The majority of tech users today may not even be familiar with floppy disks, much less think that a government entity would still be using them. The Air Force had been running their Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) … Continue Reading
Why Travellers Should Carry a USB Drive
In 2018, there were 2.3 billion U.S. Domestic travellers and 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals. These travellers have something in common: they are all carrying data. Whether it is a laptop full of work documents or phone with albums of … Continue Reading
Top Ten Tech Trends in Government
Gartner, a leading research and advisory firm, recently released its 2018-2019 Technology Trends in Government Report. The report outlined the most salient trends in government technology, helping decision-makers choose investments that would have the most substantial impact. Rick Howard, research … Continue Reading
Tips for Being Password Smart
One of the best methods to minimize your susceptibility to cybercrime is to create and utilize strong passwords. The creation of a password is something we often don’t spend a lot of time thinking about, but maybe we should. It … Continue Reading
FBI Urges Companies to Use Biometric Authentication
We’ve all gotten used to the rituals of computer security. User name, password, the aggravations of forgetting and resetting, and more recently, the advent of multi-factor authentication. A user interface will send you an email or a text or a … Continue Reading
Why Data Loss Is Costly for Business Operations
A recent study by Logically found that 60% of business decision-makers would rather lose half of their companies’ revenue growth for the next year than lose half of the company data. While it may seem that a company without money … Continue Reading
Google Under Fire for Encrypting Domain Name System
Google, the world’s most popular and powerful search engine, is under fire from Congress and regulatory officials for its recent adoption of a new internet encryption protocol. The web search and app company, famous for its sometime motto, “Don’t be … Continue Reading