In the tail end of September, an email attachment was forwarded to an unknown employee in the United Health Services network. It would have been innocuous. Disguised in the form of a trusted source or gift—a trojan horse. The attachment—once opened—would have run an extension, that instantaneously wormed its way into the computer network. It […]
How to Start a Podcast
When I want to learn something new or unwind, I search for a podcast. There seems to be a podcast for just about any niche, and whether you are interested in an audio drama or gaining an in-depth knowledge of the Roman empire—there is a podcast for you. Podcasting has exploded as a medium in […]
My Blood on the Floor
Each time I visit the Red Cross, I surrender two units of packed red blood cells and am met with the assurance that with each donation, lives are saved. The cynic in me had pictured a freezer-burned bag of my cells tossed in biohazard garbage, but despite my pessimism, or perhaps directly because of it, […]