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...
What technological changes will impact your organization? Rapid technological growth is nothing new to the world of IT. But as improvements are made in every sector, the amount of tools at our disposal – professional and otherwise – is impressive. But, what technology is best for...
The approaching relationship of cybersecurity and machine learning In an age where data saturation has reached an all-time high, sifting over the results and translating it to useable results is reaching well beyond the human scope. Data analysis tools and collection methods allow for the interception...
When data influences people at the corporate level, trouble is sure to follow A personal opinion piece by Douglas James. I’ve written for Bytagig for near a couple of years now, and it’s been an engaging experience diving into the world of IT and cybersecurity. The nature...
Should you opt-out of Amazon’s newest program? It’s not surprising when a massive enterprise rolls out a new feature, product, or project. Amazon is no different, though it’s latest “idea” may not be a welcome surprise at first glance. The concept was initially announced in 2019...
How incident response plans involve remote working strategies An incident response plan is a normal, routine part of good IT security and cyber defense. It entails precisely as it sounds: proceeding with a plan in the face of intrusion or other malicious activity. However, today’s cyber environments...
Making remote productivity work for you We’re in a new age of working environments - literally. Remote working, while not a new concept, has grown in popularity as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. And even with the deployment of vaccinations and a rise in wide-scale...
Refreshing yourself on phishing tactics Though we discuss the dangerous nature of phishing scams on Bytagig a lot, it’s time again to take a fresh look at social engineering schemes for the upcoming year (and beyond). Phishing attacks have existed since the earliest days of the...
The post Colonial Pipeline attack jumpstarts additional decisions The impact of the Colonial Pipeline network breach will have farther reaching consequences beyond temporary fuel shortages. Highlighting vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure networks, new rules will be set in place to protect them from additional attacks. This, in...
A bright future market In this day and age, everyone wants solid job security. But changing markets and a different tech-driven environment are shaping what expectations will be. What once was reliable, may not be in the future. However, there is one growing constant that’s been stable...
