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Cybersecurity is Not Up for Debate
Taking a Look at Cybersecurity’s Future in Legislation With the presidential debates behind us, and the election day looming, the issue of cybersecurity still remains largely untouched. While a passing topic at some point in each of the debates, the only direct question ever addressing the issue was from the first debate. Moderator Lester Holt…
Read MoreJ.D. to M.D. to Cybersecurity
How Cybersecurity is Joining the Ranks of Top Paying Professions What do you want to be when you grow up? From a young age people are asked this question. Their answers change as they grow older, though many come to the same conclusion of a doctor or a lawyer. Understandable, as these are…
Read MoreRecruiters getting spammed!
I know what some of you are thinking, how do you like it now the shoe is on the other foot? Well I don’t but not only because I don’t like being spammed…. I mean who does? More because some of the stuff I get is the exact reason why all recruiters get tarred with…
Read MoreIT Phone Home
The Challenge of Connecting Mobile Apps to IoT Devices in Homes A challenge for home automation developers is how can something sitting in your home network, which is presumably on a private network behind a firewall hidden from hackers, be readily available to a mobile app which could be potentially anywhere in the world. When you receive the little…
Read MoreSomeone’s Hacked My Toaster!
IoT Security Hysteria & Some Development Tips to Avoid Being Called Out at Defcon Being in the fairly uncommon position of founding both security and mobile app development companies, I get to play poacher and gamekeeper on a daily basis. For my American friends, that’s offense and defense! I wanted to add a little value from…
Read MoreBuilding a Successful Cyber-Security Career
In a profession growing at a rate of 36.5%, according to the U.S. News and World Report, there seems to be plenty of jobs opening in the Information Security sector. While the job market is booming in this field, securing a position isn’t as easy as finding one. As a co-author to a new book, Co-founder…
Read MoreIs a Cyber Security Career in Your Future?
The world’s increasingly virtual presence is as exciting as it is worrisome. Companies and governments alike fear cyber attacks, and are in need of skilled professionals who can protect and appropriately react to these attacks. Cyber security is a growing industry and college students around the world are gearing up to hit the ground running.…
Read MoreEU – US Privacy Shield – Safe Harbor with a bite?
What is Safe Harbor / EU Privacy Shield? Since the Edward Snowden leaks, the fear of EU citizens data being spied on by the US authorities led to the old rules (Safe Harbor) being kicked out by the European court of justice. Rather, the EU privacy shield was introduced as a replacement. It is basically…
Read MoreBlurring the Lines
Are our constructed identities on social media feeding on others insecurities? Social Media’s Distortion of reality and the effect it’s having on you and your privacy.
Read MoreCyber Insurance: The Wild Wild West
Cyber security is a growing issue in today’s world and the targeting of small and medium size businesses (SMBs) is a major concern in 2016. However, most SMBs aren’t aware of the risks and how to protect themselves. This is where cyber insurance (CI), when used correctly, may be able to help. CI is a…
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