Hey, ransomware, that’s fun, right? Plaguing businesses for years, you’ve seen it explode in any IT or cybersecurity-related news over the course of 2020 with the rise of remote working. A nasty piece of malware, it’s caused billions and damages while ransomware gangs have only...
Healthy practices for remote work solutions The shifts and trends shaping remote work operations today will determine good and bad remote work culture. That is to say, one direction takes advantage of mobile work and reinforces it with nuance and productivity. The other path creates an...
What will change in the wake of another critical infrastructure attack Not too long ago I dove into the big cyberattacks like SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline to emphasize the reality of infrastructure attacks. Topping it off like an unholy trifecta was the JBS cyberattack, a strike...
Escalating cyber threats could involve sabotage and threaten civil safety I’m going to briefly yank you back in time for a fast history. The new millennium was fast approaching, the big 2000, and at the time there was a big stink about total technological oblivion. It...
Beginner strategies for new freelancers and remote working As a remote worker, you might discover there’s a whole other side to the world of online work: freelancing. Freelancing is a big part of every industry. In fact, the need for remote workers and freelancers exploded after...
How our mindsets are shifting post-pandemic An opinion piece by Douglas James When I started my journey as a freelancer way back in 2013, it was from both necessity and frustration. Personal health reasons meant traditional work environments wouldn’t work for me. At the same time, I...
Freelancing, remote work, and experience I don’t often get a chance to directly address the readers. I’m Douglas James, and I’ve been authoring content on Bytagig now for quite some time, going on 2, nearly 3 years. It seems like only yesterday I was fiddling with...
Dealing with stress, burnout, and strain in an age of remote working There’s no worse feeling than burnout induced by the strains of life. Foggy fatigue, irritation, and loss of motivation are only a few problematic symptoms that come along with feeling like a used match....
Mass-scale cyber attack warns of a dangerous time Not too long ago at the tail end of 2020, the United States observed a perilous cybersecurity breach affecting multiple Fortune 500 companies and top government agencies. The attack, of course, was the SolarWinds breach. While such attacks like...
Proposed bill isn't the solution The fight for better cybersecurity is a layered, nuanced thing. It has complexities, rules, and numerous nodes to account for. It’s not the answer anyone wants to hear, but it’s true. Like any network, it’s composed of hundreds if not thousands...
