by Steve Burgess | Aug 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steve Burgess | Aug 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Steve Burgess | Aug 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Fitbit, Fun, Forensics, and Foes by Steve Burgess, 2018 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...
by Steve Burgess | Aug 7, 2017 | CSI, Forensic stories, Humor, Uncategorized
Not everything always works out in Forensicland. Sometimes we strike out. In more ways than one. I was gazing out the tall windows of my office at the blue, blue Santa Barbara sky, with nary a cloud in sight. It was my 50-something birthday. The bills were ignored. It...
by Steve Burgess | Aug 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) makes it much harder for a hacker to get access to your online stuff, and the most common form of consumer MFA is two-factor authentication (2FA). A very common form of 2FA is the debit card. One factor is the card itself, which...
by Steve Burgess | Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
How to Avoid Being Hacked, Part 1 – Email Hacking is a common occurrence these days, but it’s good to know that hacking targeting you specifically because of who you are is far less common than scattershot hacking. Additionally, taking advantage of your online...
