Safety Security & Privacy

The impact of BREXIT is so vast that we may never fully understand its effect. I discuss some thoughts about the near-term impact BREXIT will have on the tech sector and make a few educated guesses at the outcome. With Kerry Drew and Juliet Huddy on Fox 5. Original Airdate: June 28, 2016 Continue Reading →

The impact of BREXIT is so vast that we may never fully understand its effect. I'm not a political pundit, so I'll leave the politics of BREXIT to others. Technology is the core focus of my advisory practice, and our solutions group builds digital products for some of the world's leading multinational corporations. Through that lens, I offer some thoughts about the near-term impact BREXIT will have on the tech sector and make a few educated guesses at the outcome. Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer talks about Apple's new iPhone SE, iPad, Apple Watch and other new offerings as well as the Apple encryption issue with Errol Barnett on CNN Newsroom. Original Airdate: March 22, 2016 Continue Reading →

Since so many of us like to dress up on Halloween and pretend to be something scary or something we’re not, I thought it would be fun to reflect on the kinds of hacks that are scary, like to dress up in costumes and pretend they are something that they are not. Continue Reading →

Can you tell a clock from a bomb? Shelly Palmer argues for STEM education on Fox 5 with Ben Simmoneau and Juliet Huddy. Airdate: September 21, 2015 Continue Reading →

A homemade digital clock and a homemade bomb might share several component parts. Both devices might include a timing circuit, a display, a power supply, some switches, a radio (WiFi, Bluetooth or RF), a bunch of wires and some kind of housing or case. There are, however, some nontrivial differences. As a rule, homemade digital clocks do not contain detonators or explosives. That said, a time bomb needs a timer, and a homemade digital clock would do that job nicely. So could you tell the difference between the two devices? Could you tell a clock from a bomb? Continue Reading →

If former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did delete emails from her private email system (that she should not have deleted) will forensic computer technicians find them? It's about the most popular question I get asked these days. So – for your reading pleasure – a primer on email deletion, data destruction and hard drive erasing. Continue Reading →

Fake women, fake privacy, real hack – that's the way my eulogy for Ashley Madison's IPO would start. Fake women, because the ratio of female names to male names in the hacked database dump is skewed extremely male. Fake privacy, because everyone now has access to Ashley Madison's private database. Real hack, because the hackers have actually ruined people's lives. Continue Reading →

Is it safe to use public WiFi? Here's how to make it safe. Continue Reading →

We are living in an Orwellian “Big Brother” surveillance state. It’s a big issue and it deserves our attention, but the government is not in the habit of publicly embarrassing people by releasing edited versions of the surveillance video it captures. That is what private security cameras are for. Continue Reading →