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...
How cloud computing will continue to change Cloud computing services operated as the unsung hero during the COVID-19 pandemic, assisting thousands with rapid adoption of remote infrastructure. Even before then, however, cloud computing was a powerful tool with various offerings and services capable of adding much...
You will see this in the news if you haven’t already, so I'll give you the important information up front. Bytagig does not utilize Kaseya BSA. No action on your or my part is required for this major cyber security incident. For more information and valuable...
Extended detection and response systems pave the way for agile decision making Data analytics, security, decision agility, and correlation of information across networks and enterprise models are necessities in today’s high-impact digital world. Often, a business or enterprise entity takes advantage of various tools already available....
Modernization changes how we’ll operate in professional environments The work environment looks a lot different these days and will continue to do so in the coming years. Along with that, technology has changed. What is mainstream and an accepted part of society was, as you can...
Personal health is as important as security solutions I spent a lot of time researching the latest IT trends and cybersecurity issues, given the nature of my work. If you bother to read any of the blogs and articles I publish on Bytagig, you’re intimately familiar...
A rise of troubling attacks directed at VPNs It’s not uncommon to rely on a VPN for personal or professional use. Virtual private networks have long seen utilization as a way to encrypt connections, segregate networks, and ultimately mitigate the harm caused by potential hackers. But...
