Why Your Cybersecurity Tools Are Only Half the Battle
Michael Torres
I’ve built companies. I’ve shipped products. I’ve also watched plenty of startups get hacked, and you know what? Most of them had the best tools money could buy. That’s the…
Why CCTV Systems Failed During the Chongqing Landslide—And What That Tells Us About Crisis Response
Tom Harrington
When a landslide buried a mining area near Chongqing, China, killing at least eight people and leaving 34 missing, the disaster triggered the usual emergency response. But here’s what struck…
Why I Ignored These Life Hacks Until I Actually Tried Them
James Holloway
I’m a skeptic by nature. Comes with the territory of being a software engineer, I guess. When something sounds too good to be true, I want to see the code,…
Why a Small Cybersecurity Company’s Stock Jump Actually Matters to Your Digital Safety
Sarah Mitchell
Last week, I came across a story about Quantum Cyber receiving $2 million in purchase orders, which sent their stock up 4%. On the surface, it sounds like just another…
From AI Chatbots to Physical Products: What OpenAI’s Basketball Tells Us About Tech’s Future
Natalie Foster
OpenAI recently made headlines by launching a $70 ChatGPT-branded basketball. On the surface, it seems like an odd move for a company known for building cutting-edge language models. But this…
Romance Scams: Why Smart People Still Fall for Them
Chris Sullivan
I’ve spent twenty-five years in IT, watching people make the same mistakes over and over. Not because they’re stupid. Because they’re human. The latest story making rounds—a woman named Jean…
When a Billionaire Needs Power, He Just Buys the Power Company
Elon Musk just bought APR Energy for over a billion dollars. Not to run a profitable business. Not to revolutionize the energy sector with some moonshot technology. But to keep…
Why America’s Aviation Cybersecurity Strategy Has Real Gaps
I’ve spent enough time in software engineering trenches to know when something isn’t working. And after reading about the current state of US aviation cybersecurity oversight, I can tell you:…
Why CCTV Alone Can’t Stop Theft—And What Actually Works
Emma Clarke
A young man walks into a small honesty cake shed, fills his bag with baked goods, and as he leaves, he looks directly at the CCTV camera and raises his…
CCTV solved a shotgun crime in seconds. But what else is it really doing?
Laura Bennett
A man in Rotherham fired a sawn-off shotgun at a moving Land Rover on his street. Two shots. Then he was caught—not because someone saw him in the moment, but…