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El Salvador Adopts BitCoin
El Salvador Adopts BitCoin copyright Steve Burgess, 2021 El Salvador just passed a law to make BitCoin (BTC) legal tender and is the first country to do so. It did something similar back in 2001, when it made the US Dollar the official currency, replacing the...
Keeping Your Bitcoin Safe
BitCoin. Everybody wants some. But what’s the best way to keep it safe once you’ve got it? And how to get it? First things first – you get BitCoin (and Etherium, and DogeCoin) from a cryptocurrency exchange, like you would from a “regular” currency exchange to turn...
Cyberbullying and Covid-19: 2021 Update
California defines a cyberbully as anyone who sends any online communication to deliberately frighten, embarrass, harass, or otherwise target another. The Cyberbullying Research Center defines it as “willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers,...
Cybersecurity & Covid-19: Vulnerability and What to Do About It
Cybersecurity & Covid-19: Vulnerability and What to Do About It Steve Burgess, 2020 As if we didn’t have enough to worry about. With so many of us working from home (close to 90% of American corporations are encouraging or requiring employees to do so) and having...
Cyberbullying and Covid-19
Cyberbullying and Covid-19 We’ve all made fun of people sitting across the table from each other, looking at their phones and tablets instead of at the person right in front of them. Sometimes we talk to each other across the table though our phones! My wife and I...
Indian Summer Lovin’ – Tech Tips For a Warm Autumn
by Natalie Miller, 2019 With Indian Summer temperatures rising, here are some tips to help you make sure your devices are ready to conquer these warm days of Fall like you are. Check Those Pockets! Taking a dip in the pool, going for a paddle in a kayak, and jumping...
Electronic Waste and Recycling – What Your Old Devices Can Say About You
by Natalie Miller, 2019 With new models of phones and computers being released every year, wanting the latest and greatest is never a bad thing, but what about your old devices? The truth is that old devices can still hold all of the data you put on them or that they...
The Case of The Client Who Wanted … to be Wanted
The Case of The Client Who Wanted … to be Wanted copyright Steve Burgess, 2018 It was nearly Christmas, but the morning sun was pouring in through the windows of my Central Coast office, casting shoe-shaped shadows on the West side of my desk. Perhaps I should have...
Burgess Forensics Newsletter Vol. 5 Issue 1: FitBit Fun Forensics & Foes 08.08.2018
Fitbit, Fun, Forensics, and Foes Have you tracked your 10,000 steps today? Has anyone else tracked them? Fitness trackers are big business, helping people get and stay fit, and helping them share their progress with friends – and sometimes with strangers. The...
The Rise of Cybercrime and How to Prevent It
The Rise of Cybercrime and How to Prevent It (guest article contributed by Josh Wardini, of Webmastersjury.org) As people are leaning more and more towards the digital world, cybercrime is becoming an issue that cannot be ignored. Although many individuals and...