Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting-edge PC operating system, 300bps was a fast Internet connection, WordStar was the state-of-the-art word processor, and we liked it!
How close are we to breaking encryption with quantum computing?
Not as close as you might fear, but quantum encryption cracking is on its way. So, it's time to start getting ready for it.
The trouble with 2fa
With a large percentage of your workforce now working remotely, two-factor authentication (2fa) can make them (or your company data) safer online. But how you're doing it now probably isn't helping much at all.
How to protect yourself from coronavirus phishing threats
The worst disease of the century brings out the worst in people as phishing attacks increase to unprecedented levels. Here's how to spot and COVID-19 phishing attacks and five ways to avoid them.
Don’t let the coronavirus make you a home office security risk
Congratulations. You're now the chief security officer of your company’s newest branch office: Your home. Here's how to manage your new job.
Securing the IoT is a nightmare
Currently, we have over 26-billion IoT devices running in our workplaces, offices and homes. If you're looking for an IoT security scorecard, it looks something like this: Security Threats: 26,000,000,000, IoT Secure Devices: 0.
Cloud security: Inside the shared responsibility model
The Capital One security fiasco has underlined that securing the cloud is both a complicated technology and contractual problem.
Internet privacy? Who needs that?
Senate Republicans think it’s fine and dandy for your ISP to sell your private data.
What’s up with Windows patching, Microsoft?
A month late? Seriously? It’s both outrageous and unsurprising.
I want out of Windows patch hell
You’d think that when it made patches pretty much inescapable, Microsoft would have made darn sure those patches were problem-free. But you’d be wrong.
Cortana: The spy in Windows 10
Cortana, Windows 10’s built-in virtual assistant, is both really cool and really creepy.
Malware is getting nastier, but that shouldn’t matter
Sure, cybercriminals are always improving their wares, but nothing has changed about how our machines actually get infected.
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