2019 Data Breach Predictions

2018 was a banner year for hackers as data breaches continued to dominate the news. Cyber-criminals enjoyed success using ATM skimmers, malware and ransomware attacks along with circumventing so-called cyber security measures that the U.S. Freedom Act has put in place. By allowing the government access to U.S. based systems via “back-doors”, they have created a pathway for hackers to …

When duck and cover isn’t enough

In 1952, students across the country met Bert the Turtle. The star of an animated short feature produced by the U.S. government, Bert strolled his merry way along a rural road sniffing flowers and savoring life when, out of nowhere, a monkey with a firecracker appears. Bert sees the threat, retreats into his shell, and the firecracker explodes, laying waste …