“He lived long…and prospered a billion minds. All of us who grew up watching TOS and benefit from technology owe him a debt. Now it’s our turn to carry on his legacy. Inspire the young – Teach them logic, science and the will to investigate mysteries.” Zachary Quinto vs. Leonard Nimoy: “The Challenge” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPkByAkAdZs “Live […]
Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015
Raj Goel
What You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You: Personal Rights and Social Media
Recently in Aurora, Colorado, a young man put on Facebook that he had hit a vehicle when he was drunk and didn’t stop at the scene of the crime. Within 20 minutes of him posting on Facebook, two of his Facebook friends had called local cops, and he was arrested. On the one hand, this […]
Parenting Responsibly in the Internet Era
Data never goes away. Don’t forget about that. Just because you’re not using it, it doesn’t mean it goes away. It will never get deleted. It’s just like real life. There’s stuff you and I did in high school which we hope our friends have all forgotten. At some point the record’s out there but […]
Divorce and The Internet: Cover Your Assets
One of the gray areas of law and technology interception is in matrimonial cases. When couples are about to get a divorce, good attorneys go, “Give me all your social media credentials.” If the case is high profile or nasty enough, I’ve seen a lot of attorneys or their technologists go through and dig up […]
The Lighter Side
Attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working 24 hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force. Tom Blandi, famous hair stylist and hair product developer We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our […]
Protecting You: Has Your IT Provider Broken Your Heart?
One of our favorite clients is a financial firm that went through significant changes during the financial meltdown and the improving aftermath. During the recession, they had cut backs, head count dropped, and they became a small-fry to their IT provider. As a result, their IT provider started ignoring them. During the on-boarding, I conducted […]
Jimmy Kimmel and Social Engineering
This video is an EXCELLENT example of social engineering – and this is the stuff we (or our colleagues) fall for. It is a good thing to add to the SECURITY AWARENESS training. Click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opRMrEfAIiI
Lessons Learned from CENTCOM, Crayola and ISIS Hackers
A few weeks ago, pro-ISIS hackers broke into the YouTube and Twitter accounts for US CENTCOM and sent embarrassing tweets and videos. During the same weekend, another group of criminals hijacked the Crayola Facebook account and sent lewd/adult photos to embarrass Crayola. You can watch my interview with WPIX11 here https://www.brainlink.com/pro-isis-hackers-take-control-us-central-command-twitter-account/ So what lessons you […]
Cyber Security and Hacking Risks At Your Business
Coffee With Sabra – Mouseveillance: How Disney Spies on You
I am so excited to share this with you. I made an appearance on a weekly program called “Coffee Break With Sabra” which just launched its new website platform. So check it out. I talked about “Big Brother” watching and how even the “happiest place on earth” is now watching and collecting data on its […]