Privacy vs. Security. The battle over encryption of data on mobile devices is just the first salvo in a civil rights struggle that can have long-standing implications. What do we want more? Why can't we have both.
All in security
Ignore cybercrime at your own risk
Small businesses are now believed to be the "preferred" target of cybercriminals in part because cloud services connect them to thousands, maybe millions, of other assets. But largely because they are largely unprotected and unprepared. So why aren't we paying more attention?
Who should protect your privacy?
How many risky things did you do online today? Here are five things you can do to be #PrivacyAware. Jan. 28 is Data Privacy Day. Who's taking care of yours?
Support ends for most IE versions; What it means for you
Now that Internet Explorer has gone the way of Netscape and AOL, what will be the browser of the future? Are you ready to ditch your unsupported browser? You should be.
A triad of trends changing IT in 2016
Some trends that evolved in 2015 - IT as integrator not sole proprietor, an elevation of the skills demanded for IT staff and the knowledge that security is not just a buzzword anymore - will change IT in 2016 and beyond.
Give a gift of security to a nonprofit
Exposure to hacking, cracking and fraud is a huge risk for nonprofits. So Portfolio and Wessel Accounting are offering their BizSafe security review to a dozen nonprofits in the Upstate of SC for free this year. Find out how you can nominate your favorite nonprofit for one. Friends don't let friends get hacked.
Is privacy the price we must pay for safety?
In the wake of the Paris attacks, many knee-jerk reactions involve giving law enforcement access through backdoors to all communications. That's wrong-headed. Those backdoors can be opened by anyone and make us less safe than we were.