When Did you Stop Caring? Here a Hack, There A Hack, Everywhere a Hack-Hack I am befuddled. If someone broke into your house and stole your wallet, birth certificate, medications, social security card and then came back and did it again after you replaced them all, again, and again, and again – would [ ] The post Here a Hack, There A Hack, Everywhere a Hack-Hack first appeared on Cog . The post…
Security though Software and Hardware Based Modularity Indulge me while I ruminate a bit on the whimsical world of technology, where modularity reigns supreme as the unsung hero of security – think of it as the bunch of individual Legos that are assembled to create your digital Fort Knox. In both software and hardware [ ] The post Battleships in Legoland first appeared on Cog . The post…
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As I slogged my way along the North Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, BC, a thought (or many) occurred to me. Hence this blog post. The trip was a solo-trip, 8-days with no resupply, active wildlife (bears), a ‘primitive’ trail, a very remote part of the world, and a challenge to me both physically [ ] The post Moving to your Pot of Gold: Backpacking and Cyber Security first appeared on Cog . The…
As the saying goes, “Curiosity killed the Cat, but Satisfaction Brought him Back…” For those of you that know me, I have always been curious. Some call it a thirst for knowledge though I think it would be more accurate to say I have a craving for new experiences. Lately, that drive for more [ ] The post Satisfaction Brought Him Back…. first appeared on Cog . The post Satisfaction Brought Him…
Sometimes, real life shows you the true potential of ‘The Perfect Hack’. Last week, after a trip to San Diego, I woke up with cold like symptoms. So, I took a Covid test on Wednesday and it was positive. Fortunately, I am fully boosted so my illness was mild but regardless it was necessary [ ] The post Covid and Comcast: The Perfect Hack first appeared on Cog . The post Covid and Comcast: The…
This week I had the privilege of spending some time with one of my very long-term friends who is truly a very good person and tragically, in the late stages of cancer. While his time may be coming sooner than the rest of us, it was very much a sobering event in my life. [ ] The post The Ever Present Now first appeared on Cog . The post The Ever Present Now appeared first on Cog .
You lock your front door, right? Do you also lock the back door? What about your windows? Well duh of course you do, common sense requires you at least do the basics to protect your home and family. So, back to Katy. Did you know the phrase “Katy, Bar the Door’ goes [ ] The post Katy, Bar the Door! first appeared on Cog . The post Katy, Bar the Door! appeared first on Cog .
Defense in Depth is as synonymous to cybersecurity as frosting is to cake. So, indulge me. It is your birthday, good on you for making it another year around the sun and to celebrate most folks would normally hope for a cake. If it is my house, you even get to pick what type of [ ] The post The Cybersecurity Cake first appeared on Cog . The post The Cybersecurity Cake appeared first on Cog .
The saying, “Your Money or Your Life,” comes from the dreaded Highwaymen who were as common as crows between 1650 to 1800 in rural England. Travel was already hazardous due to the absence of decent roads and a lack of general rule of law. No one rode alone without fear of being robbed. In [ ] The post “Your Money or Your Life” first appeared on Cog . The post Your Money or Your Life appeared first…