Financial Crime
The Equifax Hack Revisited
Hacking of personal information. It’s nothing new. But hacking a credit reporting agency? That’s like breaking into Fort Knox. Years later, the story remains a shocking one of business ineptitude, callousness, and technical ignorance. And for those reasons it’s worth revisiting.
Fraud Investigations
Uncovering Financial Crime. What is fraud? What is financial crime? Tackling this subject opens up a very broad topic. But let’s dig in with an overview of how an investigation should work and where to begin.
Fake Identities – Real Losses
Synthetic Identity Fraud (SIF). The combination of real facts about someone with fake information to create a new identity for purposes of fraud. It is common, growing, and very effective.
Deciphering Deception
The Liar Among Us. We hear quite a bit about body language and true intent. But what about the spoken word? In the rush to understand the truth, we often assume lies should be ignored. But with a careful approach, what we say can be revealing, even when employing deceptive language.
Business Tech
Cheap, Fast, and Small
A pocket sized computer to surf the web, draft documents, do spreadsheets, play games, and even program? With 4K dual display capability, 8GB RAM, 1GB Ethernet, this should be more than $120. But it isn’t.
The Price of AMP
Better. Faster. Stronger. When Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) first came to light in 2016, there was a lot of discussion around what it would mean for the web, and what its “intentions” were. And apparently, that is still the case.
Linux Is Not A Hobby
It’s not stamp collecting. Sure it can be a pastime, but increasingly, it is more on par with reading, writing, and arithmetic. A skill you will want to have. So why learn Linux? There are plenty of reasons, but ultimately it comes back to benefits to you, the user.
The Quiet Tyranny of SEO
One of the major problems with online information comes in the form of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Sure it’s the bane of many a web designer. But most people don’t realize it also casts a long and troublesome shadow for the enduser. Learn why.
RAM – Cheap Speed
The culprit behind a slow laptop is often RAM. But not always. A “should or shouldn’t” upgrade determination isn’t as simple as figuring out if you have an open memory slot. So when does an upgrade make sense and how is it done?