Federal Study of Top Facial Recognition Algorithms Finds Empirical Evidence of Bias

Posted by Makayla Shaffer
On December 23, 2019
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A new federal study has found that many of the world’s top facial recognition algorithms are biased along lines of age, race, and ethnicity. A study conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) revealed that current algorithms on the market can misidentify individuals of certain groups up to 100 times more often […]

New Tech Gadgets That Make Great Holiday Gifts

Posted by Makayla Shaffer
On December 9, 2019
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Are you searching for holiday gifts for your loved ones? Here are 5 tech gadgets that would make great gifts for anyone on your list: 1. XtraPC The XtraPC USB drive contains a blazing fast operating system built on Linux that can bypass your old, slow operating system when inserted into your computer’s USB […]

The FBI’s Warning About Your Smart TV’s Security

Posted by Makayla Shaffer
On December 2, 2019
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Did you buy a smart TV on Black Friday or do you plan to buy one today for Cyber Monday? If so, there are a few things that the FBI wants you to know. Smart TVs are named as such because they connect you to the internet, allowing you to access streaming services and apps. […]

A Day in the Life of Maggie

Posted by Makayla Shaffer
On November 25, 2019
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It’s early in the morning when dad wakes me up. What could be so important that it’s worth disturbing my beauty sleep?! Oh, yeah- It’s Monday! Time to go back to work at Susquehanna Computer Innovations! I spring out of bed and gobble up my breakfast before we head out the door. I wonder […]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2019

Posted by Makayla Shaffer
On October 28, 2019
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Held every October, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure every American has the resources they need to stay safe and secure online while increasing the resilience of the Nation against cyber threats. Here are some of their tips about staying secure online: Double your login protection. […]

Sodin Ransomware

Posted by Diana Cavaliere
On July 9, 2019
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A ransomware strain named Sodinokibi (also Sodin or REvil) is using a former Windows zero-day vulnerability to elevate itself to admin access on infected hosts. Unlike typical ransomware that requires a user’s involvement (for example, the victim would need to launch a file from a phishing letter), in this case, no user participation is needed. […]

Bringing Security Standards to the Internet of Things

Posted by Diana Cavaliere
On March 23, 2019
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For the third time since 2017, Congress has introduced a bill that would require Internet of Things (IoT) products sold to the US government to abide by a set of standards to ensure a baseline of cybersecurity. IoT devices that don’t have built-in security are a frequent target of hackers, leaving them susceptible to significant attacks. […]

Largest ever data breach – are you a victim?

Posted by Diana Cavaliere
On March 2, 2019
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2019 is only in its third month and there have already been 2 record breaking data dumps floating around the dark web. The first breach, discovered in January and dubbed ‘Collection #1,’ consisted of approximately 773 million unique IDs and 21 million unique passwords. The second and even larger data dump, referred to as ‘Collection #2-5,’ was […]