockroach of the digital world. It’s been around for decades, and despite our best efforts, it’s still here, still causing trouble. According to the latest dispatch from the Fortinet 2023 Global Ransomware Report, two-thirds of organizations have found themselves in the…
Diversion: San Diego State Conference Realignment Cinderella Story
From time to time I just need to get things out of my system, so let’s talk about our dear San Diego State, the Cinderella of college football, who thought they were about to waltz into the Big 12’s grand ball with their shiny new stadium and a football program that’s as consistent as my…
Cyber Security Travel Tips
All right, listen up, we’re about to take a magical mystery tour into the world of cybersecurity for travelers. So strap yourselves in and get ready for the ride of your lives. First off, you wouldn’t leave your front door wide open while you’re away on vacation, would you? But hey, that’s exactly what some…
Tightening Up Pentagon Cyber Security
Let’s gab about the Pentagon. You know, that five-sided fortress of secrets where they’ve been playing a high-stakes game of “keep away” with classified info since your grandpappy was in diapers. Well, it seems they’ve had a bit of a hiccup recently. Some young hotshot, Ex-airman decided to play a game of “20 questions” with…
The Write Thing, ChatGPT Pulls Bing
Once upon a time, in the bustling metropolis of the Digital Age, there was a bright-eyed whiz kid named ChatGPT, a creation of the wise folks over at OpenAI. Now, GPT was smart, real smart, knew a lot about a lot of things, but his knowledge was stuck in the past – September 2021 to…
USA China AI Tech War Getting Colder
Alright, let’s dive into this. Picture this, folks: the world’s two superpowers, the USA and China, are locked in a cold war. But this isn’t your grandpa’s cold war, no, no. This is a colder war, a tech war, a war of ones and zeros, a war of AI chips and data centers. It’s like…
“First” Flying Car?
I’m as proud to be an American as the next guy, but sometimes you gotta call a spade a spade, or in this case, a flying car a flying car. So, we’ve got this company, Alef Aeronautics, right here in the good ol’ US of A, and they’re claiming they’ve got the first car that…
Rustbucket
Let’s talk about this RustBucket malware. Now, I don’t know about you, but when I hear “RustBucket,” I’m thinking of my old ’78 Chevy, not some high-tech cyber weapon. But hey, who am I to judge the naming conventions of North Korean hackers? So, this RustBucket, it’s a piece of malware that’s been causing a…
The Human
Buckle up, because we’re diving into a topic that’s as exhilarating as a caffeine-induced late-night online shopping spree. That’s right, we’re talking about cybersecurity. But hold onto your hats, because this isn’t your grandpa’s ‘don’t click on the spam email’ kind of cybersecurity. We’ve jumped into an era where Artificial Intelligence has donned the cape…
Cyber Roadmap 