Please join us as our guest during Aegis’ quarterly lunch and learn series May 26th at 11:30am in our conference room. We will discuss emerging, evolving and existing threats from Ransom Ware (like Cryptolocker) and how to educate your staff on how to avoid being infected. Plus we will go into multi-layered security and…
This battle between Apple and the FBI is one of the most controversial technology stories of the year. The FBI, while trying to get into the phone of the two San Bernardino terrorists, took Apple to court. The agency demanded that Apple help the agency get data off the locked phone and then said “never…
There seems to be a lot of evil in the world these days, the Brussels attack is certainly top of mind. However it’s very refreshing to be able to look around Tallahassee and see a lot of good here. Just about any direction you turn there is someone volunteering for a cause or as their…
TALLAHASSEE, FL – During Tech Smart on Sunrise Thursday, the discussion is about new types of threats to computer users and businesses. Dowling said ‘Ransomeware’ is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. ‘Cryptolocker’ comes in your email box and it appears…
Ransomware has been a scourge since it first reared its head a few years back. The original Cyptolocker virus continues to cause problems worldwide and has been doing so since 2013. The original version would work like this: you receive a fake email pretending to be from UPS etc. and you click the link. BAM.…
The United States Justice Department says it has closed its case against Apple for refusing to help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by the San Bernardino shooters. I wrote a column earlier in the month about the repercussions and legal precedent that would be established if Apple complied with the request. Most citizens were…
Law enforcement investigators are eager to see what information is on the iPhone5c that terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook used for his work at the San Bernardino, Calif. Health Department. Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people and injured 22 others in December in San Bernardino. They attacked during a Health Department holiday party. Farook…
For today’s technology journey, we look to the future. What is next for technology? The Cloud is here, artificial intelligence is here, 3D printing is here (we have one at the office, very cool), and many other new faces of tech are becoming mainstream. “What’s next?” is a big conversation. Let’s start with Mr. Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and…
This year is rolling along like a can of Pringles in my house (one can survives about an hour). They are the Super Chip. Munchos are also outrageously awesome. However, my friends, this is not a column about chips; it’s about the future. What is next for technology? The Cloud is here, artificial intelligence is…
