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…
As we navigate the world of technology as professionals, we must remember that cyber threats are around every corner. The threats are real, and at the heart of these threats are the hackers themselves. What motivates someone to become a “hacker”? Money usually, but other hackers are out there as modern-day Robin Hoods trying to…
your password is a word that is found in the dictionary it can be hacked by software designed by hackers to break into computers, networks and accounts. There are fundamental rules in regards to passwords that must be adhered to and the majority of users decline to heed that advice. It is not for the…
As Floridians and citizens of the increasingly connected digital world, we must stay on DEFCON4 (see the 1983 movie WarGames for meaning) at all times for the next threat. Phishing emails, data breaches, credit card skimmers at the gas pump, bot nets, and identity theft are in the news weekly, but how about crowd hacking…
As Floridians we have so much beauty right outside our door. As I write this, I am 45 miles from the coast and could be at Angelos Restaurant on the water (Panacea, Florida) for happy hour if I jumped in the car now. Just 50 miles from Miami is the closest Bahamian Island, Bimini. It…
As Floridians, we are on the cutting edge of most things in the United States. Along with Texas and California, we lead the nation in college football recruiting, retirement, technology and electoral college power. Unfortunately, what makes us great also makes us targets. A lot of cyber scams target the elderly in our states (fake…
Have you received your new credit card in the mail with a microchip in it? Does it allow the credit card company to know everything about you day or night? Maybe. But in the short term it’s an added layer of security attempting to slow down the roaring rapids of credit card fraud and data…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Technology is changing how we work, live and interact. And when it comes to assistive technology, there are ways to help people with disabilities. Tech expert Blake Dowling from Aegis Business Technology joined us for edition of Tech Smart. Dowling says assistive technology can’t “cure” learning and attention issues, but it…
It was a January trip I won’t soon forget. Tuesday, Jan. 28 – Prattville, Ala., 7:08 p.m. CST: Rewind to the day before. My meeting in Birmingham goes all day and I prepare to stay the night. I overhear the bartender at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse say it’s going to get down to 10 degrees tomorrow.…