It is inevitable that in every workplace within every sector there will be an employee—or a number of them—who grow to resent their employer. In many cases, these employees will leave on their own will. In others, the employer must force them out. Forcing out employees may exacerbate their ill will toward the employer. While most terminated or laid off … Read More
COVID-19 Virus Sparks a Different Outbreak: Malware
Since the beginning of the outbreak, the WHO-designated COVID-19 virus (Coronavirus) has taken over two thousand lives, breached the perimeters of at least 26 confirmed countries, and sparked a secondary kind of outbreak: fear. With people across the globe becoming increasingly worried about the COVID-19 virus, malicious actors across cyberspace are cashing in on those fears, using the unease amongst … Read More
The Privacy Debate: Apple vs Android
Much like in the debates of cats or dogs; Mac or PC; or pineapple belonging on pizza, consumers chose sides when it comes to Apple versus Android devices. While a common belief is that Apple products are more secure, a recent article states that a digital forensic examiner said Androids may be the more secure choice. The article quoted Detective … Read More
Amazon Echo Security Bug Gets Pwned
Two whitehat security researchers, Team Fluoroacetate’s Amat Cama and Richard Zhu, recently won this year’s Pwn2Own security contest in Tokyo. The two took home the Master of Pwn title for the third consecutive year along with a $60,000 prize for exposing a massive security breach in the Amazon Echo, a smart display powered by Alexa. The patch gap vulnerability Cama … Read More
Are Ballot Counting Machines Keeping Your Vote Secure?
November 5th is election day for cities across the United States. Registered voters will be choosing their leaders in local government and their vote may be the thing that tips the scale for a neck and neck political race. But what if that vote was not secure when it was counted by the voting machines? The paper versus digital controversy … Read More
