The Lighter Side: Happy Cookie Month!

Raj Goel

The Lighter Side: Happy Cookie Month!

The most popular type of home-baked cookie is the Chocolate Chip cookie. Over-mixing the dough or adding too much flour can result in hard, tough cookies. The first animal crackers were produced in the United States by Stauffer’s Biscuit Company in 1871. Nabisco’s Barnum’s circus version hit the market in 1902. The modern version of […]

Creating Strong Passwords

It should not surprise you that a LOT of online sites are tied together. Gawker.com, LinkedIn.com, Yahoo.com, Facebook, iCloud , World Of Warcraft, Farmville- they’ve all been attacked and criminals have stolen millions of user accounts. And research shows that many, many people use the same password across multiple sites. This turns a small problem […]

Protect Your Family & Business From Cyber Criminals

It’s no secret that cyber-crimes are all over the news. From Ukrainian hackers stealing millions to Syrian Electronic Army hijacking the AP twitter feed and (falsely) claiming that the president was injured, to teens bullying a young girl over Facebook, digital crimes are all over the news. So, what can you do about it? First, […]

Are You Paying Your Staff To Download Movies, Porn or look for a New Job?

We’ve discovered (and stopped) employees from: Playing games Downloading movies (which is illegal!) Surfing “adult escort” sites Downloading porn Pirating software If you’re concerned about what your employees are doing online, or want to make sure they don’t put your business at risk, give me a call. My team can put together an effective internet […]

Google’s court filing – Cloud users have no legitimate expectations of Privacy

I’ve been saying for almost a decade that cloud providers don’t care about user privacy, and Google’s real motto is “Don’t be evil. That’s OUR job”. After years of bragging about their privacy policies, commitment to privacy, etc., here’s what Google submitted to the courts recently: “Just as a sender of a letter to a […]