Introduction Imagine you have a secret message you want to send to your friend, but don’t want anyone else to read it. If they have the “key” to reading it, then only the intended recipient can decipher what you mean. Encryption is like that secret code you and your friend create to lock the message,…

Introduction The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that could ban TikTok if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, doesn’t sell the app within six months. So why are people alleging that it’s soon going to be completely defunct? If Chinese owner refuses to sell, that would effectively cause a ban. Photo by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA Behind…

Introduction Do your devices run on 5G? Do you know what 5G even is? 5G indicates the fifth generation of mobile networks. In other words, it’s the wireless technology that your smartphone uses to run and is touted as 200 times faster than the previous generation, 4G. Turn off your phone’s WiFi to find out…

Imagine a threat actor determined to target YOUR data and finances. It would take a LOT of time, effort and money to build ransomware code all on their own, let alone to build a whole email campaign convincing you to fall for their tricks…Now imagine they could simply buy ransomware off the Dark Web, completely…

Introduction Do you use AI? Do you understand what it is…or how it works…or anything about it beyond the buzz? Even if you don’t seek out artificial intelligence engines, there are more than 4.2B WiFi-connected devices that use AI for their “virtual assistants.” Our society is embracing artificial intelligence in more and more aspects…

Introduction Are you familiar with the ancestry and biotechnology service, 23andMe? More than 14M people around the world use their website! In December 2023, 23andMe confirmed a data breach that affected 6.9 million users. Hackers accessed data including names, birth years, relationship labels, DNA shared percentages, ancestry reports, and self-reported locations. This means for over…