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It’s Not Signal’s Fault
Most Americans hadn’t heard of the messaging app Signal before a recent fiasco involving Yemen war plans and an Atlantic reporter. It...
Mike McCormick
Mar 281 min read
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Timing is Everything
Ten years ago today, I was awarded my first US patent. The invention was a technology to lift the fingerprint from a check at a bank...
Mike McCormick
Nov 12, 20231 min read
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Service Accounts: Our Achilles Heel
It hasn’t been noticed much by the public, but a recent data breach is causing buzz among cybersecurity professionals. The Okta breach...
Mike McCormick
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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So Long, Browser Padlock
On May 2nd Google announced they plan to remove the padlock icon, beloved or despised since Netscape days in the 1990s, from the Chrome...
Mike McCormick
May 9, 20232 min read
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