By Toby Patrick
Technology has long been used to counter crime. But in many cases, technology is the foundation for criminal activity. One thing’s for sure, when new technology comes into our lives, criminal use cases aren’t too far behind.
Here’s how four significant developments in technology have led to an increase in criminal activity.
By Beatrice Moore
The days of poring over dated home improvement publications and making many journeys to the hardware store only to discover that you have for the umpteenth time purchased the wrong size wrench are long gone. In addition to altering how we interact and amuse ourselves, the digital age has also given the world of home remodeling a tech-driven makeover. Welcoming you to the age of the Digital Renovation Revolution, when bits and bytes serve as the modern DIY ...
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By Kate Zogaj
In the digital landscape, visual content has emerged as a powerful communication tool, surpassing the impact of simple text. The ongoing revolution in visual content technology encompasses various transformative elements that promise to redefine how we engage with and consume visual information.
Immersive Virtual and Augmented Reality Experiences
While virtual reality (VR) ...
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By Bob Weiss
On Thursday August 10, 2023 I took and passed the CompTIA IT Fundamentals exam FC0-U61. IT Fundamentals is a very entry level certification and would be a course to take if you were a complete and utter newbie to the world of computer technology.
It is designed to be taken before the CompTIA A+ classes and exams. If you already are ...
Continue Reading →Here is a great side by side comparison of IPv4 and IPv6. This is a handy guide for anyone taking A+ or Network+, or another networking certification such as the CCNA or CCNP.
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Bob says: Information stored on paper, papyrus, clay tables, and stone have withstood the ravages of time for millennia. How long will the vast quantities of information we are creating continue to be accessible in the future. The problem with electronic information is not the storage media itself (although that’s part of the problem), it is the changing file formats we use to store the information. Do you have a trove of Super 8MM movie film full of family memories, ...
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By Bob Weiss and ChatGPT
Learning about networking protocols, and their importance and uses in the communications between two computers across some sort of network media, is at the center of many IT and cybersecurity certifications. The goal of this article is to provide a list of networking protocols that you need to know for your exam and for a future career in ...
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Back on March 2, 2020 I wrote a review about Andy Greenberg’s book on cyberwar titled Sandworm. I really enjoyed that book, even though the subject was quite sobering. Greenberg recently released his latest book, Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency. For those of you who think that Bitcoin is a secure ...
ChatGPT has been a hot topic lately, and for people like me, who write for a living, it looks like this AI could eventually replace human writers and content creators. I got a newsletter from technology writer Gary BraleySo on the ChatGPT AI, and I decided to try it out. What is ChatGPT and what can I do with it? This is ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Cybersecurity Awareness Month was created in 2004 as a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise cybersecurity awareness nationally and internationally. Learn more on CISA’s website and check out their ...
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