Shortened URLs and QR Codes
You’ve seen them before; probably on Twitter, if not other places: the cryptic shortened URLs. Generally speaking, these are short links to sites with long names. Services such as bit.ly, …
Availability: The Oft-Overlooked Pillar of Security
In the IT Security industry, we often refer to the three pillars of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. This is so common, it’s often referred to by the initialism, “CIA” or …
Introduction to IT Security
This is a brief introduction to security for the layperson. First of all, we will start with a single word: “risk“. After all, this is what security is all about: …