Are You Talkin’ To Me?
Riverbank Ruminations Observations from the Banks of the Technology River (Tom Evans) Are you talkin’ to me? One of the more well-known movie quotes comes from Taxi Driver starring Robert DiNero. You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? Then who the h*** else are you talkin’ to? You talkin’ to […]
Stay Home, Cough into Your Elbow, Keep Your Social Distance, Wash Your Hands
Riverbank Ruminations Observations from the banks of the technology river Stay home, cough into your elbow, keep your social distance, wash your hands All of the above directions are in the news these days. As Covid-19 runs amok worldwide, health care experts are stressing some very basic health care steps that can be effective if […]
You are being followed, do you care?
Riverbank Ruminations Observations from the Banks of the Technology River (Tom Evans) You are being followed, do you care? “Maxim 33: If you’re leaving tracks, you’re being followed.” -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries ― Howard Tayler Did you ever feel like you are being followed? You are going about your business and you get […]
Multiple Choice Test
Riverbank Ruminations Observations from the banks of the technology river Multiple Choice As part of Security Awareness training I conduct for Ashton Technology Solutions, I include a quiz to help end-users understand the concepts clearly. Let’s see what you know. Line trapping is ___? Setting out several muskrat traps to increase your chances of success […]
My dog ate my homework; CIA and DNA
My dog ate my homework; CIA and DNA When we talk about CIA in a security context, we are referring to Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. This article presents a nice overview with some examples of the terminology. While these terms may seem self-explanatory, let’s see how they work in practical terms. When we think about […]
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out
You’ll shoot your eye out In the movie A Christmas Story, Ralphie has one goal; To get as a Christmas present the “official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle.” Everyone who hears this responds with “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” Of course, the adults were projecting that in the hands of someone […]
Ding Dong, Guess Who?
Riverbank Ruminations Observations from the Banks of the Technology River (Tom Evans) Ding Dong, Guess Who? Most of us have a doorbell. When we hear a chime, we do one of three things: 1) We go to the door and look out a window, a peephole or ask “who is it?” or 2) We press […]
Where did my castle go?
Where did my castle go? Once upon a time, people trusted everyone, and the rare individual was a thief. Most left their doors unlocked. Shop keepers could set up anywhere and leave their shops unlocked without worrying about someone plundering their goods. If someone said they were in need, they really were. You could transact […]
What are you worth?
What are you worth? Determining the worth of something can be tricky. If you ever watched Antiques Roadshow on PBS, you know that often two values are given for an object; one for auction, one for insurance purposes. Two perspectives, two values. Sometimes a thing has different values depending on whether you want to keep […]
More Than One Way to Skin a Cat
More Than One Way to Skin a Cat One of the many internet rabbit holes available for exploration is the origin of expressions. A cursory examination of the above expression yields some interesting information. From this site we learn: The version more than one way to skin a cat seems to have nothing directly to […]
