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Many users are saying they wish that government websites functioned more like .com websites. Government websites are poorly designed and lead to a poor user experience making it hard for the user to navigate the website and find the information that they are after. A website with a poor design is no good, which isContinue reading “Government Websites Are Not Useful”

With the recent addition of 5G technology and the rapid increase of IoT devices, we are treading even more unknown technological waters. New technology becomes available, we run into new cybersecurity threats. Information security has been a fairly reactive process as changes are made after breaches but hopefully, we can become proactive and take measuresContinue reading “Information Security Risks That Come With New Technology”

Within just a month of the tragic school shooting that left 17 dead, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School had created a national movement from the usage of social media. This article puts into perspective how effective the use of social media was in how we see the March for Our Lives movement.Continue reading “March For Our Lives”

A study done at Harvard set out to discover what the correlation of mental health and social media use looked like. Contrary to what we tend to see online, they actually found a positive correlation. They based their study around these three factors: social well-being, positive mental health, and self-rated health. However, this positive correlationContinue reading “Can Social Media Positively Effect Your Mental Health?”

Even with Google holding the crown for Adtech, there are so many Adtech companies in this industry. Companies such as Adobe, Amazon, and Facebook have made a name for themselves in this industry however, other companies are continuing to crowd the market. With all these companies providing Adtech solutions, it’s going to be hard forContinue reading “Adtech Industry is CROWDED.”

Ring doorbells have always been advertised as an Internet of Things device that improves home security and convenience. Equipped with a camera and a two-way intercom system, you can see and communicate with anyone at your front door from inside the house or anywhere. The product is a good idea, but unfortunately has many drawbacksContinue reading “Week 4: Ring Doorbell Tracking”

Every industry is or will be affected by artificial intelligence, and hopefully for good. Even though AI was discovered not so long ago, it is already making a great impact in today’s world. From self-driving cars to facial recognition, AI is slowly creeping its way into every branch of technology. Some people are scared thatContinue reading “How Artificial Intelligence will make an impact in the next few years”

The effects that technology has on people in general is sometimes more of a concern than focusing only on the technological impacts of children. However, the reasoning behind my choice stems from the fact that children are often at a much higher risk when it comes to the negative impacts. This generation of children areContinue reading “Is Technology Bad for Kids?”

According to studies, smart home owners tend to ignore the risk associated with their products and focus mainly on the benefits that they provide. I myself am included in this category. When purchasing my smart home products, I did not think twice about how I was putting my information security at risk. Instead, I focusedContinue reading “Smart Home Consumers: Selective Listeners?”

A security researcher found sensitive information on over 10,000 accounts by simply viewing Social Captain’s web page source code. This is an ongoing issue and still a threat today. Another bug also was discovered that gave total access to other user accounts. Luckily, this bug was fixed shortly thereafter. If you are a user ofContinue reading “Social Captain Vulnerability Exposes Thousands of User Passwords.”