Book review: Micah Lee’s Hacks Leaks and Revelations
There has been a lot written about data leaks and the information contained therein, but few books that tell you how to do it yourself. That is the subject of Hacks, Leaks and Revelations that was...
View ArticleA brief history of domain squatting
A long time ago at the dawn of the internet era, a tech journalist bought the mcdonalds.com domain name. Actually, “bought” isn’t really correct, because back then in order to obtain a dot com, you...
View ArticleIs it time to upgrade my hearing aid?
More than five years ago, I wrote about my journey acquiring my first hearing aid. With a new insurance plan with hearing benefits, I thought it was time to take another look and see where the latest...
View ArticleCan Movable Type become a useful AI writer’s tool?
Once upon a time, when blogs were just beginning to become A Thing, the company to watch was Six Apart. They have blogging software called Movable Type. Then the world shifted to WordPress, and soon...
View ArticleBuilding an unusual 30-year career in IT at the Catholic Health Association
I had a chance to speak to Janey Brummett who has spent three decades working in the IT department for the Catholic Health Association, the national leadership organization of the Catholic health...
View ArticleI find more central office lore in Seattle
I have a thing about the telephone central office (CO). I love spotting them in the wild, giving me some sense of the vast connectedness that they represent, the legal wrangling that took place over...
View ArticleCSOonline: How to strengthen your Kubernetes defenses
Kubernetes-focused attacks are on the rise. Here is an overview of the current threats and best practices for securing your clusters. The runaway success of Kubernetes adoption by enterprise software...
View ArticleThe looming AI bias in hiring and staffing decision-making
Remember when people worked at jobs for most of their lives? It was general practice back in the 1950s and 1960s. My dad worked for the same employer for 30 or so years. I recall his concern when I...
View ArticleFighting election misinformation
Last week I wrote about the looming AI bias in the HR field. Here is another report about the potential threats of AI in another arena. But first, do you know what the states of California, Georgia,...
View ArticleThe coming dark times for tech won’t be anything like the 2000s
My former colleague Dave Vellante has written a nice comparison of the current tech contraction with the dot-com-bust of 2000. He makes interesting points about several factors, such as the roles...
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